RAMALLAH, January 22, 2025 (WAFA) – For the third day in a row, the Israeli occupation forces continue to tighten the military measures at most of the entrances and exits of the governorates in the West Bank.
Local sources reported to WAFA that the occupation tightened military measures at Atara and Ein Siniya checkpoints in the vicinity of Ramallah and Al-Bireh.
The same sources added that Atara and Ein Siniya checkpoints north of Ramallah are seeing a stifling traffic for those leaving for the third day in a row, as occupation soldiers inspect vehicles and check citizens' ID cards, while hundreds of vehicles line up in long queues, waiting to be allowed to leave.
The occupation forces closed the entrances to the villages of Nabi Elias and Kafr Laqif with an iron gate, and prevented civilians from moving, and set up military checkpoints at the entrances to the villages of Al-Funduq, Jit, and Hajja, east of Qalqilya, which hindered the movement of people along the main Qalqilya-Nablus road, which connects these villages.
The occupation forces also closed Tayasir military checkpoint east of Tubas with iron gates, and prevented citizens from crossing, especially those heading towards the Jordan Valley.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces tightened the military measures at Hamra military checkpoint, and hindered the movement of citizens, which caused a stifling traffic.
The two checkpoints have been seeing military tightening and repeated closures of citizens' movements for a year and a half, which have intensified over the past three days.
Hundreds of citizens spent the night at the checkpoints, waiting to cross them and reach their places of work.
The occupation separates the cities of the West Bank from the Jordan Valley through these two checkpoints, and citizens' access to the Jordan Valley has become dependent on the flexibility of the checkpoints.
The occupation forces also tightened measures at the Qalandia and Jaba' military checkpoints north of occupied Jerusalem, which hindered the movement of citizens and caused a stifling traffic.
In Nablus Governorate, the occupation forces tightened the military measures as well and set up military checkpoints at the entrances to Beita, Jurish, Sawiya, and Aqraba, and closed the iron gates at the entrances to Yatma and Burin.
According to local sources, the Deir Sharaf checkpoint is seeing a stifling traffic, while vehicles at Al-Murabba’a and Awarta checkpoints to the south and Beit Furik to the east are subjected to thorough inspection.
In a separate context, Israeli forces stormed the town of Beit Furik, the village of Rujeib, and Al-Ain camp, raided a number of homes, and tampered with their contents.
In an updated statistic by the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, the number of Israeli military checkpoints and gates in the West Bank has risen to 898, including more than 173 iron gates that have been placed since the start of the aggression on the Gaza Strip in October 2023, and 17 since the beginning of this year.
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