Israeli occupation forces issued a complete lockdown across the occupied West Bank following the wave of attacks it launched on Iran. The military closed dozens of military checkpoints across the West Bank, blocking several secondary roads between Palestinian towns, villages and cities with dirt mounds and trapping Palestinians from traveling to each other. Many Palestinians are now concerned that even more restrictions and violations are coming with Israel’s war on Iran.
God of the oppressed, we lift up the people of the West Bank now cut off from one another, hemmed in by checkpoints, roadblocks, and fear. As Israel enforces a complete lockdown, isolating towns and families, we pray for those trapped and anxious, whose freedom of movement is already so fragile. We lament the widening reach of war and the cruelty of policies that punish entire communities. Holy God, hold your people close and strengthen all who refuse to let despair have the final word.
Lord in your mercy…hear our prayer