Israeli forces blockade Hebron communities

An elderly woman struggle up a hill with groceries. Because of Halhul's closure, people have to exit one car outside of the village, and use a separate car inside the village. (MEE/Abed al Qaisi)

Mahmoud Tharaja, a resident of Hahul, says the blockade on his village made life unbearably complicated. (MEE/Abed al Qaisi)

Ali Alami says that because of the checkpoints, traffic has gotten so bad just to get to and from work that he prefers to walk most days. (MEE/Abed al Qaisi)

This gate, referred to as Nashash, can close off the main route through the southern West Bank district of Hebron from the rest of the West Bank. (MEE/Abed al Qaisi)

Arrub refugee camp has been closed off completely to all traffic since the middle of October. (MEE/Abed al Qaisi)

Young men in Beit Ummar have to move concrete blocks to make limited room for cars to move through blockades, but using the route is risky and comes with lofty consequences. (MEE/Abed al Qaisi)

Huwawra village is just one of the many villages blocked off with checkpoints off the main route in Hebron. (MEE/Abed al Qaisi)

Saer village is positioned with two checkpoints, this one, that checks cars at random, and another closer to the residential boundary that does a more thorough check. (MEE/Abed al Qaisi)

Thaer Shareef hopes that rumors of Israeli forces planning to allow some vehicle access in and out of Arrub refugee camp are true (MEE/Abed al Qaisi)

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