Deir Sharaf, Huwwara, Za'tara (Tapuah), Wed 27.1.10, Afternoon

Translation: Aliya S.

14:30  Shomron Gate:
    The line of vehicles into the territories is moving rather slowly. A police car is standing at the side and policemen are looking into each car as it passes.

 14:40   Za'tara
On the road from Nablus 5 vehicles are in line.

 15:00 Huwwara:

    Both sides of the road, lanes into and out of Nablus, have been paved. The checking seems to be random. As the line of vehicles out of Nablus  passes, one out of several taxis is stopped and checked, and the line is held up for a few minutes. Sometimes a taxi is detained at the side of the road, ID cards are checked, and the taxi goes on its way after a few minutes.

 15:30  "Barrels" checkpoint/Dir Sharraf:

    Soldiers are at the checkpoint, but aren't checking the vehicles. A barrier is on the road so that the cars can pass only in one direction at a time, as the vehicles from the other direction have to wait.

 
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