Mel Frykberg, Inter Press Service 23 minutes ago HEBRON, West Bank, Jul 22 (IPS) - The Israeli military has erected three additional roadblocks, further blocking vehicular access on the road between the south Hebron village of At-Tuwani and the commercial hub of Yatta in the southern West Bank. The West Bank is the Palestinian area west of the Jordan River, much of it under Israeli control. Besides being the main economic hub for the region, Yatta is also the principal provider of critical services such as hospitals, secondary schools, and public administration offices. Yatta is a town of just under 45,000 people situated 8 kilometers (5 miles) south of Hebron, which is 30 kilometers (19 miles) south of Jerusalem in the southern West Bank. Several communities in the South Hebron Hills continue to be cut off from basic...
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