1.   It is industrial rather than agricultural, with many people working in the factories that ring the town.

2.   There are no fortifications or heavy artillery ringing the town, and there are no distant sounds of warfare to be heard.

3.   They suck the water out of one of the abandoned limestone quarries that ring our town.

4.   Only a few tourists have come to Bethlehem, with many scared to visit and the braver souls kept away by Israeli checkpoints ringing the town.

5.   In addition, those living in the West Bank cannot leave their communities, with Israeli army roadblocks ringing each town.

6.   Israel has ringed the town with army roadblocks, barring anyone from entering or leaving.

7.   Israel ringed the town with roadblocks, barring anyone from entering or leaving.

8.   Israeli military checkpoints ringed West Bank towns, barring residents from leaving.

9.   Instead he is trapped in Ramallah, powerless to leave through the Israeli checkpoints ringing the town.

10.   The town is ringed by trenches.