Jerusalem: Israel yesterday suspended entry permits for 83,000 Palestinians granted during Ramadan following a major terror attack at an upscale market in Tel Aviv, that killed four Israelis and injured 16 others.
<img title="Post the attacks, the Israel Defence Forces have surrounded the town of Yatta, the hometown of the assailants, and declared the area a closed military zone. PICS/AFP" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/jun/10-Israel-Defence-Forces.jpg" alt="Post the attacks, the Israel Defence Forces have surrounded the town of Yatta, the hometown of the assailants, and declared the area a closed military zone. PICS/AFP" /> Post the attacks, the Israel Defence Forces have surrounded the town of Yatta, the hometown of the assailants, and &nbsp;declared the area a closed military zone. PICS/AFP
The decision to suspend the entry permits, most of them for Palestinians to visit their family in Israel, was taken overnight during a meeting of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman and Israel Defence Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Lt Gen Gadi Eisenkot soon after the attack.
<img title="Israeli security forces inspect a restaurant following the attack" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/jun/10-Israeli-security.jpg" alt="Israeli security forces inspect a restaurant following the attack" /> Israeli security forces inspect a restaurant following the attack
Permits for Gaza residents to pray at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, described by Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif (the Noble Sanctuary) that houses the al-Aqsa mosque, have also been suspended.
The attack Wednesday&rsquo;s attacks took place in two locations in Sarona Market in central Tel Aviv, close to Israel&rsquo;s defence ministry and main army headquarters.
One of the two Palestinian shooters died in the offensive launched by security forces while the second one is being treated in a Tel Aviv hospital in critical condition.
According to Palestinian reports, the IDF surrounded the town of Yatta, the hometown of the assailants, and has declared the area a closed military zone. The military is expected to carry out arrests and interrogate the perpetrators&rsquo; families.

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