Hakvasim (sheep) Junction, Hebron, South Hebron Hills
A lovely spring day.
In the photos below: Such signs are seen along road 60 – before reaching Samo’a, Dahariya, the Sheep Junction, and now yellow signs as well, not just red ones.
Checkpoints such as in the photo below taken at Dahariya Junction are present as well at the junctions of Beit Haggai, Dura Al Fawwar, the Sheep Junction, and Bani Na’im. Below Abda, whose gate is closed, soldiers are posted, also guarding road 60.
The photo below speaks for itself. In a state without officially declared borders, the Border Police are everywhere…
In the photos below: the Border Police on guard
The photos were taken from Abed’s shop near the Cave of the Fathers.
The photos below were taken from the new neighborhood of settler-colony Kiryat Arba, built on Hill 22 where the plan is to construct an entire industrial zone. We ran into Moshe, Kiryat Arba’s security official. He officiated and took photos, we photographed right back.
Before Passover, settler-colonists entered the houses which they call Rachel House and Leah Housse. These houses belong to the Zaatari family. Now discussions are held as to the legality of their purchase. In general, in Hebron even if purchase is legal, the Minister of Defense must approve entry into the houses themselves. In the spirit of these days apparently this will not pose a problem. These houses are located right before the meat market, the Abraham Avinu settler-colony and very close to the Cave of the Fathers. Near them and inside the neighborhood live Palestinian families, and added army troops have already been posted to protect the settler-colonists. Yesterday the latter negotiated with the army to have soldiers take over roofs all around. Any entry of settler-colonists to another Palestinian house deteriorates the situation in Hebron and makes it even more explosive, preventing the Palestinians from living normal lives. Not in my name.
Hakvasim (sheep) Junction
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One of the roadblocks (earthworks, rocks, concrete blocks or iron gates) that prevent transit of vehicles to Route 60 in the southern West Bank and block the southern entrance to Hebron. A manned pillbox supervises the place.
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Hebron
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According to Wye Plantation Accords (1997), Hebron is divided in two: H1 is under Palestinian Authority control, H2 is under Israeli control. In Hebron there are 170,000 Palestinian citizens, 60,000 of them in H2. Between the two areas are permanent checkpoints, manned at all hours, preventing Palestinian movement between them and controlling passage of permit holders such as teachers and schoolchildren. Some 800 Jews live in Avraham Avinu Quarter and Tel Rumeida, on Givat HaAvot and in the wholesale market.
Checkpoints observed in H2:
- Bet Hameriva CP- manned with a pillbox
- Kapisha quarter CP (the northern side of Zion axis) - manned with a pillbox
- The 160 turn CP (the southern side of Zion axis) - manned with a pillbox
- Avraham Avinu quarter - watch station
- The pharmacy CP - checking inside a caravan with a magnometer
- Tarpat (1929) CP - checking inside a caravan with a magnometer
- Tel Rumeida CP - guarding station
- Beit Hadassah CP - guarding station
Three checkpoints around the Tomb of the Patriarchs
Raya YeorDec-18-2025Hebron - Yusri Jaber and part of his family
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South Hebron Hills
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South Hebron Hills
South Hebron Hills is a large area in the West Bank's southern part.
Yatta is a major city in this area: right in the border zone between the fertile region of Hebron and its surroundings and the desert of the Hebron Hills. Yatta has about 64,000 inhabitants.
The surrounding villages are called Masafer Yatta (Yatta's daughter villages). Their inhabitants subsist on livestock and agriculture. Agriculture is possible only in small plots, especially near streams. Most of the area consists of rocky terraces.Since the beginning of the 1980s, many settlements have been established on the agricultural land cultivated by the Palestinians in the South Hebron Hills region: Carmel, Maon, Susia, Masadot Yehuda, Othniel, and more. Since the settlements were established and Palestinians cultivation areas have been reduced; the residents of the South Hebron Hills have been suffering from harassment by the settlers. Attempts to evict and demolish houses have continued, along with withholding water and electricity. The military and police usually refrain from intervening in violent incidents between settlers and Palestinians do not enforce the law when it comes to the investigation of extensive violent Jewish settlers. The harassment in the South Hebron Hills includes attacking and attempting to burn residential tents, harassing dogs, harming herds, and preventing access to pastures.
There are several checkpoints in the South Hebron Hills, on Routes 317 and 60. In most of them, no military presence is apparent, but rather an array of pillboxes monitor the villages. Roadblocks are frequently set up according to the settlers and the army's needs. These are located at the Zif Junction, the Dura-al Fawwar crossing, and the Sheep Junction at the southern entrance to Hebron.
Updated April 2022
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