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Checkpoint
securing
the
entrance
to
the
last
part
of
the
belt
connecting
all
the
Hebron
settlements,
making
it
another
crucial
point
on
the
occupation
-
al
map
of
H2.
Its
name
–
Gilbert
–
is
an
acronym
of
the
name
of
Jabar
Al-Rahmeh
street
leading
to
Tel
Rumeida.
It
is
staffed
around
the
clock
by
the
Israeli
military
forces.
Composed
of
a
metal
detector,
concrete
blocks
closing
part
of
the
road
and
soldiers
conducting
obligatory
checks.
Supplemented
by
a
cabin
located
on
the
other
side
of
the
junction
controlling
pedestrian
movement
coming
from
Al-Shuhada
Street.
of
the
junction
controlling
pedestrian
movement
coming
from
Al-Shu
-
hada
Street.
Since
October
2015,
the
area
has
been
open
only
for
holders
of
residential
numbers.
Before
October
2015,
there
was
no
regular
checkpoint,
just
soldiers
carry
-
ing
out
intermittent
surveillance.
Climbing
the
road
leading
directly
to
the
Tel
Rumeida
settlement is permissible only to
members
of
the
Abu
Haikal,
al-'Aza,
al-Khatib
and
Abu
'Eishah
families,
whose
houses
are located there.
HAJEZ JABAL AL-RAHMEH
Jabal Al-Rahmeh checkpoint
2
GILBERT CHECKPOINT
حاجز جبل الرحمة "جيلبيرت"
Al-Shuhada
street
Tel Rumeida
Settlement