In Israeli-occupied Hebron, Palestinians describe living in 'a prison'

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This is international news, this war is far beyond the constraints of Israel / Palestian context only.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/02/28/west-bank-hebron-israel-occupation/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_most&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F3cf1f73%2F65e4aa4f6430bc1a89203d95%2F5fe8e448ade4e21670bc1e37%2F24%2F43%2F65e4aa4f6430bc1a89203d95
Updated February 28, 2024 at 4:30 p.m. EST|Published February 28, 2024 at 12:06 p.m. EST

The impact has been felt acutely in Hebron, population 250,000, the largest Palestinian city outside Gaza. With Israeli settlements clustered in and around its historic center, it has long been one of the most heavily militarized, intensely surveilled parts of the West Bank.

After Oct. 7, the vise around Hebron has been tightened even further. All but one of the main routes into the part of the city that is home to the vast majority of Palestinians have been blocked, according to residents and B’Tselem, an Israeli human rights group. The remaining route has been fitted with a steel gate that can be closed at any time.

Many of the Israeli checkpoints that once controlled movement in and around the old city have been shut down, dividing friends and families and keeping many residents confined to their neighborhoods. Some described barely leaving home for months.

“It’s a prison in a prison,” Idris said.