The Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission, a Palestinian governmental body, reported that 916 gates, checkpoints, and walls have been erected since early October 2023 — when the war on Gaza began.
The new metal barriers have appeared at the entrances of villages, towns, and roads between cities, cutting off Palestinian communities from each other.
Residents say the gates are opened and closed without warning, often remaining shut for days.
Many Palestinians have been forced to sleep at relatives’ homes or walk long detours to bypass the obstructions.
At the same time, the Israeli regime has intensified its military raids across the West Bank, with frequent reports of Palestinians killed or detained.
Tel Aviv claims the operations target “militants,” but Palestinians view them as collective punishment and part of a broader campaign to crush resistance.
According to the Palestinian news agency Wafa, Israeli forces and settlers have also carried out a string of violent actions across the West Bank in recent days.
Troops raided the town of Qabatiya and the village of Anza, south of Jenin, while also storming Turmus Aya, north of Ramallah, firing stun grenades and tear gas that sparked clashes with residents.
Settlers meanwhile cut down hundreds of centuries-old olive trees in lands belonging to three villages south of Nablus — Qaryut, as-Sawiya, and al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya.
Another group of settlers stormed a Bedouin community in the al-Hathroura area east of Al-Quds, vandalizing property and blocking roads.
Palestinian officials and rights groups say the escalation of barriers, raids, and settler violence reflects the Israeli regime’s attempt to entrench its occupation and suffocate Palestinian life across the West Bank while continuing its onslaught in Gaza.