Israel’s sudden decision to indefinitely close the sole land crossing giving over 3 million Palestinians in the occupied West Bank access to international travel, has intensified fears of more restrictions amid Israel’s threats of retaliation against Western recognition of a Palestinian state.

Dozens of Western nations called on Monday for the reopening of the medical corridor between Gaza and the Israeli-occupied West Bank, offering to provide financial aid and medical staff or equipment to treat Gaza's patients in the West Bank.

As Israeli strikes in far-off Qatar and Yemen sparked regional tensions this week, violence surged in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem.

Bailasan, championed by the Latin Patriarchate and Aid to the Church in Need, has already helped hundreds of people.

Israel will indefinitely close the only crossing between the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Jordan from Wednesday, days after reopening it following a shooting that killed two Israeli soldiers.

Police are investigating a reported bank robbery on the West Shore and two people are in custody. Camp Hill Police say they were called to an active robbery at the Fulton Bank on Trindle Road around 10:30 a.

This is the second discovery in the past few weeks; both incidents were reportedly “under Iranian direction,” according to security assessments.