There is a lot of stress and worry in the occupied West Bank, where around 2. 8 million Palestinians live. The Israeli army has completely shut down the area.
People who live in towns and cities are saying that the ways to get into these places have been blocked with big metal gates, heavy blocks made out of cement, and piles of dirt.
Some new places now have military checkpoints. During the day, some gas stations have had long lines of people waiting because they have run out of fuel.
“This is something we have witnessed in the past during many years of occupation,” said a tour guide in Beit Sahour who is currently unemployed.
Another person living here complained that Israel has been using a policy for many years to punish everyone because of the actions of a few groups of people.
On Sunday, the shops and businesses in the West Bank were closed because there was a general strike. The strike was a response to the military action that Israel took in the Gaza Strip, which is controlled by Hamas.
In the evening, there were people who were very angry and protesting. Last night, Israeli soldiers killed four Palestinians at the Qalandiya checkpoint in Ramallah.
In Hebron, a man was killed while trying to hit Israeli forces with a bulldozer.
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Israel orders total closure of West Bank
