The Israel Defense Force on patrol in the West Bank

Israeli soldiers stand guard near new construction at the West Bank settlement of Har Gilo.

Israeli soldiers stand guard near new construction at the West Bank settlement of Har Gilo.

Israeli soldiers guard a checkpoint at the entrance to Rachel's Tomb in the West Bank town of Bethlehem. The Israeli settlement of Gilo covers the nearby hillside.

As Palestinian pedestrians pass by, Israeli soldiers stand guard near the Jewish settlement of Tel Rumeida in the middle of the West Bank city of Hebron.

Members of the Israeli military stand in the road leading to the West Bank settlement of Har Gilo.

Members of the Israeli military stand guard near the West Bank settlement of Har Gilo.

Israeli soldiers patrol the West Bank town of Nabi Samuel, which is encroached upon by Jewish settlements and tightly controlled by the Israeli military.