West Bank closures

The West Bank closure system is a series of obstacles including permanent and partially manned checkpoints, concrete roadblocks and barriers, metal gates, earthmounds, tunnels, trenches, and an elaborate set of permit restrictions that controls and restricts Palestinian movement.

Rationale and impact

The Israeli government states that the system is designed to protect Israeli citizens from Palestinian terrorist attacks that have killed over 1,000 Israelis since September 2000.

Physical makeup

The number of checkpoints and physical obstacles and their uses and locations varies. Organizations like the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, who track such developments...
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