QALQILYA: Israeli occupation forces Wednesday evening set up a military checkpoint at the southern entrance to Qalqilya city, according to local sources.

Sources told WAFA that Israeli forces erected a flying military checkpoint at the southern entrance of Qalqilya, and checked the identity cards of passengers, obstructing the movement of vehicles.

‘Restricting movement is one of the main tools that Israel employs to enforce its regime of occupation over the Palestinian population in the Occupied Territories. Israel restricts the movement of Palestinians within the Occupied Territories, between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, into Israel, and abroad,’ said the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in Occupied Territories, B’Tselem.

Only Palestinians are restricted in this manner, while colonists are free to travel.

‘Palestinians’ freedom of movement in the Occupied Territories lies completely at the mercy of the state’s whims, the instructions given to soldiers at the local (DCO), and the way in w
hich they implement them. This state of affairs forces Palestinians to live in constant uncertainty, making it difficult to perform simple tasks and make plans.,’ noted B’Tselem.

Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA