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Source: http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=238172
IDF on High Alert Ahead of West Bank Demonstrations
(Jerusalem Post) Yaakov Katz - The IDF was set to go on high alert on Friday throughout the West Bank amid concerns over Palestinian demonstrations that were expected to erupt already this weekend north of Jerusalem and in Hebron. The IDF has completed the deployment of several additional infantry battalions to the West Bank that have undergone special anti-riot training. In addition, units were also deployed in the south near Gaza and in the north to prevent border infiltrations from Syria and Lebanon. IDF assessments are that the Palestinian will work - at least in the beginning - to prevent the demonstrations from turning violent. Large demonstrations are scheduled for Wednesday in Ramallah, Jenin and Nablus.