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Israel tightens grip on West Bank with planned restrictions

FILE - Palestinian women walk past a section of Israel's separation barrier to pray at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on the fourth Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at the Qalandia checkpoint between the West Bank city of Ramallah and Jerusalem, Friday, April 29, 2022. The Israeli military body in charge of civilian affairs in the occupied West Bank has developed a new policy that would heavily regulate entry into the territory. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File) FILE - Israeli Border Police officers secure a checkpoint used by Palestinian to cross from the West Bank into Jerusalem, for the first Friday prayers in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at the Al Aqsa mosque compound, at the Qalandia Israeli army checkpoint, west of Ramallah, April 8, 2022. The Israeli military body in charge of civilian affairs in the occupied West Bank has developed a new policy that would heavily regulate entry into the territory. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser, File) FILE - An Israeli army checkpoint controls a street leading to the West Bank city of Jenin, Tuesday, April 12, 2022. The Israeli military body in charge of civilian affairs in the occupied West Bank has developed a new policy that would heavily regulate entry into the territory. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser, File) Kenae Totah, 5, right, plays while his parents Morgan Cooper, 41, center and Saleh Totah, right, pose for a photo in front of their restaurant, at the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday, May 2, 2022. The Israeli military body in charge of civilian affairs in the occupied West Bank has developed a new policy that would heavily regulate entry into the territory. Critics say it extends Israel's nearly 55-year military rule even further into every corner of Palestinian society. It would impose new restrictions on foreigners who work, study or volunteer in the West Bank and those who marry Palestinians. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)