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Lorenzo Tondo and Quique Kierszenbaum in Tarqumiya. Photographs by Alessio Mamo

‘Solidarity over hatred’: the small band of Israelis stopping settlers obstructing aid trucks

A group of activists link arms while standing on a road, as settlers stand behind them
Alon-Lee Green, centre, and other Standing Together activists block settlers at the Tarqumiya checkpoint from stopping aid trucks travelling to Gaza. Photograph: Alessio Mamo/The Guardian

At approximately 10.30am on a scorching Monday, a group of five young Israeli settlers arrived at the Tarqumiya checkpoint, west of Hebron in the West Bank, where dozens of aid trucks bound for Gaza were expected.

The settlers had received detailed information about the timing, location, and number of trucks that would pass through the checkpoint that morning. What they had not anticipated was that dozens of peace activists had also gathered in Tarqumiya with a specific mission: to prevent the settlers from blocking the vehicles and ensure that the aid continued its journey to Gaza.

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