Israeli Military Imposes 1-Year Closed Zone at Taybeh Junction as 5,910 Palestinians Are Displaced
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Updated · Al Jazeera English · Jun 11
Israeli Military Imposes 1-Year Closed Zone at Taybeh Junction as 5,910 Palestinians Are Displaced
2 articles · Updated · Al Jazeera English · Jun 11
Summary
A June 1 military order declared the area around Taybeh Junction a closed zone for one year, with residents and activists saying enforcement has mainly blocked protective solidarity activists rather than nearby settlers.
The order comes as settlers linked by locals to sanctioned outpost leader Neria Ben Pazi expand into Area B, where titled private land had been seen as relatively protected from formal state seizure tools.
Amnesty International said this week that 5,910 Palestinians were forced from 117 West Bank communities between January 2023 and April 2026, including at least 45 fully depopulated communities.
At Taybeh Junction, families say nightly raids, grazing incursions, cut water lines and repeated harassment have pushed them to sell their flocks, stripping away the Bedouin herding livelihood that sustained the area.
Residents say the pattern mirrors earlier displacement east of Ramallah: outposts remain in place beside army positions while Palestinian homes and communities steadily empty out.
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One Year of Taybeh Junction Closure: How Israeli Military Zones and Settler Expansion Drove Record West Bank Displacement (2023–2026)
Overview
In June 2026, the Israeli military declared Taybeh Junction a closed military zone for one year, marking a major escalation in movement restrictions for Palestinians in the West Bank. This junction is a strategic gateway for the Ramallah and el-Bireh governorate, an area already suffering from severe road closures, checkpoints, and high levels of displacement. Previous actions, like blocking Al-Taybeh’s eastern entrance and closing nearby gates in June 2025, have further isolated the region. These measures intensify daily hardships for Palestinians, limiting access to essential services and deepening the humanitarian crisis described in the report.