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Anabta,Tulkarm

Place: Beit Iba
Observers: Hagar L.,Smadar H.,Deborah L.
Mar-01-2007
| Afternoon

Anabta,Tulkarm, 1/3/07 Thursday,PM Observers: Hagar L. , Smadar H. , Deborah L.(reporting), and guest14:30 – 14:45 We were only there for a short moment in time between Beit Iba and Hawwara. It was rather empty of traffic. This, however, is what we found at all the checkpoints. We were told that even though the army has left Nablus, for now (until tonight or tomorrow say people with worried looks on their faces), it has been a week of curfews and heavy activity by the army and people are afraid to go out. The army has gone in and out of Nablus a few times this week so it seems most people do not want to take any chances. The university is not open. Many people have not returned to work and now it is the end of the week. What happens in Nablus effects the whole area. We were told by the soldiers at Anabta that the restriction on ages 16 to 30 was not in effect today. They also said that the IDs and permits of truck drivers of trucks with merchandise that had come from the back-to-back checkpoint at Irtach were checked but the merchandise in the trucks was not being checked. We were told at Beit Iba that traffic to Jenin had to pass through the Tul Kurm checkpoint because there was a block at Farah which prevented people from using the El Bidan checkpoint. The sides of the road of the Anabta/TulKarm checkpoint were heavy with mud, puddles, and holes and we almost got stuck.

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