Bethlehem: Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday closed the entrances to villages south of Bethlehem. Local sources told WAFA that the occupation forces shut the entrances to the villages of Marah Rabah and Al-Manshiya using iron gates.
According to Palestine News and Information Agency - WAFA, the two entrances are the only access routes linking the villages of southern Bethlehem's countryside to the city center and also serve as the main connection between the cities of Hebron and Bethlehem.