The Rosh Hashanah closure of the West Bank and Gaza Strip was lifted. An Israeli military spokesman said Monday that the decision to restore limited traffic between Israel and the Palestinian territories was made despite the murder of an Israeli man and infant at the West Bank settlement of Neguhot over the holiday, and ongoing intelligence of further planned attacks.
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