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Condolences visit to Nasser Adra in Tuwani

Place: Masafer Yatta* South Hebron Hills Tarqumiya CP
Observers: Smadar Becler and Muhammad Dabsan
Sep-21-2025
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Our condolences to Nasser Adra from Tuwani and his family on the passing of his mother, the late Hajja Sariya Idra
Our condolences to Nasser Adra from Tuwani and his family on the passing of his mother, the late Hajja Sariya Idra
Photo: Smadar Becker
Smadar with Nasser and Salem Adra, a condolence visit to Tuwani on the passing of Nasser's mother, Hajja Saria Adra
Smadar with Nasser and Salem Adra, a condolence visit to Tuwani on the passing of Nasser's mother, Hajja Saria Adra
Photo: Muhammad D.

Although we were going to A-Tuwani on the Yatta highway, we drove through the Lachish checkpoint, aka the Tarqumiya checkpoint. We noticed far fewer vehicles and trucks than before in the parking lots at the checkpoint. The reason for this journey was to meet N. from a village near Idna, whom we had met several times.  This at the request of my friend from the south who helps N.’s family in these hard times. We also brought blankets, clothes, shoes from the donations I collected at my house.

  1. spoke about the worsening situation, checkpoints and the army, and the difficulty in finding work. He thanked us and my friend, seeing us as a salvation for him and his family.

We continued to Nabil’s shop to buy dates for a condolences visit in A-Tuwani to the family of Nasser Adra, on the passing of his mother, may Allah have mercy on her. We met Nasser and his son Salem, a peace activist. Bassel himself was not in the village, having gone to work.  On behalf of Machsomwatch, we expressed our condolences and shared in their great sorrow on the passing of Hajja Sariya Adra, may her memory be blessed.

We also posted a message of sympathy for the bereaved family on the Machsomwatch Facebook page.

We knew Hajja Sariya and had met her many times during our visits to A-Tuwani. We were very sad at her passing.

Location Description

  • Masafer Yatta*

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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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  • Tarqumiya CP

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    • The Tarqumiya Checkpoint is one of the largest and busiest checkpoints where people and goods cross into Israel. It is located on the Separation Barrier close to the Green Line, on Road 35 (connecting Beer Sheva and Hebron). It is run by the Israel Defense Ministry’s Crossings Administration with civilian secuirty companies running the day to day operations. The checkpoint  is indeed open to vehicles in both directions 24/7, but Palestinians are prevented from crossing in vehicles, except in  special cases. MachsomWatch activists visit the checkpoint as it opens at 3:45 am, in order to observe the daily  passage of nearly 10,000 Palestinian workers.  The workers arrive from throughout the Southern West Bank.  Our activists report on the tremendous overcrowding at this checkpoint; they have observed young men climbing and scrambling on the fences and roofs of the ‘access cages’.  This is how the work day begins for those who ‘build the land of Israel’. updated November 2019
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