Israeli occupation army shut down today the south entrance to the city of Bethlehem in the southern occupied West Bank, according to local sources. WAFA correspondent said the Israeli occupation army shut down the south main entrance to the city, blocking the movement of Palestinian vehicles in and out of the city through that entrance. Israeli severely restricts Palestinians’ freedom of movement through a complex combination of approximately 100 fixed checkpoints, flying checkpoints, settler-only roads and various other physical obstructions. Closures, besides other measures, are intended to entrench Israel’s 55-year-old military occupation of the West Bank and its settler colonial project.
Source: Palestine News & Information Agency (WAFA)