BETHLEHEM, March 28, 2025 (WAFA) – Israeli occupation forces Friday night closed several entrances to the Bethlehem governorate using iron gates, according to security sources.

Sources said that the occupation forces closed the southern and eastern entrances to the town of Al-Khader, the western entrance to the city and the entrances to two areas in Beit Jala city west of Bethlehem.

The Israeli occupation has intensified its military measures in the West Bank, erecting checkpoints and installing iron gates at the entrances of Palestinian towns and cities.

According to the Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission, the number of military checkpoints and iron gates set up by the occupation across the West Bank has reached 898. This includes 18 gates installed since the beginning of 2025 and 146 gates erected after October 7, 2023.

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