The IDF announced early Tuesday morning that roads and train line near the Gaza Strip will be closed temporarily due to danger from anti-tank rockets and sniper fire.

Road and train closures near Gaza Strip, August 2nd, 2022.
Road and train closures near Gaza Strip, August 2nd, 2022. (credit: IDF)

After an exchange of gunfire that occured after the arrest of the head of the Islamic Jihad in the West Bank, Basam al-Saadi, the IDF announced that along with closing roads, they will stop train traffic from Ashkelon to Netivot and close Zikim Beach to visitors.

This is a developing story.