A resident of a-Rakiz was shot by the security coordinator of Avigail and had his leg amputated
As we do routinely, we begin by reviewing checkpoints along Route 60.
Samu’ – open
Simiya – open
Dahariya North – closed
Abda South – closed. Transferring goods between two cars, each car on a different side of the checkpoint, back-to-back.
Dahariya – closed.
The Sheep Junction – closed on both sides of the road.
Zif Junction – open with no army presence.
We stopped at Nabil’s grocery store at the Zif Junction to purchase basic supplies for the Al Amur family from a-Rakiz.
The case of Sa’id Al Amur is so shocking that it is difficult to convey it in a report. We arrive at the family’s compound, in a small village near a-Tuwani. We are greeted by Sa’id’s sons and his 78-year-old mother, who invite us into the room where Sa’id is, a handsome man in his 60s. A pair of crutches at the end of his bed hint at his condition. He is glad to see us and to tell us the sequence of events.
On April 17, 2025, in the evening, one of his sons told him that settlers from Avigail,the notorious outpost, were laying an electrical cable on their land near their home. Sa’id noticed a pickup truck with a generator and told the three settlers (including Benjamin Bodenheimer, Avigail’s security man) that it was his private land and asked them to leave. Elias, Said’s 16-year-old son, started taking pictures to document. One of the settlers grabbed Elias, who has asthma, by the neck and tried to strangle him. When Sa’id saw this, he tried to separate the settler and his son. Bodenheimer fired two shots into the air with his long gun, and the third shot hit Said’s leg, hitting it very badly. Almost an hour passed before an ambulance took the wounded Sa’id to Soroka Hospital in Beer Sheva. His right leg was amputated above the knee due to the crushing of the leg. During all this time, he, the injured person, was in a state of a prisoner. It is difficult to grasp, but this is routine in the occupied territories. The incident took place on a Thursday, and when Sa’id (who was anesthetized and ventilated) woke up, an Arabic-speaking doctor explained to him that they had tried to reconnect the leg muscles and were unsuccessful. He was transferred to another ward, his two hands and his good leg were tied to the bed, and they explained that he was a prisoner. Two soldiers were assigned to guard him, as if he could escape in his condition. When they brought him food, they left him tied, and when he tried to eat, he screamed in pain. It is also clear why. Someone from the medical team asked the soldiers to release one of his hands, and they released his left hand. Sa’id explained that he was right-handed, and the soldiers refused to change. The food was spilled on him, and a soldier who came to relieve the guard, released his right hand. Sa’id told him, “You are a human being.” It is important to note that during all the days he was in Soroka, family members were not allowed to visit him.
On Monday, when only 3 days had passed since the amputation, he was transferred in a military vehicle, sitting on an iron bench, groaning in pain and holding his amputated leg.
An ambulance was waiting at the Meitar checkpoint to take him to the hospital in Hebron. There he spent two days for further treatment. Since then, he has been at home, traveling occasionally for treatment.
Doctors Without Borders comes twice a month and provides help, including psychological help.
It is important to note that Elias, his son, was taken into custody on the day of the incident and released a few days later on bail of 5,000 NIS.
Sa’id, the victim, was also released from his detention on bail of 5,000 NIS.
The cruelty and Jewish supremacy cannot be described. Jewish terror.
The three settlers, as in all incidents in the occupied territories, are roaming freely and continue to commit crimes.
We will continue to visit Sa’id and his family.
#ThisIsTheOccupation
Location Description
Dura Al-Fawwar Junction
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Junction on Route 60: west - the town of El Dura, east - the Al Fawwar refugee camp. There is a manned pillbox at the junction. From time to time the army sets up flying checkpoints at the entrance to El Fawwar and Al Dura. Al-Fawwar is a large refugee camp (7,000 inhabitants in 2007) established in 1949 to accommodate Palestinian refugees from Be'er Sheva and Beit Jubrin and environs. There are many incidents of stone-throwing. In the vicinity of the pillbox there are excellent agricultural areas, Farmers set up stalls adjacent to the plots close to the road. In recent months the civil administration has set up dirt embankments thereby blocking access to the stalls, and making it impossible for the farmers to sell their vegetables. Updated April 2021, Michal T.
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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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Meitar checkpoint / Sansana
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Meitar Checkpoint / Sansana The checkpoint is located on the Green Line and serves as a border crossing between Israel and the West Bank. It is managed by the Border Crossing Authority of the Defense Ministry. It is comprised of sections for the transfer of goods as well as a vehicle checkpoint (intended for holders of blue identity cards, foreign nationals or diplomats and international organizations). Passing of Palestinians is prohibited, except for those with entry permits to Israel. Palestinians are permitted to cross on foot only. The crossing has a DCO / DCL / DCL / DCL (District Coordination Office), a customs unit, supervision, and a police unit. In the last year, a breach has been opened in the fence, not far from the crossing. This breach is known to all, including the army. There does not appear to be any interest in blocking it, probably as it permits needed Palestinian workers without the bureaucratic permits to get to work in Israel. Food stalls and a parking area economy have been created, but incidents of violent abuse by border police have also been recorded. Updated April 2022
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Mesafer Yatta
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This is happening in Fire Area 918 in the South Hebron Hills
On the eve of Remembrance Day (the day before Israel Independence Day), 4th May, 2022, the Israeli High Court decided on the transfer and expulsion of residents from 8 Palestinian communities in the area of Masafar Yata in the South Hebron Hills. Residents of the villages have been living under the threat of demolition, evacuation and expropriation since the IDF issued evacuation orders in 1999 based on the 1980s proclamation of their area of residence as a firing zone for IDF drills. None of the nearby settlements were included in this zone. The Masafer Yata Palestinian villages retain a special lifestyle and ancient agricultural culture. They also posess a clear historical documentation that testifies to a Palestinian settlement in this area, generations before the establishment of Israel, long ago in the caves and at later times outside them.
Evacuating residents from the area means destroying these historic villages and leaving entire families (about 2,000 people, children, adults, and the elderly) homeless. This is contrary to international law.
In June 2022, a firing drill started, and life became harder.
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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
Michal TsadikJul-25-2025The interior of the burnt house
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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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