Beit Furik, Huwwara, Za'tara (Tapuah), Fri 16.1.09, Morning

Before the curfew. Many security forces on the roads and on the sides.

08:45 Za'tara:
A few vehicles of the security forces park in a circle at the parking lot. A surrealistic sight.
The CP is empty.

Beit Furik: the passage is free.
In the detention cell there is a 16 year old boy from Salem. He was brought here by the patrol about a quarter of an hour ago. The soldiers (who are not hostile) don't know why he is there and what to do with him. They are waiting for instructions.
Nily talks to Zaharani: he will investigate. A quarter of an hour later again a phone call to him: he says he was released. Not really, but a short time later it does happen.

Huwwara:
It is very quiet. There are few taxis.
There is no closure, no curfew, no limitations (only after we shall leave the situation will change)
The taxi drivers explain to us that because the queue for taxis is so slow they prefer to pass the CP on foot and to take the car from the parking lot.
At the car checking post there is a queue of about 10 cars.
We are sent away politely by the commander.
 

לפני העוצר.