Hebron Hills Sunday 9.10. 05 AMObservers Elena L, Edna S (reporting)6:45 -9:45Ramadin CP: a lot of traffic. 4 young men were detained. Their IDs had been taken and they sat waiting for the IDs to be returned. According to the officer in charge they were caught trying to sneak through the fields in the direction of Ramadin. Both he and the detainees estimated that they had been waiting for about an hour when we arrived – this was the soldiers’ method of “reeducation” .The CO said one of the four had answered a question “cheekily”-“So let them sit”, he said to us. The officer was aware that he could hold the detainees for 3 hours. He allowed the 4 to sit in the shade. After about 40 minutes we left having first given the detainees out telephone number and asking them to phone us when they were released. They didn’t call us.Because of the time we spent at Ramadin we were too late to see the army escort of the Umm Tuba children to Twani school. We rang Juma and left a message to ask if all had gone well. Route 317: > an empty private car was stuck on the dirt barriers alongside the road –apparently having tried and failed to cross. Zif Junction: Open. 2 soldiers were standing guard next to the gate. Ditches were being dug nearby apparently in order to lay down water pipes.Shiyukh- Hebron crossing: On the Hebron side ( the girl’s school) pedestrians still have to climb over the dirt barrier –with the prospect of getting covered with mud when it rains ( see request of headmistress reported in September summary)Sair- Halhul East: open to traffic in both directionsHalhul -Hebron bridge: open Idna CP: open; no soldiers on the ground.Humanitarian Gate: Closed. There was a military ambulance waiting on the side of route 35 and a white van waiting on the Hebron side –facing Hebron.Sheep’s Crossing: Open to pedestrians – a car which had tried to cross the dirst barriers had got stuck.,br>Dura -el Fawwar Crossing: open to cars and pedestrians. A Hummer was parked at the roadside and there were three soldiers on the ground but they were not checking the Palestinians’ papers. Dahariya: the gate was open but the road blocked with boulder.Apart from Ramadin, very little traffic was observed.