West Bank highway collapses due to heavy rainstorm

Carrie Keller-Lynn is a former political and legal correspondent for The Times of Israel

A portion of the West Bank’s Route 449 collapsed under pressure from an intense rainstorm that is causing extreme weather across Israel, said the Israel Police.

The road is currently closed between the Israeli West Bank settlements of Rimonim and Mevo’ot Yeriho.

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