RAMALLAH, January 10, 2018 (WAFA) – Israeli forces closed on Wednesday Huwwara checkpoint south of Nablus preventing movement of cars on a major north-south West Bank road.
WAFA correspondent said Palestinian commuters were forced to take alternative and longer routes to reach their work places in Ramallah.
The closure came after an Israeli settler was shot dead on Tuesday night on a main road outside the illegal Israeli outpost of Havat Gilad located near Nablus.
Israeli forces carried out wide-scale raids in the city of Nablus and nearby villages in response the fatal shooting.
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