Hebron, Sansana (Meitar Crossing)

At Meitar Crossing, according to Mohammad, many laborers crossed this morning and the Border Police caught people in Israel illegally.

We crossed later without problems.

On Highway 60, on the way to Hebron, heavy traffic of cars and trucks.

Tel Rumeida checkpoint:  we and two local women crossed without difficulty.  We met a young physician who reopened a clinic located beneath the mosque.  He told about the difficulty getting around and in operating and publicizing the clinic.  He asked us to tell everyone we can about it.

During this time we saw hardly any people in the street.

We walked down through the archaeological site, which is fenced, on dirt paths, marked like trails of the Nature Protection Society, to Abraham’s Spring, which is also enclosed by concrete walls and a locked gate.

We returned via the Pharmacy checkpoint.  The Hebron Municipality is renovating the sidewalks and roadway of Shuhadah Street.

We came out through the southern exit.  On the way we visited Mitzpeh HaShlosha and the spring (which is actually a pool) and saw the promenade, an additional way to keep Palestinians separated in their agricultural plots.  We can clearly see the area being busily graded to prepare for Jewish construction between Kiryat Arba and Givat Hakharsina (along the northern exit).

The road back was also heavily trafficked.

The Abda gate is open.

We returned via Meitar crossing.