A rapid survey conducted by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the occupied Palestinian territory concluded that the Israeli occupation "has erected a total of 849 obstacles across the West Bank, with road gates constituting a third of these obstacles (288 gates), most of which are often closed."

In its daily update on the latest developments in the humanitarian situation in the West Bank, the office noted that "currently, there are 849 obstacles that control, restrict, and monitor Palestinians' ability to move, either permanently or intermittently, in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem and the Israeli-controlled area of Hebron."

He explained that a rapid survey he conducted in January and February concluded that the occupation "erected 36 new obstacles to movement over the past three months, most of them following the announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza in mid-January, further impeding Palestinians' ability to access essential services and their places of work."

He added: "A total of 29 new gates have been installed across the West Bank, either as separate new closure gates or added to existing subsidiary checkpoints, bringing the total number of open or closed road gates across the West Bank to 288, which constitutes one-third of the movement obstacles."

He continued: "Of these gates, approximately 60% (172 out of 288) are frequently closed. In addition to the increase in the number of installed obstacles, the intensification of movement restrictions has led to prolonged disruptions at checkpoints, intermittent closures of key access points connecting population centers across the West Bank, and an increase in the number of frequently closed obstacles."

The office noted that "the documented obstacles included 94 checkpoints staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 153 partial checkpoints (staffed intermittently) (45 of which frequently closed their gates), 205 road gates (127 of which frequently closed), 101 linear barriers (such as earth walls and trenches), 180 earth mounds, and 116 roadblocks."

He explained that "this data does not include barriers erected along the Green Line or other restrictions, such as the closure of the Jenin camp to returning residents or the designation of certain areas as 'closed military zones'. These restrictions may not always involve physical barriers on the ground."

The report addressed the Israeli occupation's aggression on the northern West Bank governorates, which has entered its ninth week.

He pointed out that more than 600 housing units in Jenin are now uninhabitable, while 66 residential buildings are at imminent risk of demolition.

He stated that the aggression has caused extensive damage to water, sanitation, and road infrastructure, disrupting essential services and raising public health concerns.