Qalandya South:Heavy traffic and a long line of cars, but no check for pedestrians.North Qalandya:Over 10 soldiers on duty, a new unit. About 150-200 people were in line in the extreme heat, including women with babies and small children, and no shade. The soldiers said it was a closed military zone but when the Israeli TV crew demanded to see a military order to that effect, they did not have one. By phone the soldiers were informed that the crew were entitled to be there and to film. One of the first remarks made when they saw us was that we were hindering them in the performance of their duties, although we had not even spoken to them, and we were standing in the pedestrian lane. The soldiers were hostile to all, shouting violently at people and pushing their faces into those of the person they were speaking to, including the women. One officer was more approachable but only when his fellow soldiers were not near him. Many people were waiting for IDs which had been taken away as punishment for passing through Tora Bora. One man who tried to pass out of the line was told that he would only get his back in the evening. We called the DCO, who said it was not legitimate to confiscate IDs. Many people came up to us to ask us to help them to get back their IDs or with humanitarian problems. We had limited success. The soldiers said that they had to us their own judgement. One young woman who had given birth needed medical attention but would not through unless the two women accompanying her were allowed through. Eventually they were all sent through. Another man who had brain cancer and one could see the signs of the operation was denied entrance. We called Doctors for Human Rights and eventually he was let through. One elderly woman in black said she had not been allowed through for her mother’s funeral. An Arabic speaking volunteer reservist who spoke Arabic and was checking IDs, said “I hate people who try to fool me”. A blond volunteer woman soldier behaved very brutally and coarsely. On the side where the cars were passing we heard her screaming and shouting and saw her kicking detainees. Once the TV crew left, 4 soldiers, including the blond woman, went up to the north end of the checkpoint and ordered the taxis to move away. They also started to destroy the stalls. We heard a shot, and when we approached, she said “Either they (us) move away or they will get gassed”. With that, she shot a gas cannister into the refugee camp. There had been no provocation for this, and she shot it into the camp disregarding where or on whom it would land. “Why?”, we asked. “Because I felt like it”, she answered. Then she moved to another stall where a man had chickens in a box and was just about to overturn it, but just then the tv crew returned and we shouted at her and the soldiers moved away.