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Israel’s West Bank Road Closures Turn Routine Journeys Into Long Ordeals

Israeli officials say 942 checkpoints and barriers are slowing travel and emergency care across the territory, according to Palestinian and UN data.

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Palestinians face delayed medical care and long journeys as Israel tightens movement restrictions across the West Bank.

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Ramallah: In recent days, the entrances to the cities of Ramallah and Al-Bireh in the centre of the West Bank have been transformed into long traffic suffocation points, with the Israeli occupation army tightening its procedures at the roadblocks and the gates surrounding them, isolating the towns from parts of their perimeter and leaving thousands of Palestinians trapped for hours on the roads.

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Middle East Eye broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Monday, September 28, 2026.
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