South Hebron

South Hebron Hills, Thursday 9.12.04, AMWatchers: Edna S., Hadas P (reporting in Hebrew; Elena L. English trans):07:00-09:00SUMMARY: a lot of military vehicles on the roads. No Palestinians detained.There were fresh dirt barriers before the Susiya junction. Dura- al Fawwar:- movement was free and no soldiers were to be seen. Sheep's Crossing: students were passing on foot – no soldiers were present. Shiyukh-Hebron: Soldiers were standing at the crossing but were letting pedestrians pass freely in either direction. East Halhul: an army jeep was parked there but the traffic was moving freely. The Humanitarian CP- 2 army jeeps were parked near it- there was no traffic at all. Halhul- Hebron bridge: traffic was moving freely on it. The ascent to the bridge from route 35 was closed. Route 356 –there was no traffic, and no soldiers to be seen. Route 317- we saw two blue police cars. At the southern entrance to Samoa two bulldozers were raising the dirt barriers higher.