1.   If the cease-fire takes hold, Israel is to lift the tight closure of Gaza, and reopen the land route between it and the West Bank.

2.   The Palestinian cities of Nablus, Jenin, Qalqilya and Salfit were declared closed military zones, and tight closures continued around Ramallah and Bethlehem.

3.   A tight closure was in effect on the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

4.   After the bombings, Israel reimposed its tight closure on the West Bank and Gaza Strip, barring all Palestinians from entering Israel, the army said.

5.   Earlier this week, Israel imposed a tight closure on Ramallah, saying it was intended to keep the cell members away from Jerusalem.

6.   Earlier this week, Israel had imposed a tight closure on Ramallah, saying it was intended to keep the cell members away from Jerusalem.

7.   He said the army had imposed the tight closure in response to specific warnings about a Ramallah terror cell planning a car bomb attack in Jerusalem.

8.   In the event of clashes, Israel often clamps a tight closure on the West Bank, making it impossible for most Palestinians to reach Jerusalem.

9.   Israel claims the unusually tight closure in recent days of Ramallah, a political and commercial center, was intended to prevent planned terrorist attacks.

10.   Israel responded by imposing a tight closure on the West Bank and Gaza Strip, barring all Palestinians from entering Israel.