This is the colourful lookout tower at Mitzpe Massua
After waking for a bit, I crossed road 353 and past some sheep (statues) and a playground
Throughout the day there were lots of remains of people who lived here in the past.
I took a detour through Hirbat Kayafa, which most people think is Sha'araim. Sha'araim means two gates, and this place definitely had two gates and is in approximately the right place.
Soon the path went near a huge assortment of satellite dishes (kind of out of place)
I soon reached Kibbutz Netiv Halamed Hey (lamad hey = 35)
The kibbutz is named after the tragic story of 35 soldiers who were killed nearby in the war of independence while trying to supply Gush Etzion. There was an audio recording at the memorial which was quite difficult to hear (content not quality).
From here, I continued to Ein Tanur (a spring), a nice place for a break in the cool water.
Next to Ein Tanur was a village abandoned in the war of independence (Khirbat al-Tannur), but some of the buildings were still in relatively good condition. It was a little sad to see the site overgrown, and with no indication of its history.
A short way down the path was another larger spring, Ein Mata
Next to the spring were some very closely grown palm trees that were burnt in a fire
I continued on past Moshav Mata
I finished the day at Ein Kobi
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