Palestinians use crane to bypass Israeli blockade

Palestinians are using a crane mounted on the back of a truck to lift cars over Israeli blockades in the southern occupied West Bank district of Hebron, Israeli media reported.

Israel’s Channel 2 reported that a truck equipped with a crane has been transporting Palestinian cars from one side of large dirt mounds dumped in the middle of roads to the other, charging 30 shekels ($7.80) for each car.

Israeli forces routinely place large mounds of dirt on Palestinian roads during blockades to deter Palestinians from leaving or entering an area.

The entire district of Hebron has remained under an Israeli military blockade for nearly three weeks.