HEBRON: Israeli occupation forces this evening installed iron gates and placed cement blocks at the entrances of several villages in the Masafer Yatta area, south of Hebron, said local sources.

WAFA correspondent reported that Israeli forces installed iron gates and placed cement blocks at the entrances of the villages of Ma’in, Khirbet Shaab al-Batm and Um al-Khair in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron.

Residents of the mentioned villages told WAFA that Israeli forces installed the gates to prevent and hinder their movement and tighten the noose on them to force them to leave their lands to seize them for colonial expansion.

Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA