Rihan, Shaked

Rihan, Shaked, Thursday, January 27, 2005, AMObservers: Sandra R., Leah R. (reporting)10:00-12:00Construction work on the permanent facility goes on. There is heavy construction equipment at the site.There was a relatively large number of pedestrians and vehicles. Passage went smoothly. Every piece of merchandise was unloaded and examined strictly. Passage of livestock was not allowed; a car with 28 sheep was not allowed to go through.We also went to the Shaked gate. There were no children or soldiers.We would like to add that we drove to the checkpoint through Palestinian Barta'a to deliver clothes to one of the residents. The telephone at that person's house was out of order and the residents were friendly, offering us assistance in bringing us to our final destination.