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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem

Israel delays travel restrictions on West Bank in apparent gesture to Joe Biden

Palestinians queue at a checkpoint
Palestinians wait to cross the Qalandia checkpoint between the West Bank city of Ramallah and Jerusalem. Photograph: Oded Balilty/AP

Israel has delayed the implementation of strict rules limiting the ability of foreigners to enter and stay in the occupied West Bank, in what is believed to be a gesture to Joe Biden before the US president’s visit to the Middle East next month.

A statement from the high court on Wednesday said the new rules would be shelved until early September, as a decision had not yet been made regarding objections to the proposed policy.

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