West Bank ‘paralysed’ by Israeli checkpoints as Gaza war rages
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West Bank ‘paralysed’ by Israeli checkpoints as Gaza war rages

The Hindu  

To arrive at work in Jerusalem on time, Murad Khalid must be at the Israeli checkpoint by 3:00 a.m., despite living nearby in the occupied West Bank — a constant challenge made worse by the Gaza war. Largely unaffected are the 4,90,000 Israelis living across the West Bank in settlements — considered illegal under international law — who can bypass Palestinian communities on roads built especially for them. But today, I fear that something might happen on the road.” Israel, which has occupied the West Bank since 1967, has stepped up raids into Palestinian communities since Hamas’s October 7 attack, which resulted in the deaths of more than 1,160 people in Israel, mostly civilians, according to a tally based on official figures. Recently, an AFP team leaving Jerusalem at 8:00 a.m. for the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem — normally a trip of just two hours — arrived there at 1:30 p.m., following dirt roads through villages to get around the barriers. Since then, earthen barriers, gates, or cement block around 700 roads across the West Bank, according to the Palestinian Authority’s Abu Rahmah, who heads a team monitoring settler activity.

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