1.   Palestinian officials urged Israel Saturday to lift a blanket closure on self-rule areas, warning that such strict measures could lead to more violence.

2.   Palestinian officials urged Israel to lift the blanket closure, warning that such strict measures could lead to more violence.

3.   As it normally does during Jewish holidays, Israel imposed a blanket closure on the West Bank and Gaza Strip, refusing entry to all Palestinians.

4.   Blanket closures imposed on the West Bank and Gaza Strip in response to recent bombings kept the young Palestinian from visiting relatives in Jerusalem, he said.

5.   In the wake of those bombings, Israel imposed a blanket closure on the West Bank and Gaza for a total of almost two months.

6.   Israel has sought to prevent Palestinian militants from entering Israel by imposing a blanket closure on all Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

7.   Israel lifted a blanket closure on the West Bank and Gaza Strip imposed during the observance of two national holidays, the army said Thursday.

8.   Israel imposed a blanket closure on the West Bank and Gaza Strip after the bombing.

9.   Israel imposed a blanket closure on the West Bank and Gaza Strip after the Jerusalem market bombing.

10.   Israel routinely imposes a blanket closure on the West Bank and Gaza during Jewish holidays to prevent possible terror attacks by Palestinian militants.