Enemy forces tighten grip on West Bank governorates, close city entrances


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Yemen News Agency SABA
Enemy forces tighten grip on West Bank governorates, close city entrances
[14/ June/2025]
Ramallah – Saba:

For the second day in a row, Israeli forces continue to impose arbitrary measures at their military checkpoints at the entrances and exits of governorates in the occupied West Bank, closing most gates to villages and towns.

In the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, Israeli forces tightened their military measures at the entrances to the cities of Ramallah and al-Bireh, and several areas within the governorate, by setting up military checkpoints and closing gates, according to the official Palestinian news agency, Wafa.

Local sources reported that Israeli forces set up a military checkpoint at the entrance to the city of Rawabi, northwest of Ramallah, and closed the Ein Siniya and Atara checkpoints to the north with iron gates, as well as the iron gate at the northern entrance to the city of al-Bireh.

Israeli forces also closed the Jaba' checkpoint, north of occupied Jerusalem, with the iron gate they placed at the military checkpoint at the entrance to the town, as well as the iron gate at the Karamelo checkpoint, the eastern entrance to the town of al-Taybeh, east of Ramallah.

Thus, enemy forces have closed all entrances and exits to the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, isolating it from the rest of the West Bank governorates.

In Jericho, enemy forces continued their heavy presence at their military checkpoints surrounding the main and secondary entrances to the city of Jericho, preventing citizens from leaving.

In Nablus Governorate, enemy forces intensified their military measures, erecting military checkpoints around the governorate and closing most of the iron gates at the entrances to villages and towns.

According to the Wafa News Agency, the Deir Sharaf checkpoint is almost completely closed, as are the al-Murabba'a and 'Awarta checkpoints to the south, Beit Furik to the east, and the Yatma, Aqraba, and Za'tara checkpoints to the south.

In Tubas, Israeli enemy forces tightened their military measures today, Saturday, at the Tayasir and al-Hamra military checkpoints in the northern Jordan Valley.

Local sources reported that the enemy continued to close the checkpoints for the second day in a row to civilian traffic. These checkpoints have witnessed repeated military reinforcements and closures to civilian traffic for more than two years.

Israeli forces continue to intensify their military measures around Salfit Governorate, closing the northern entrance to Salfit and the entrances to Bruqin, Qarawa, Haris, Kifl Haris, Deir Istiya, Kafr ad-Dik, Yasuf, Marda Sharqiya, and Marda al-Gharbiya.

Israeli enemy forces also continue to intensify their military measures around Qalqilya governorate. They continue to close the eastern entrance to Qalqilya, along with the entrances to the villages east of the city—Nabi Ilyas, Imatin, and al-Funduq-Hajjat—through iron gates. They prevent Palestinian citizens from moving, and fire live ammunition at any citizen who attempts to approach or walk near checkpoints.

In Hebron governorate, Israeli enemy forces intensified their measures against residents, closing checkpoints at the entrances to the governorate's towns and villages, preventing Palestinian citizens from moving into or out of the city.

The number of barriers and iron gates installed by the Israeli enemy army in the West Bank reached 898 military barriers and iron gates, including 18 iron gates installed by the enemy since the beginning of this year 2025, including (146) iron gates installed by the enemy after October 7, 2023, according to the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission.