IOF erect military checkpoints in Bethlehem

22 أغسطس/آب 2011 الساعة . 10:45 م   بتوقيت القدس

Gaza-Interior Ministry
Israeli occupation forces have intensifiedon Monday morning the erecting of  military checkpoints on the entrances  of Bethlehem Governorate Southern West Bank, while tightened its procedures on the Container checkpoint south of the province. Local sources said that  the occupation army set up checkpoints at the entrances to the town of Tekoa, southeast of Bethlehem, in addition to establishing a military checkpoint in the area of ??the Helwa  tomb , one of main entrances of the province.

Also , the occupation armyestablished a military checkpoint at the entrance of Alnchah - southern entrance of the province, and stressed on army operations to stop the vehicle there and check the cards and search passing vehicles and detained them .   During the night the occupation army repeated the close of Container checkpoint north of Bethlehem, which is the only artery to the South of WestBank , while the occupation soldiers practiced a harassment of citizens during the morning hours of passengers through the checkpoint.