The Israeli occupation forces continue to close the Mount Gerizim gate in Nablus for the third day in a row.

The Samaritan Sect Committee said on Monday that the occupation forces are still closing the main gate at the top of Mount Gerizim and preventing residents of the area from entering or leaving, for the third day in a row, confirming that about 450 citizens are living under siege.

It is noteworthy that the number of Samaritans who describe themselves as guardians of the true Torah is 800 people, half of whom live in Nablus, and the other half in Holon within the 1948 territories.