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Israeli military imposed on Wednesday a curfew on the West Bank village of Alfar'a, as the settlers attacks continued against Palestinian farmers. In Gaza, the ruling Hamas party is expected to give response for the Cairo's paper on national dialogue with the rival Fatah party. These news and more coming up.

The Israeli military imposed today curfew on the West Bank village of Alfar'a, near Nablus city. A large Israeli contingent, made up of 20 vehicles, invaded the camp earlier in the day, as soldiers searched Palestinian houses.

Media sources said that the curfew was imposed after two explosive devices were thrown against an Israeli military vehicle earlier in the day. No causalities or arrests were reported.

Meanwhile, as armed Israeli settlers attacks on Palestinian farmers in the West Bank, continue unabated, Palestinian Prime Minister, Salam Fayyad, of the Ramallah-based government, voiced backing to the Palestinian farmers, urging such farmers to steadfast against the settler's attacks.

From his part, Fatah lawmaker and deputy of the occupied east Jerusalem ,Hatem Abdelqader, warned of what he called ' the stage of defending the settlers attacks'.

Attacks on farmers come as the Palestinian farmers pick olive, considered to be a major source of income for the Palestinian population.

In Gaza, the Israeli military closed all Gaza's border crossings today until a further notice, in response to what Israel said a homemade shell fire on nearby Israeli towns late at yesterday night.

Hamas lawmaker in Gaza, Mosheer Almasri, said that his party along with other Palestinian factions in the coastal territory will determine the fate of an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire deal in a couple of months to come.

According to the six-month-long ceasefire, reached in June, Israel was supposed to reopen all Gaza crossings gradually regularly, but so far it has not.

On another note, the Hamas party said today it would deliver its response to the Cairo's paper on national unity talks, held in Cairo recently. The Hamas's three-member delegation to the talks will return back to Gaza soon.

Ismail Redwan, a Hamas' spokesperson in Gaza, was quoted as saying that his party has some reservations to the Cairo paper, mainly clauses relating to truce and negotiations with Israel, which are 'not a part of the conciliation requirements'.

In another separate development, a fighter from the Saraya Alquds brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic group in Gaza was announced killed today. The resistance faction said yesterday night that one of its fighters was killed during a 'resistance mission in central Gaza Strip'.

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