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Habla

Place: Habla
Observers: Ruti Katz, Chana Abiram. Translator: Charles K.
Nov-01-2016
| Morning

 

People from Habla gather already at 06:00 and wait for the checkpoint to open. But, though it’s scheduled to begin operating at 06:30, according to the soldiers (who arrived at approximately 06:50), it opened only at 06:55.

06:58 The first Palestinian crosses. A relatively long time passes between the inspection of one group of Palestinians and the next.

07:19 The vehicle transporting the teachers goes through the checkpoint and stops between the fences. The passengers emerge and go to the inspection building.

07:30 Inspections now begin also at the location adjacent to the exit toward the plant nurseries.

07:40 Inspection of the teachers has concluded; the minibus passengers board and continue on their way.

08:05 Approximately 25 people still wait to be inspected.

08:17 The last group of five are inspected. The checkpoint closes and a few minutes later rain begins to pour.

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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.

       

      Habla. The gate is open for vehicle crossing
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      Habla. The gate is open for vehicle crossing
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