Israeli Police Block Entries To Several Cities, Beef Up Security To Thwart Violence - UrduPoint

Israeli police are getting ready to prevent a new wave of unrest across the country by blocking entries to certain cities, imposing curfews and deploying additional units to maintain public order, police press service said on Thursday.

"A security assessment was carried out in the area of the city of Lod. At 5.00 p.m. [14:00 GMT], the police closed entry to the city for nonresidents. From 8.00 p.m. to 3.00 a.m., the police will ban movement in public places," the police said.

It added that reinforced border police units were deployed to the area.