UN says Israel’s 942 checkpoints, barriers in occupied West Bank restrict Palestinian movement

An extensive network of Israeli military checkpoints, gates and barriers stretches across the occupied West Bank, restricting Palestinian movement between cities, towns and villages, and separating communities from one another and their agricultural land, Anadolu reports. The network has reached 942 checkpoints, closure points and other barriers, according to updated data from the Palestinian Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The system includes 824 fixed checkpoints and closure points, as well as 118 linear barriers, including earth mounds, trenches and roadblocks, spanning a combined 107.7 kilometers (70 miles). Hebron tops list The Hebron governorate has the highest number of fixed checkpoints and closure points at 221, followed by Ramallah and […]