On June 13, 2025, Israel Imposes full lockdown on West Bank following It's attack on Iran.

After launching an attack on Iran, Israel has imposed a full military lockdown across the occupied West Bank, citing security concerns. The Israeli military has deployed large forces, sealed off key areas, and heavily restricted Palestinian movement — measures widely condemned as collective punishment.

• City Lockdowns: Entrances to Jericho, Bethlehem, Qalqilya, Tulkarm, and Nablus have been completely closed.
• Border Sealed: The King Hussein Bridge (link to Jordan) is shut in both directions.
• Movement Restrictions: Enforced using iron gates, dirt mounds, and military checkpoints.
• Israeli forces opened fire on civilians and journalists near the Deir Sharaf checkpoint (Nablus).
• In Qarawat Bani Hassan (Salfit), civilians were fired upon while attempting to cross iron gates.
• Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem was forcibly evacuated and closed during dawn prayer. This violates, once more time, the status quo.The move sparked widespread criticism for violating religious freedoms.

Apartheid in security

• Settlers receive military protection and direct instructions but Palestinians are left without guidance, shelter, or emergency measures.Israeli citizens are told to stay home and stock supplies for two weeks but no such provisions are offered to Palestinians under lockdown.

Military Deployment:

Israeli military is mobilizing massive forces across the West Bank and placing all towns under lockdown “until further notice.” Alert levels are raised on all borders.Northern forces are prepared to defend or attack, according to The Times of Israel.

Ongoing Actions & Escalation:

• Additional Closures: Entrances and intersections blocked in Salfit, Nablus, northern Jerusalem, and Tulkarem.
• Militarized Raids and Bulldozing in Jinsafut (Qalqilya), an entrance was sealed by a military bulldozer.
• The town of Zeita (north of Tulkarem) experienced a full military raid.

Settler Violence:

Armed settler mobs attacked Palestinian vehicles in the Rammeen Valley and Burqa (northern West Bank).

Palestinian Response:

Hamas leader Mahmoud Mardawi condemned the lockdown as collective punishment and a grave violation of international humanitarian law.He stated that the blockade of main roads and suppression of movement is part of a broader pattern of targeting civilians. He emphasized that Palestinians are being made to suffer while the international community remains largely silent.

On June 13, 2025, Israel Imposes full lockdown on West Bank following It's attack on Iran.

After launching an attack on Iran, Israel has imposed a full military lockdown across the occupied West Bank, citing security concerns. The Israeli military has deployed large forces, sealed off key areas, and heavily restricted Palestinian movement — measures widely condemned as collective punishment.

• City Lockdowns: Entrances to Jericho, Bethlehem, Qalqilya, Tulkarm, and Nablus have been completely closed.
• Border Sealed: The King Hussein Bridge (link to Jordan) is shut in both directions.
• Movement Restrictions: Enforced using iron gates, dirt mounds, and military checkpoints.
• Israeli forces opened fire on civilians and journalists near the Deir Sharaf checkpoint (Nablus).
• In Qarawat Bani Hassan (Salfit), civilians were fired upon while attempting to cross iron gates.
• Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem was forcibly evacuated and closed during dawn prayer. This violates, once more time, the status quo.The move sparked widespread criticism for violating religious freedoms.

Apartheid in security

• Settlers receive military protection and direct instructions but Palestinians are left without guidance, shelter, or emergency measures.Israeli citizens are told to stay home and stock supplies for two weeks but no such provisions are offered to Palestinians under lockdown.

Military Deployment:

Israeli military is mobilizing massive forces across the West Bank and placing all towns under lockdown “until further notice.” Alert levels are raised on all borders.Northern forces are prepared to defend or attack, according to The Times of Israel.

Ongoing Actions & Escalation:

• Additional Closures: Entrances and intersections blocked in Salfit, Nablus, northern Jerusalem, and Tulkarem.
• Militarized Raids and Bulldozing in Jinsafut (Qalqilya), an entrance was sealed by a military bulldozer.
• The town of Zeita (north of Tulkarem) experienced a full military raid.

Settler Violence:

Armed settler mobs attacked Palestinian vehicles in the Rammeen Valley and Burqa (northern West Bank).

Palestinian Response:

Hamas leader Mahmoud Mardawi condemned the lockdown as collective punishment and a grave violation of international humanitarian law.He stated that the blockade of main roads and suppression of movement is part of a broader pattern of targeting civilians. He emphasized that Palestinians are being made to suffer while the international community remains largely silent.

On June 18, 2025

The Israeli military installed a new iron gate at the main entrance of the town of Anata, northeast of Jerusalem, in the West Bank. The gate effectively closes the checkpoint in both directions, aimed at restricting the movement and freedom of Palestinian residents, Wafa wrote. There is another gate at the southern entrance to the town. Jerusalem is now surrounded by 85 barriers.

Jerusalem governorate statement

The policy "is part of a strategy for full control over the city, including its Islamic and Christian holy sites". The governorate expressed concern over intensifying Israeli actions, which it says are designed to keep Jerusalem in a stranglehold and isolate it from other Palestinian communities. Other Israeli measures it cited include an increase in military checkpoints, and an increase in land expansion and annexation plans. It also added that the international community’s silence effectively grants Israel the green light to advance its "colonial and Judaization schemes".