West Bank19 September, 20263 min read
Israeli Forces Tighten Measures At Tulkarm Entrances, Disrupting Palestinian Traffic
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Israeli forces set up a military checkpoint at Tulkarm's southern entrance (Jabara Bridge). Occupation tightened measures at Tulkarm entrances, disrupting movement of pedestrians and vehicles.
4 outlets told this the same way.
Tulkarm checkpoints tighten
Israeli occupation forces tightened military measures at the entrances to the West Bank city of Tulkarm, disrupting the movement of Palestinian citizens and vehicles, particularly for those entering and leaving the city. Local sources told WAFA that occupation forces set up a military checkpoint beneath the Jabara Bridge at the southern entrance to Tulkarm, stopped vehicles and checked citizens' IDs, while intermittently closing a gate in the area, which caused traffic congestion. WAFA also said occupation forces tightened measures at the Anab military checkpoint east of Tulkarm, hindering the movement of citizens and vehicles passing through it.
A separate WAFA report on September 19 said Israeli forces set up a military checkpoint beneath Jabara Bridge at the southern entrance to Tulkarm, stopping vehicles leaving the city, searching them, and obstructing traffic. That September 19 WAFA account added that earlier that day Israeli forces completely closed the iron gates installed beneath the bridge, and the closure lasted several hours before the gates were reopened.
Traffic disruption and inspections
Saba reported that local Palestinian sources, cited by the Palestinian news agency "Wafa," said occupation forces set up a military checkpoint beneath the Jabara Bridge at the southern entrance to Tulkarm and stopped vehicles while checking citizens' IDs. Saba said the forces intermittently closed a gate in the area, causing traffic congestion, and also tightened measures at the Annab military checkpoint east of Tulkarm to hinder movement through the checkpoint. A WAFA report dated September 19 described the same Jabara Bridge checkpoint as stopping vehicles leaving the city, searching them, and obstructing traffic.
The September 19 WAFA account said the measures came amid tightened Israeli military restrictions at the entrances to Tulkarm and its towns, which have been subjected to an Israeli assault for the 601st consecutive day. In a separate Yafa News Network report, occupation forces set up a military checkpoint under the Jabara Bridge at the southern entrance to Tulkarm, stopping and inspecting vehicles exiting the city and disrupting traffic.
Broader siege context
The September 19 WAFA report said the checkpoint measures came amid tightened Israeli military restrictions at the entrances to Tulkarm and its towns, which have been subjected to an Israeli assault for the 601st consecutive day, restricting the movement of Palestinians and vehicles. Yafa News Network said these measures came as the occupation intensifies its military procedures at the entrances to Tulkarm and its towns, which are under aggression for the 601st day in a row, accompanied by obstruction of movement of citizens and vehicles. In the same Yafa News Network account, occupation forces arrested the freed prisoner Ibrahim Alaa Omar from the town of Deir Ghassan north of Tulkarm after raiding his home.
The Yafa News Network report also framed the Tulkarm entrance measures as part of a wider pattern of raids and closures, including a note that occupation forces closed several entrances and exits of Salfit Governorate. WAFA’s September 20 report described the latest tightening as disrupting movement of citizens and vehicles at Tulkarm entrances, with a checkpoint beneath Jabara Bridge and intermittent gate closures causing congestion.