A new military policy has been decided upon for Binyamin, Judea, and Samaria: More army vehicles will be on the roads, especially during heavy-traffic hours. In addition, the IDF announced that the entrances and exits to PA cities - except Kalkilyeh and Jericho - will be \"encircled\" as of today, and Arab residents will be permitted to travel the roads only in public transportation, for humanitarian needs, or if women and children are in the cars. It was announced that even the dirt roads that the Arabs generally use to bypass closed roads would not be allowed to be used. IDF leaders with whom Prime Minister Barak met on Friday told him that the low-profile preventive measures that had been in force since the beginning of the current war had failed and \"have not prevented even one terrorist attack.\"
In the field, however, the situation was somewhat different. Traffic from the northern Ramallah exit continued this morning as usual, and private Arab vehicles were seen traveling the roads. Arutz-7 correspondent Haggai Huberman reported that the restrictions were implemented with varying degrees of strictness in different areas.
In the field, however, the situation was somewhat different. Traffic from the northern Ramallah exit continued this morning as usual, and private Arab vehicles were seen traveling the roads. Arutz-7 correspondent Haggai Huberman reported that the restrictions were implemented with varying degrees of strictness in different areas.