Shutdown protesting Israeli air raids paralyzes life in West Bank, East Jerusalem
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – A general strike condemning the Israeli operations in the Gaza Strip paralyzed life in the West Bank and East Jerusalem on Sunday.
“The comprehensive strike includes all governorates of the West Bank, and it represents a Palestinian message of anger over the crimes of the occupation,” Wasel Abu Youssef, a member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization explained.
He pointed out that the military operation in Gaza “requires international intervention to protect the Palestinian people.”
Meanwhile, the Palestinian Ministry of Education closed all educational institutions.
Later on Sunday, the Israeli army placed barriers at the entrances of cities in the occupied West Bank.
The army set up barriers made of earth, concrete and iron at the entrances of cities in the West Bank, cutting off connections between the cities, according to the information obtained from local sources.
There have been reports about the Israeli army setting up additional military checkpoints in various areas and opening fire on vehicles attempting to approach these checkpoints.
Hamas launched Operation Al-Aqsa Flood on Saturday and said the surprise attack was in response to the repeated stormings of the sacred Al-Aqsa Mosque and increased settler violence.
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