Amid the security escalation, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant decided on Saturday evening to reinforce Police forces in central Israel with IDF soldiers.
At the same time, it was decided not to allow entry to Arabs from Judea and Samaria to the Al Aqsa mosque.
In addition, Minister Gallant decided to extend the general lockdown of Judea and Samaria and the closure of the points of entry from the Gaza Strip until the end of the Passover holiday on Wednesday night. The continuation of the lockdown also includes the immediate cancellation of the civilian steps taken for Ramadan and the prevention of entry to workers.
The steps come after terror attacks in the Jordan Valley and Tel Aviv left three dead on Friday, including two sisters from Efrat. The terrorist who committed the attack in Tel Aviv was an Israeli Arab who worked as a janitor in a middle school in central Israel. The terrorist who committed the attack in the Jordan Vally is still at large.