RAMALLAH: The Israeli army’s blockade of 200,000 people in Nablus and surrounding villages in the occupied West Bank continued for an eighth day on Tuesday. Several main arteries remain closed. Cement blocks have been used to block city entrances and random mobile checkpoints continue to disrupt the life of residents, Palestinian sources told Arab News. There has been no letup
RAMALLAH: The UN is leading efforts to calm the situation in Nablus and Jenin in the West Bank, Tor Wennesland, UN special coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, tweeted in an announcement on Sunday. Wennesland said he held constructive meetings on Oct. 15 in Nablus and Jenin with influential figures to discuss the deteriorating security situation, and ways of