“We knew that we were going to be the ones punished for what Hamas had done,” one West Bank resident told The Daily Beast of the “lockdown” order.
, wearing an army uniform and pointing an M16 in his face. The settler was part of a mixed group that included IDF soldiers, who were patrolling in a group, despite the IDF’s supposed role as a neutral arbiter of disputes between the two communities.
In a response to a comment request from The Daily Beast about this story, an IDF representative said that “security forces” in the area operate “in accordance with the situational assessment in order to ensure security for all residents in the area. In light of this, there are dynamic checkpoints and movement monitoring in various areas in the region,” without elaborating further.
There were no similar restrictions for the Israeli settlers, he says, who were allowed to roam the streets freely, many carrying weapons. “The settlers who live in our area, they all put on military uniform, and many of them were carrying M16s,” he said, showcasing videos he had taken from his windows of settlers moving freely.
Most Palestinian shops in the area have been closed in the last few weeks, but Abu Aisha says that the Palestinian authority managed to arrange a solution. Once every two days, the checkpoint between H1 and H2 would open for half an hour in the morning, and half an hour in the evening. Palestinians can remain on those streets during that window of time.
“My teenage boy had to use the bathroom and lift himself from his wheelchair onto the toilet. But he lost his grip and fell out of the chair onto the floor,” said Idais, who tried to return through the checkpoint, but was stopped by the soldiers guarding it.He says his disabled son lay on the floor of his bathroom for nearly four hours, before the checkpoint was opened in the evening.
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