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JERUSALEM (CNN) -- A special meeting of Israel's inner Cabinet has agreed to put additional restrictions on Palestinians.

The decision comes less than a day after two nearly simultaneous suicide bombings Sunday in central Tel Aviv killed 22 people and wounded more than 100. Two bombers also were killed in the attacks.

A top Palestinian official quickly condemned the moves made by Israel's so-called "kitchen Cabinet" made up of members of the security Cabinet, plus the heads of various coalition parties in the government.

Ra'anan Gissin, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's senior adviser, confirmed the inner Cabinet made decisions overnight to:

• Close three Palestinian universities in the West Bank.

• Restrict the travel of Palestinians holding VIP cards.

• Close a number of areas in the West Bank to Palestinian vehicle travel.

• Intensify the arrests and targeted killings by Israel Defense Forces of those involved in terror activity.

• Prohibit the Palestinian Central Council from meeting Thursday in the West Bank city of Ramallah.

• Prevent a Palestinian delegation from traveling to London this month to meet with British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw appealed Monday to Israeli Foreign Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to allow the Palestinian team to travel to London, but Netanyahu refused, according to his spokesman.

Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat said: "These decisions will add to the complexities and will not provide security for anyone. It's a surrender to those who want to sabotage the peace process on both sides."

Sunday's explosions happened around 6:30 p.m. (11:30 a.m. EST) -- the peak of rush hour -- near a closed bus station in central Tel Aviv. (Full story)

The neighborhood is home to a large number of immigrant workers and was the scene of another suicide attack in July that left five people dead.

Sunday's attack was the deadliest since March, when the bombing of a hotel dining room during a Passover Seder killed 29 Israelis and wounded 140.

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