International law permits restricting freedom of movement for security reasons in occupied territories, but such measures must be temporary, necessary, and proportional. However, restrictions used as a pretext for creating public disorder, or to inflict collective punishment are illegal. An occupying power has a duty to maintain public order, but it cannot do so in a way that is discriminatory, goes beyond what is necessary for security, or is intended to suppress the local population.
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When acts and or activities by the Israeli annexing belligerent targeting the colonized people are systematic, and or are on a large scale, we consider these acts and activities as shown in the 'breadcrumbs'. This does not include violations, as they refer to resorting to breaches of rules and international law.
- You are viewing a selection from our huge archives, but it is representative of the situation, which has been in the West Bank for years, but currently in an escalated form of exploiting the "war" in Gaza.
- Dates refer to the day when a video or photo was posted on the account of a social media user, or published by a source in the public domain, when it concerns a publication.
- Credit: photographers, videographers, reporters, and journalists in the West Bank, news agencies, and other sources.
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20251201 - Tubas, occupied West Bank - Israeli occupation forces are blocking a road with a sand mound
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20251201 - Tubas, occupied West Bank - Israeli occupation forces block roads with earth mounds during razzias in the city
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20251130 - Al-Zawiya in the central West Bank - Israeli occupation forces blocks the entrances to the town using earth mounds
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20251130 - Al-Zawiya in the central West Bank - Israeli occupation forces blocks the entrances to the town using earth mounds (4 photos)
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20251128 - north of Ramallah - Israeli road block in front of the wedding venue of former prisoner Salama Al-Qatawi
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20251125 - west of Nablus, occupied West Bank - Israeli occupation forces have been closing the al-Murabba checkpoint
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20251124 - west of Ramallah - Israeli occupying belligerent installed a metal barrier to block entrance to the village of Shuqba
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20251124 - Israeli occupation forces blocked the main entrance to the Arab town of Laqiya with concrete block
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20251120 - west of Jenin, occupied West Bank - Israeli occupation forces shut down the entrances to Zububa
