Israeli military seals off village in West Bank due to settler violence

The Israeli military has declared the Palestinian village of Taybeh in the West Bank a closed military zone. This measure was taken to protect the residents of the village from increasing violence by settlers, several sources report.

According to reports from Zeit Online and Deutschlandfunk, soldiers are active in the region, while Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ties the withdrawal from Gaza to conditions, further complicating the situation.