Hebron, South Hebron Hills, Mon 14.2.11, Morning
Translation: Bracha B.A.
The Meitar Checkpoint is empty of workers and things are quiet. All the workers have already crossed. There is only one bus for prisoners' families.
Route 60
It is very foggy and difficult to see the children walking to school on the side of the road. They are in danger of being hit.
The road is empty except for a jeep at the entrance to Beit Hagai and another at the junction where Route 60 meets the road to Zif.
All the checkpoints along the road are open.
Kiryat Arba
The outpost on the hill to the south that was dismantled last week is standing again. Three orange caravans are standing on the hill.
Hebron
Five cars next to the improvised synagogue attest to the fact that it has come to life again. We did not check if people were really worshipping there.
The Pharmacy Checkpoint
Two CPT workers are listing the number of people who cross through. The soldiers are joking with a child and everything is calm.
A bored soldier looks down from the position above the wholesale market that has been manned again.
The Tarpat Checkpoint and Beit Rumeida– The checkpoints are empty, bored soldiers watch us.
On the way back we stopped at Abed's for a cup of tea. There were detainees at the checkpoint near the Cave of the Patriarchs and it took soldiers from the border patrol 20 minutes to check their personal details and release them.
On the way back the fog had disappeared and there were no exceptional events. The changeover of the Chief of Staff has not had any impact in this area
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
Smadar BeckerApr-10-2026New Israeli flags placed for miles on Highway 317 to prove who is sovereign
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