The purpose of our visit was to bring food to the residents 

We traveled to Makhul and distributed food.  We also brought food to families in Ein Hilweh and Farsia.  It was a small amount. 

The situation in the valley is difficult.  Many families have fled because they are afraid of the settlers.  As Hagar Shezaf wrote in “Haaretz” yesterday,  we need to make an effort to help bring food.

Most of the roads were empty except for Israeli cars. 

Cars were standing along the road in front of the Gittit Checkpoint.

 All of the cities and villages were closed.  

On our way back we received a message that the last people from Wadi Sik have been evicted or fled.  If we had still had food we would have brought them, but we were afraid to enter the villages and cities to buy any.   

In the evening a donor arrived who would buy them food and we hoped that it would reach them soon. 

We are not organized for doing this.

It’s a pity that we don’t have the energy of people helping in the Gaza border communities.

The West Bank remained out of sight of Israeli society. It barely interests anyone, as usual.  No one cares that hundreds of thousands of people are enclosed in cities and sometimes hungry for bread, and subject to the Israeli forces of evil.

The night before we received a phone message from Issa from Hebron:Kh

“Thank you for joining in the effort.  We in the West bank are living under closure and there is a curfew in Hebron.  It’s forbidden to go outside and entire families cannot go out to get food and there are continuous attacks by soldiers and settlers.  More than 10 residents have been killed in Hebron since the beginning of the current events.  I myself was arrested on Saturday for more than 10 hours and I am still recovering from the torture and harassment I received from soldiers and settlers – I never thought I would leave Camp Tel  Romeida alive.  We are living in difficult times: occupation, apartheid, violence, and extremism.”