Eyal checkpoint (terminal), which was opened in 2004, is on the Green Line, on the continuation of route No. 444, at the outskirts of Qalqiliya, south of kibbutz Eyal. Only Palestinians with permits to pass to Israel are allowed through for work, trade, health problems and visits of prisoners. The permits are in the form of magnetic cards. The army handed its operation over to a private company in 2009. 4000 people pass through the checkpoint daily. They have to return from work on the same day and only through this checkpoint. It operates between 04:00 and 19:00 (updated April 2010).
