The Israeli military said on Sunday that all land crossings between Israel and the West Bank will be closed during Tuesday's parliamentary election.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that, from Sunday, Palestinians would "not be permitted to enter Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria and the Jordan Valley for work" — using terms used by many in Israel to refer to the occupied territories in the West Bank.

The army added that it would enforce "a ban on the entry and exit of Palestinian workers … as well as the closure of all land crossings throughout Election Day" on October 27.

The announcement came amid an ongoing Israeli military operation in the West Bank following a deadly attack by Palestinian gunmen near the city of Hebron on Friday.

Two Israeli soldiers were killed and three others injured in the attack, according to the IDF, which said the two suspected attackers were also killed.

The Palestinian militant group Hamas hailed the attack but did not claim credit for carrying it out.

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