Heavy traffic jams were reported along the main road between Hebron and Bethlehem on Monday as a settler bicycle race took place in the area.
TV crews from Ma'an satellite said the 30-minute drive between the two cities took three hours as Israeli forces closed a main exit from Hebron connecting to Route 60 as settlers from Kiryat Arba took part in a race.
The exits to Halhul and Beit Ummar, both north of Hebron, were also closed.
Around 700 settlers live in 80 homes in the center of Hebron, surrounded by nearly 200,000 Palestinians.
The settlements -- illegal under international law -- are protected by the Israeli army in the tightly controlled city, where many streets are off limits to Palestinians.
