Israeli army Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi speaks to Israeli army troops in southern Israel. (Credit: AFP)
The Israeli military has "revised its restricted zones around the Gaza fence following a recent assessment," the army said in a statement.
According to The Jerusalem Post, the Israeli army took this action as "an attack from Iran looms."
Iran has vowed "revenge on Israel," after the latter assassinated head of Hamas Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on July 31.
The updated order designates additional areas as off-limits without prior coordination with the military.
"These newly restricted zones include agricultural fields between the Beit Hanoon crossing (Erez), Yad Mordechai, Shaar HaNegev junction, Nativot junction and Nahal Oz," the army said,
"The closure also applies to fields between the Netivot cemetery access road and Route 234, extending to the Gaza fence, as well as the area between the Re’im and Urim junctions and the fence," it added.
Israeli media reported that this measure is being taken in response to plans by Israeli settlers to gather at the fence for prayers on Monday night, which is Tisha B'Av, an annual fast day in Judaism.
Tisha B'Av is a day of mourning for tragedies throughout Jewish history, most notably the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem nearly 2,000 years ago.
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