But his comrades are quieter, sitting in frustration and muttering under their breath. Shortly afterwards, four buses arrive across the border and about 350 men, women and children emerge and head to the fence. Some are waving the yellow Hizbullah banner. It is a scene repeated since the withdrawal, here and at Fatma gate, mostly on Sundays. Stones follow, pelting the cement outpost and smashing up against the plexiglas windows of the lookout positions.
Soldiers are ready, weapons loaded, ready to shoot anyone who attempts to cross the fence.
This is a show. Our task is to prevent infiltration. They can curse us as much as they want. We will not be provoked. But other soldiers in the Golani unit manning Tziporen are fuming as they duck inside away from the flying stones.