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A new interactive publication lets readers make choices navigating barriers and checkpoints in the occupied West Bank, modeling the daily movement restrictions faced by the roughly 3.5 million Palestinians living there. The format walks users through decision points that mirror real obstacles to travel in the territory.
Workers at Sama Pharmaceuticals near Nablus describe commutes that once took minutes now taking hours due to Israeli military checkpoints, with delays across Nablus averaging nearly two hours after October 2023. Employees like Ali Haj Ali and Ohood Khatatbeh describe unpredictable waits, sometimes turning back without reaching home, and towns like Beit Furik devising their own systems to manage a single checkpoint gate.
Users running the iOS 27 beta have reported that Apple's Digital ID passport feature in the Wallet app suddenly disappears, disrupting airport check-in plans. The issue appears to be a software bug limited to the beta build, and affected users can fix it by re-adding their passport to the Wallet app.
Apple has activated Apple Wallet driver's license support for Oklahoma residents, letting them add their ID to iPhone and Apple Watch by scanning both sides of the physical license and verifying their identity. The rollout follows Virginia's launch just a week earlier and brings the total number of participating states to 16.