Israeli army said it would lock down the occupied West Bank on Friday, as Hamas called for a day of "wrath" against the deadly offensive on Gaza.

The West Bank would be closed off for 48 hours from midnight Thursday, the army said in a statement.

The announcement came after the Islamist movement Hamas called on Palestinians to observe a "day of wrath" on Friday by staging anti-Israeli protests after the weekly Muslim prayers.

Fatah followers of Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas were also called for demonstrations to take place on Friday against the Israeli offensive.

-AFP