Al Aqaba (Village) / Jordan Valley, Hamra (Beqaot), Tayasir
11:45 Bezeq Checkpoint. We crossed.
It's a hot day. The slopes are still green. Sheep and goats are seen grazing, a guise of calm. On the road going up to Tyassir we see no soldiers. The concrete casting of the water pipe is finished, paving road over it has not yet begun.
Behind the watchtower at Tyassir Checkpoint we saw a white vehicle bearing an Israeli license plate.
We visited Akaba village, met the village elder, visited the playground where Combatants for Peace have built a new and attractive installation (we also took part in this project), bought tea and goat cheese from the small shopts at the center of this lovely village.
(Photo) Akaba. The playground installation donated by Combatants for Peace
The Allon Road:
Tank carriers stand in line waiting to enter the military base. The earthen dyke is sprouted with new grass.
The new fence of Beqa'ot settlement looks completed.
We sat with I. and his family at Khalat Makhoul, heard about the electricity shortage they suffer since their generator has been ruined by the rains. He told us the generator has been taken for repairs.
15:55 Hamra CHeckpoint(Photo – waiting line of cars west of the checkpoint)
The fragrance of orange blossoms all around slightly improves the stench of occupation that pervades this place.
22 cars are lined up waiting on the east side, taxis and workers' transports. A similar number line up on the west side of the checkpoint. Within a minute or two of our arrival, the entire convoy was let through from the east, and after another 5 minutes, so was the line from the west. The reserves soldiers who manned the checkpoint asked us not to stand nearby, we refused, they did not insist and went back to their post. From which they photographed us.
16:05 – again a waiting line of 10 cars on the east side accumulated and we left after these too were allowed through.
16:15 We left.
On our way north, various tank carriers passed us along the Allon Road as well as on Road 90..
16:35 Bezeq Checkpoint– We crossed back into Israel.
Al-'Aqaba (village) / Jordan Valley
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Al Aqaba is located in Area C, in the northern Jordan Valley and near the Tayasir checkpoint. The village is well-kept, clean and tidy, but suffers greatly from the presence of soldiers at the Tayasir camp.
Following a deadly attack on soldiers at the base near Tayasir in February 2025, the checkpoint was closed completely for the time being. This cut off the connection between the northern Jordan Valley and the Nablus area. MachsomWatch cannot currently reach Aqaba, because Israelis are not allowed to pass through the checkpoint.
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Hamra (Beqaot)
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One of the Jordan Rift Valley checkpoints that prevent direct transit between the West Bank and the Jordan Valley, in addition to Tayasir Checkpoint. Located next to Hamra settlement, on Route 57 and the Allon Road.
Read about the peple of the Jordan Valley and the quiet transfer happening there.
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Tayasir CP
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Located on road 5799, It is one of the checkpoints control the passage between the northern West Bank and the Jordan Valley. For a long time, it stood empty and open, with only a sign next to it warning against entering Area A. It was adjacent to an old military camp - now everything is neglected. How much money was invested here, and how much brainwashing was done to the soldiers of Netzah Yehuda and Kfir.
Today, it is very difficult to pass there. Many delays. Often, teachers from Tubas are not allowed to pass into the Valley to villages like Ein al-Bida where the local schools are located, and there are no classes. There are additional days when the checkpoint is closed. In general, there is a wait there of about two to four hours to go towards the Valley and also to return. Many times the Palestinians are forced to use the Hamra checkpoint, which also leads into Tubas and the West Bank, but there is also a huge queue there and a long wait.
Following a deadly attack on soldiers at the nearby base in February 2025, the checkpoint was completely closed for the time being. (Updated March 2025)
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