# Israeli checkpoints in the West Bank are choking the Palestinian economy

https://mins.news/en/item/52743

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-10 09:48 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/9/10/israeli-checkpoints-in-the-west-bank-are-choking-the-palestinian-economy?traffic_source=rss

> A growing network of Israeli military checkpoints and roadblocks across the occupied West Bank is disrupting movement, raising transport costs and damaging Palestinian businesses. A dairy factory near Nablus has seen sales fall by 30 to 40 percent, laid off at least 12 workers and lost 10 tonnes of milk to delays.

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