Israeli checkpoints shut, blocking over 100 Palestinian teachers in West Bank
The Israeli army closed two checkpoints in the northern West Bank, stopping 104 teachers from reaching their schools and disrupting classes for about 1,100 students.
In the northern West Bank, the Israeli army sealed the Tayasir and Ein Shibli checkpoints, preventing 104 Palestinian teachers from traveling to their workplaces, according to Azmi Balawneh, the education director for Tubas Governorate. The shutdown disrupted lessons at six schools and a kindergarten serving roughly 1,100 pupils. The closures are described as part of broader military restrictions imposed throughout the occupied West Bank since the Gaza conflict began in October 2023.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces launched a raid on the central West Bank village of Al-Mughayyir, blocking its main entrance and arresting dozens of Palestinians. The operation involved infantry units, military vehicles and a drone, with troops combing through neighbourhoods and homes. Residents said the raid also impeded school attendance and prevented workers from reaching their jobs. Al-Mughayyir has experienced repeated Israeli raids amid rising settler violence in the area.
Why it matters
The checkpoint closures and raid disrupt education and daily life for thousands of Palestinians, highlighting escalating tensions in the occupied West Bank.
How this story developed
- Sep 1 EU debates ban on settlement products as Israeli forces raze West Bank homes
- Sep 8 The UK government announced a fast‑track plan to ban imports from Israeli settlements.
- Sep 8 Israel closed the UK consulate in East Jerusalem and barred British MPs and officials from entering Israel.
- Sep 8 US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee suggested the Trump administration could retaliate against Britain over its new trade sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements.
- Sep 8 Canada and a dozen European countries announced coordinated bans on settlement products.
- Sep 9 UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese called the UK settlement trade ban a tentative step and urged broader sanctions.
- Sep 9 UK joined eleven other countries in imposing a ban on West Bank settlement products.
- Sep 9 The sanctions were announced immediately before the start of Rosh Hashanah.
- Sep 9 Eight Arab and Muslim states publicly praised the United Kingdom’s ban on settlement products.
- Sep 10 Israeli opposition parties offered no substantive response to the UK sanctions.
- Sep 12 Eisenkot’s Yashar party entered the race with a poll showing 23 projected seats.
- Sep 13 US activists created a whistle‑blower hotline and warned firms could be targeted under anti‑BDS laws.
- Sep 14 British foreign secretary expected to announce a trade ban on settlement‑linked goods.
- Sep 18 The UN rights office issued a warning that the displacement of over 33,000 refugees from West Bank camps may amount to crimes against humanity.
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