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Israel Beefs Up Security for New Year

As Israel’s Jewish population welcomes in the new year, the country’s security services have moved into high gear to prevent any would-be terror attacks over the two-day holiday. Soldiers arrested 12 Palestinians in sweeps across the West Bank on Friday morning. Seven soldiers were wounded in Nablus when a bomb was detonated as they passed by. Israel has imposed a closure on the West Bank until the festivities end on Sunday night.