The Defense Ministry's Crossings Authority will conduct a security exercise at the Trans-Samaria crossing (Havatzelet HaSharon/HaShomron) tonight, Thursday, from 22:00 to 05:00. Highway 5 will face intermittent closures, and live fire and explosion sounds will be heard, according to a ministry statement.
The Defense Ministry's Crossings Authority announced a planned security drill for tonight at the Trans-Samaria crossing (also known as Havatzelet HaSharon/HaShomron), located along Highway 5. The exercise is scheduled to run from 22:00 to 05:00 Jerusalem time and will include intermittent closures of Highway 5. Residents and motorists in the area should expect live-fire sounds and explosions during the drill, which the ministry said is part of routine security preparedness.
This is the latest in a series of similar exercises conducted by the Crossings Authority at West Bank crossings in recent weeks, including drills at the Eliyahu, HaLamed-He, Reihan, and Lachish crossings, as The Zioneer has reported. The authority routinely schedules such drills without prior public notice of the specific drill's content beyond the timing and road closures.
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