Israeli occupation forces Sunday embarked on closing many roads to Palestinian traffic in Salfit district, in the central West Bank, shortly following a shooting incident outside illegal Birkan settlement in which two Israeli settlers were killed and a third one critically injured.

The forces sealed the entrance roads to the villages of Bidia, Qarawat Bani Hassan, Sarta and Mesaha, banning the entry and exit of local Palestinians to and out of the areas sealed.

Settlers also reportedly closed many roads in the area in retaliation for the deadly shooting.