For Palestinians living in the West Bank, stepping onto the roads of the territory occupied by Israel is a daily journey of resilience. Today, the app Azmeh, Arabic for traffic jams, tracks more than 800 checkpoints and barriers based on updates from its 60,000-plus users, one of the developers of the app told Rest of World on condition of anonymity, fearing Israeli reprisal. Atiyat’s experience shows what’s at stake — he once spent 36 hours trying to find a route to the hospital for a young cancer patient after the town of Al-Auja was sealed off.
Author: vinnyglennon
Published at: 2025-09-20 20:46:06
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