NABLUS, January 29, 2025 (WAFA) - Israeli occupation forces Tuesday evening tightened the movement restrictions around the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, according to security sources.

They said that the occupying forces beefed up restrictions at the Deir Sharaf and Sarra checkpoints, west of the city, as well as at the al-Muraba‘a and Beit Furik checkpoints, east of the city, causing severe traffic congestion and trapping thousands of Palestinians for long hours.

Meanwhile, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance of al-Funduq village, east of Qalqilya, stopping Palestinian-registered vehicles, checking passengers’ ID cards, and denying some free movement.

The occupation forces have tightened military measures across the occupied West Bank hours after the release of 90 Palestinian prisoners as part of the Gaza ceasefire went into effect, dismembering and isolating cities and governorates one from the other using military gates, barriers, and concrete blocks.

The Israeli military measures are in parallel with ongoing attacks by Israeli colonists across the West Bank to terrorize Palestinians and displace them from their lands to seize them and build illegal Jewish colonies that separate Palestinian communities.

Israeli severely restricts Palestinians’ freedom of movement within the occupied West Bank through a complex combination of approximately 898 fixed and flying checkpoints and gates, including 18 gates that have been installed since the start of 2025 and 146 others installed in the aftermath of October 7, 2023, settler-only roads, over 200 military bases, and various other physical obstructions.

K.F.