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Sunday Morning Herald: Israel seals off West Bank and Gaza Strip after attacks

Palestinians were unable to move in or out of Israel today after the army sealed off the West Bank and Gaza Strip following a spate of attacks on Israeli targets over the weekend.
The closure of the roads in and out of Israel was a concrete reminder of the problems facing the international "road map" drawn up to bring peace to the region and usher in a Palestinian state in 2005.
Thousands of Palestinians were unable to travel to work in Israel as a result of the measures