NABLUS, April 8, 2025 (WAFA) - Israeli occupation forces Tuesday evening tightened the movement restrictions at the Beit Furik military checkpoint near the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, according to local sources.

They said that the occupying forces beefed up restrictions at the Beit Furik checkpoint, at the eastern entrance of Nablus, forcing passengers out of vehicles with their hands up, assaulting them, holding them for a long time, and causing severe traffic congestion.

The occupation forces have tightened movement restrictions at the checkpoints and set up additional barriers around the Nablus governorate for over 10 days.

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.

Israel 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.

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