A new section of Israel's controversial separation barrier was built by Israeli authorities around the Beit El settlement at the northern entrance to the city of Ramallah in the West Bank, seen here on Monday (July 18).

Israel began building its separation wall in the occupied West Bank in June 2002, claiming that it was necessary for security. The wall, which has drawn some international condemnation, cuts deep into Palestinian territory and has resulted in the confiscation of large swathes of fertile Palestinian land, creating what critics are saying is a ghettoization of Palestinian towns and villages that has cut off thousands of Palestinians from social services, schools, and farmland.

RESTRICTION SUMMARY: Ramallah - 18 July 2022. A new section of Israel's controversial separation barrier built by Israeli authorities around Beit El settlement at the northern entrance to the city of Ramallah in the West Bank.

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Israel began building its separation wall in the occupied West Bank in June 2002, claiming that it was necessary for security. The wall, which has drawn international condemnation, cuts deep into Palestinian territory and has resulted in the confiscation of large swathes of fertile Palestinian land, the ghettoisation of Palestinian towns and villages, and has cut off thousands of Palestinians from social services, schools, and farmland.

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