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- Israeli forces shut routes around Ramallah, turning a 45-minute drive into a five-hour marathon for Al Jazeera journalist Leila Warah.
- Palestinians in the occupied West Bank endure road closures and delays to simple journeys as a regular part of daily life, according to the report published 27 September 2026.
Why it matters: A 45-minute commute stretching to five hours due to military route closures shows how checkpoint delays have become routine for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, with the impact centered on residents around Ramallah. The normalization of multi-hour delays for routine travel points to the scale of movement restrictions now baked into daily life.
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