An IDF reservist recounts being ordered by the Civil Administration liaison unit (MATK) to open a gate near the Al-Fawwar junction for a convoy of about 10 minivans and armored jeeps carrying masked men with rifles, traveling from Hebron to Yatta. The soldier insisted the crossing be done late at night and supervised by an active-duty soldier, not himself, citing safety concerns for Israeli civilians in the area.
A reservist who served in the South Hebron Hills area narrated to the source the following account: while stationed at a pillbox near the Al-Fawwar junction, near the settlement of Otniel, he was contacted by the local Civil Administration liaison unit (MATK) on several occasions and instructed to open a gate for a convoy of PA security forces travelling from Hebron to Yatta. The reservist says he refused to open the gate during evening hours when Israeli civilians were still present, and insisted the operation be carried out late at night and that an active-duty soldier — not himself — physically unlock the gate while he provided security from a distance. He says he saw a convoy of about 10 minivans and armored jeeps with masked men carrying rifles passing by.
The incident, which took place about a year and a half ago according to the account, is notable for revealing routine coordination between the IDF's civil-administration branch and armed Palestinian Authority security forces in Area C — including the passage of armed personnel through a junction at a time that the reservist says he considered a security risk.
The account is a single, self-reported testimony published on the source. It has not been independently corroborated by The Zioneer or by official sources.
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