Today, Tuesday, the Israeli occupation forces closed the military checkpoint established at the town of Al-Jib, northwest of occupied Jerusalem, and prevented the residents of the town and neighboring villages from reaching their homes.

Local sources reported that the occupation forces closed the checkpoint and prevented residents of the Al-Khalayla neighborhood, Al-Nabi Samuel, and the eastern neighborhood of Qalandiya Al-Balad from reaching their homes.

She added that the occupation forces also prevented Jerusalemite citizens from passing through the checkpoint into the city of Ramallah, knowing that it is the only checkpoint in the region through which one can enter the villages northwest of Jerusalem, and into the city of Ramallah from inside Jerusalem.