Southern Hills of Hebron, 18.3.07, MorningObservers: Lea Sh., Paula R. (reporting) 06:45 – 10:00We encountered checkings and detainees along road No. 60, and decided (with relief) not to enter into Hebron.Shima CP: When we arrived, many workers had crossed already and two soldiers (male and female) checked quickly the others.7:10 Near the settlement Atniel we saw a military jeep and below in the mud a vehicle (Israeli licence) and the passengers working to pull it out. The soldiers (from the Givati regiment), instead of helping the men in trouble, ordered them to stand aside. They were helpless, but relieved (as they told us later) on seeing us. One soldier, inside the jeep, informed on the radar that two on two (our concise description) have come to harass (!). In the meantime another jeep arrived. The Palestinians pleaded with the soldiers to let them keep on with their efforts. We handed the people the page with the Human Rights telephones. They asked us not to leave, because the soldiers might beat them up when we leave. They have a bad experience with them, especially the one who called us creatures on two. The owner of the vehicle is an Israeli. They tried the short cut, for the only road that is open for them (since Ramadin is closed) takes over an hour, and it is also not open all the time. They have permits and are on their way to work in Israel. After half an hour the soldiers left, and we too.Dura el-Pawar: 3 vehicles were detained for half an hour. On our arrival, the soldiers checked some cars but did not detain them. Some 10 minutes later the 3 were released. Shiuch-Sair: 4 detainees by soldiers of the Border Patrol. They have been waiting for nearly an hour apparantly. One of them is ill. After we arrived, they kept detaining some people, but released them within few minutes. But the 4 were released after approx. 20 minutes from our arrival.Traffic over the Halhoul bridge flows.We returned along the road 356, 317. At the Zif junction 3 Israeli civilian vehicles parked. It looked like an operation of the General Security Service, with mixed civilian, police and military staff. They would not let us come near them, and soon they left taking with them a bearded man, who looked like a religious Muslim.The shiny cold morning, with the wet brilliant boulders seemed like a stark scenery contrast to the reality on the ground.