Article: Banksy's West Bank Hotel Closes Amid Israeli Violence - Banksy's Walled Off Hotel in the Palestinian city of Bethlehem has closed amid Israel's ongoing assaults on Palestine, which have killed more than 20,000 people in Gaza and hundreds in the Occupied West Bank where the hotel is located. The three-star establishment houses Banksy artworks in its rooms and lobby and directly faces the illegal wall that has facilitated what many organizations describe as a system of apartheid .