Habla checkpoint - festive atmosphere
Both at Azzun as well as at the agricultural gate of Habla, there is a festive atmosphere. Eid Al Adha – the feast of sacrifice. There are many people on the street, buying, travelling, slaughtering and preparing for the feast. On the other hand one hears about another difficult decree imposed on the farmers passing at Habla. It’s been a month during which one cannot transfer goods and at the Eliyahu pass all is difficult: the decrees, the dogs, the crowds, the loss of time and the unsympathetic attitude of the CP crew. That is life of people living under occupation. Just to wait for new decrees and my heart goes out to those trying to live with their family and to enjoy the festive. This time there is a large number of new families for whom entrance is refused and who have no money to celebrate, or families whose children or fathers are new detainees. It seems that except those who have good connections at Gaza, about two million people will not be entirely free to enjoy the holiday.
Habla CP (1393)
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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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