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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20251221 - north of Tulkarm, occupied West Bank - Israeli occupation forces set up a checkpoint
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20251221 - unknown place, West Bank - Activist, known to us, reports about restrictions of movement
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20251220 - Jericho - Israeli occupation forces close the entrances of the city with iron barriers
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20251216 - news - Al Jazeera English reports on Israeli restrictions on movement
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20251214 - Ras Al-Jora, Hebron - Israeli occupiers shut the village after reportedly killing a Palestinian teenager, then blocked an ambulance from picking up the body. Instead, the Israeli occupiers abducted the dead body. They committed three war crimes: killing a civilian, abducting his dead body and blocking an ambulance.
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20251208 - Israeli occupation forces shut down the Ein Sinya checkpoint, north of Ramallah
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20251202 - outside Ramallah - Israeli belligerent closed the Atara Gate, forcing the patient to be switched to another ambulance
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20251202 - Qabatiya, northern West Bank - For the second day in a row, the town remains under a full Israeli siege and curfew
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20251201 - Rantis, west of Ramallah - Israeli occupation forces deploy heavy machinery for demolitions at a road with a metal barrier