South Hebron
South Hebron, Monday morning 25.7.05Observers: Didi, Yael (reporting)We left Shoket J. relativly late – at 7.30. Sansana CP the soldiers let us pass without any interrogation. Along road no. 60 the heavy machinery are busy digging the route to the [Separation] fence being built.Daharia – some of the rocks had been moved away to let cars pass through.Dura – Al-Fawwar – cars from both sides cross the road freely. A temporary CP on the road with no soldiers around.The same kind of temporary CP were seen near Beit Hagai and next to the DCO offices [District Coordination Office of the IDF Civil Administration], both with soldiers around.Hebron industrial zone – almost empty Shayuch –Sair – few people crossing, Road 35: The “humanitarian CP” [for medical cases and materiel] is closed, no signs for military presence.The bridge to Hebron is open with heavy traffic traveling on it. So is the road to Hebron North (from Sair).On the way back South: Zif Junction – the gate is open to cars. The road through Carmel and Maon is almost empty, no military vehicles are seen except of one humvee hiding under a tree watching the road from above.Back in Shoket at 9.30.
Zif Junction
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Zif Junction located on the crossroads that directs towards Road 356 to Yata. Yata is the district city of the southern Hebron Mountains. Usually, this junction is open to traffic. The nearby pillbox is unmanned. But the army and police are present occasionally, sometimes setting up a checkpoint and sometimes detaining residents from the big city. Often, the Israeli policemen inspect vehicles and distribute driving reports to Palestinian vehicles. s
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