Quds News Network

Hebron (Quds News Network)- The Israeli military has turned the city of Hebron and nearby towns in the southern occupied West Bank into a “large prison”, its mayor said. Taysir Abu Sneineh said Israeli army “turned the city into something akin to a large prison and imposed a policy of collective punishment,” Anadolu Agency reported. Military checkpoints and iron gates have multiplied and the military closed all roads and entrances to cities and towns in the West Bank. Medical teams were unable to transport patients by road, making it necessary to transfer patients onto another vehicle at checkpoints. The mayor said basic services like waste collection had been halted due to the closures. “People want to live with their rights in security and safety; removing those rights could lead to an explosion,” Abu Sneineh warned. Israel began a massive military offensive across the West Bank last week that has killed at least 39 Palestinians and wounded 130, with the vast majority of casualties in Jenin.

Overview of the Israeli aggression on the northern West Bank since August 28 pic.twitter.com/PJ7JrmLgIO
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) September 5, 2024

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a statement on Wednesday that Israeli forces were using “lethal war-like tactics” in the West Bank and that Palestinian children were among those killed. The military raids, mostly concentrated in Tulkarm and Jenin, constitute Israel’s largest assault on the occupied territory since the second Intifada in the early 2000s.

Mayor: Israel has turned Hebron into a ‘large prison’

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