11.   He said armored vehicles and jeeps surrounded the village, barring residents from leaving and entering.

12.   In a tightening of restrictions two weeks ago, Israel also began blockading Palestinian communities and barring residents from leaving.

13.   In a first step, Israel sealed off Palestinian towns and villages in the West Bank, barring residents from entering and leaving.

14.   In northeastern Sint Truiden, residents were barred from using tap water polluted by the flooding.

15.   In Assira, Israeli soldiers rounded up four more suspected Hamas activists overnight and enforced a blockade that barred residents from entering and leaving the village.

16.   In response, the army imposed a curfew on the downtown area it controls, barring Palestinian residents from leaving their homes.

17.   In the West Bank, Israeli troops enforced a tight blockade of Palestinian communities, barring residents from entering and leaving.

18.   Israel enforced its blockade of Palestinian towns for a third day Thursday, barring residents from entering or leaving their communities.

19.   Israel sealed off Palestinian towns and villages in the West Bank, barring residents from entering and leaving.

20.   Israeli troops barred residents from entering or leaving the village.