Israeli military partially closes main Palestinian city
- 8 years ago
The Israeli military partially closed Ramallah in the West Bank on Monday, sealing off roads out of the city intermittently after a nearby shooting the day before that wounded three soldiers.
This is the first time such a measure has been taken with the main Palestinian city since the start of the current round of violence.
Citing "situation assessments," the military said only residents of Ramallah and senior Palestinian Authority officials who work in the city could enter and only residents of other cities and humanitarian cases were allowed to leave until further notice.
Ramallah is the seat of the semi-autonomous Palestinian Authority and is a commercial center, drawing workers from around the West Bank.
"Internal closures" were common during the Palestinian uprising that ended a decade ago, but have been rarely used in recent years.
This is the first time such a measure has been taken with the main Palestinian city since the start of the current round of violence.
Citing "situation assessments," the military said only residents of Ramallah and senior Palestinian Authority officials who work in the city could enter and only residents of other cities and humanitarian cases were allowed to leave until further notice.
Ramallah is the seat of the semi-autonomous Palestinian Authority and is a commercial center, drawing workers from around the West Bank.
"Internal closures" were common during the Palestinian uprising that ended a decade ago, but have been rarely used in recent years.