Unrest keeps Gaza crossings shut

Israel on Thursday extended its closure of Gaza crossings, further restricting the movement of people, goods and aid, over what the army said were potential retaliatory attacks following Israel’s arrest of a Palestinian militant leader.

On Monday, Israel arrested Bassam al-Saadi, a senior leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group, during a West Bank raid in Jenin in which a 17-year-old member of Islamic Jihad was killed. It has since closed off all Gaza crossings and some surrounding roads.

The militant group declared a full alert after footage appeared to show alSaadi may have been hurt during his arrest.