1555: No soldiers around, people
passing through the gate undisturbed. A

driver said the soldiers come and go frequently. Down the road
3

soldiers check IDs of passengers in a transit. The driver said they
had

been there for five minutes. One soldier said she wanted join
MW!

All and all, very few cars or pedestrians in the street. At the
gas

station, two Palestinians have been waiting for their IDS for two
hours.

When we return an hour and half later, they are gone as are the
passengers

in the transit.

1640: Sawahre. General closure and no passage either way. In
fact,

people can freely leave Abu Dis, but none are let in, even if
it

is his home. The commander says: “After four days of closure,
they should

have known they wouldn’t be allowed back”.