RAMALLAH, October 23, 2026 (WAFA) – Israeli occupation forces tightened military restrictions at most entrances and exits to cities and villages across the occupied West Bank on Friday, closing numerous military checkpoints and iron gates in the southern, central, and northern parts of the territory.

Local sources reported that the forces closed entrances, checkpoints, and gates serving several villages and towns in the Hebron governorate in the southern West Bank, including Bani Na'im, Dura, al-Fawwar, al-Fahs, Wadi al-Samn, Zif, Nabi Yunis, Sa'ir, Halhul Bridge, Ras al-Jura, Farsh al-Hawa, Tarqumiya industrial area, and al-Arroub.

The forces also closed the southern entrance to Bethlehem, the road linking Jaba and Nahalin to the west, the main entrance to the village of Wadi Fukin to the west, and the entrance to Marah Rabah to the south.

In the central West Bank, Israeli forces closed the northern entrance to al-Bireh, the old Atara gate, the entrances to Rawabi, al-Mughayyir, and Nabi Saleh, the Qalandia military checkpoint, and the entrance to Turmus Ayya.

In the northern West Bank, closures affected the northern entrance to Salfit and the entrances to Kafr al-Dik, Jamma'in, Bruqin, Burin, Anabta, Deir Sharaf, Tayasir, Ein Shibli, and Lubban al-Sharqiya.

Israeli forces also set up additional checkpoints, preventing Palestinians from leaving certain areas while imposing stricter controls on entry at the Silwad–Yabrud checkpoint east of Ramallah, Jaba north of Jerusalem, Bani Na'im in Hebron, Sarra west of Nablus, Awarta south of Nablus, and Burqa north of Nablus.

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