Habla, Wed 14.7.10, Morning
Translation: Suzanne O.
Eyal
6:30 a.m.
The labourers are outside, some of them told us that it was relatively short (40 minutes) and others said it was tough.
Chabala
7:00 a.m.
The gate was already open. A man with a horse and cart waits to enter. He was pleased that we had come; now he would be able to enter in an instant, and indeed this was the case, possibly coincidentally. He raised a problem about the barbed wire which winds around in the direction of the entrance and makes it hard for horses and carts; his horse often gets entangled in the thick barbed wire.
There are about 100 people in the queue. They are inspected in fives. Each group of 5 takes about 3 – 5 minutes to inspect. This means that a labourer arriving now will have to wait over an hour.
One man asked if we can deal with the problems he has with the Shabak. When we suggested Sylvia he already knew about her.
Habla
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Habla CP (1393)
The Habla checkpoint (1393) was established on the lands of the residents of Qalqilya, on the short road that
connected it for centuries to the nearby town of Habla. The separation barrier intersects this road twice and cut off the residents of Qalqilya from their lands in the seam zone.(between the fence and the green line).
There is a passage under Road 55 that connects Qalqilya to the sabotage This agricultural barrier is used by the farmers and nursery owners established along Road 55 from the Green Line and on both sides of the kurkar road leading to the checkpoint.
This agricultural checkpoint serves the residents of Arab a-Ramadin al-Janoubi (detached from the West Bank), who pass through it to the West Bank and back to their homes. The opening hours (3 times a day) of this agricultural checkpoint are longer than usual, about an hour (recently shortened to 45 minutes), and are coordinated with the transportation hours of a-Ramadin children studying in the occupied in the West Bank.
Nina SebaAug-18-2025Habla: The gate is in the process of closing
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