HEBRON, January 22, 2025 (WAFA) – Israeli occupation forces closed on Wednesday afternoon several roads and blocked entrances to multiple villages and towns in the Hebron governorate, further tightening punitive measures against Palestinian residents, according to WAFA correspondent.

WAFA correspondent said Israeli forces sealed off the entrances to the town of ad-Dhahiriya and the village of Wadi al Shajni south of Hebron, using earth mounds and concrete barriers, noting that the said entrances have long been closed with iron gates.

In addition, the occupation forces escalated their punitive restrictions, preventing the free movement of citizens between villages and towns in the governorate.

It is important to note that these punitive measures led to the killing of 45-year-old Iman Eid Jaradat, a resident of Sa'ir northeast of Hebron, on Tuesday. Jaradat, a mother of six, died after being obstructed from reaching a hospital by Israeli occupation forces at the Beit Ainun checkpoint northeast of Hebron. She was suffering from symptoms of a heart attack.

According to the Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission, the number of checkpoints and iron gates established by the Israeli occupation army in the West Bank has reached 898, with 18 iron gates installed since the beginning of 2025.

T.R.