"We have the rockets in the sky, but the [Israeli] settlers are at our door. Of course, the settlers and the army, they are the ones who pose a danger to us. They are what we are afraid of right now. The army closes the gate, and the settler comes and stands there."
"While Israeli settlements, built on lands occupied in the 1967 war in violation of international law, are equipped with sirens and bomb shelters, adjacent Palestinian communities in the West Bank are afforded no such protections. Under international law, Israel, as the occupying power, is obligated to provide for the protection of the population under its occupation."
"Israeli authorities have distributed leaflets to rural communities banning movement between West Bank governorates, proclaiming terrorism and terrorists bring only death, destruction and devastation. Following similar lockdowns after the previous war on Iran in June and the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks on southern Israel, Israeli authorities have closed existing gates at village entrances and this time have installed new ones."
During the recent conflict between Israel and Iran, retaliatory missiles have flown over the occupied West Bank, but Palestinian residents face greater danger from Israeli settlers than from aerial threats. While Israeli settlements have sirens and bomb shelters, adjacent Palestinian communities receive no such protections despite international law obligating Israel to protect the occupied population. Israeli authorities have imposed lockdowns restricting Palestinian movement between West Bank governorates by closing and installing new gates at village entrances. These restrictions follow similar measures after previous conflicts, effectively confining Palestinians while settlers operate freely throughout the region.
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