On Tuesday evening, the Israeli occupation forces tightened their military measures in the vicinity of several cities in the West Bank.

According to local sources, the occupation forces closed the Hawwara and Za'tara checkpoints in front of those leaving the city of Nablus, the "Al-Murabaa" hill gate, and the Deir Sharaf roundabout to the west.

The same sources added that the Beit Furik checkpoint, east of Nablus, was closed in both directions, amidst a gathering of settlers, and prevented the residents of the towns of Beit Furik and Beit Dajan from reaching their homes, and the vehicles present were attacked with toxic tear gas bombs, which led to the injury of a number of citizens, as well as the Surra checkpoint, which is undergoing thorough inspection. And a suffocating crisis for the outsiders.

In turn, the Red Crescent's ambulance and emergency director in Nablus, Ahmed Jibril, said that settlers attacked an ambulance at the Beit Furik junction, forcing its crew to retreat.

In the same context, the occupation closed, with iron gates and military checkpoints in the city of Salfit, the entrances to the towns and villages of Derastia, Marda, Kafr al-Dik, and Kifl Haris.

Local sources reported that the occupation forces impeded the movement of citizens in those towns and villages, and prevented them from reaching their places of residence.

While the occupation forces closed the military checkpoint established at the northern entrance to the city of Al-Bireh in both directions, which caused a suffocating traffic crisis.

The same sources added that the occupation forces set up a military checkpoint on the main street adjacent to the town of Ein Yabroud, northeast of Ramallah and Al-Bireh Governorate, and on the street adjacent to the village of Kafr Malik to the east.