‘Anabta, Ar-Ras, Jit, Jubara (Kafriat), Qalqiliya, Thu 6.12.07, Afternoon
14.10 Qalqiliya
Here there were 17 cars in both directions and the parking lot was packed. It seems that there is a partial closure on Qalqiliya. Israeli cars can only go through if they have a permit (and so on our way back to the car we told some of them that there was no point in their waiting. Palestinians can go in but the only way out is through Habla which is a detour. As we understand it, road 55 to Funduk is forbidden to Palestinians, the checking is very careful and therefore there is a line.
14.40
We went through Funduk where the shops were open and it seems calm for the moment.
At the entrance to Jit all was quiet.
15.45 Entrance to Anabta. We came just as there was a change of shift and we went around the checkpoint. At the entrance of Qalqiliya the traffic passed through and there were about 10 cars at the exit. The commander came to greet us and we remained there for a few minutes. We met some young people who live in Wadi Ara and study in Jenin. They were coming through on foot and said that each time that they went home they had problems and were taking a chance that they would not be allowed back again.
At Jubara we went through the gate for Machsomwatch and Abu Chatem where we met many women who had come on a sympathy visit.
16.15 A-Ras.
The soldiers were happy to see us and said that they were finishing their duty on Thursday and going home. The checkpoint was almost empty and they said that a week ago a soldier caught a boy, shoved him into the toilet and beat him up. The soldiers reported this and the soldier was punished and banished from the unit.
This report was already given in by another group who received it from the brigade commander.
'Anabta CP
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'Anabta CP
The checkpoint is located south of the village of 'Anabta, at the intersection of Road 60 (leading to Nablus at the entrance to Area A), with Road (57, 557, 5576) facing west towards the Einav settlement and the checkpoint at the exit from the West Bank - Figs checkpoint. Until 2010 we used to watch the intersection and report the long columns created due to a slow inspection of the vehicles in both directions.
Oct-28-2011Anabta checkpoint 24.10.11
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A-Ras (The Children Checkpoint)
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A-Ras (The Children Checkpoint)
On Tulkarm-Qalqiliya road (574), east of Hirbet Jubara. tia checkpoint is dedicated to residents traveling to and from Tulkarm, so they should not cross apartheid road 557 (only permissible for settlers).
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Jit Junction
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The checkpoint is located on Route 60 near at the junction with Route 55, near the village of Jit. There was a checkpoint for vehicles passing between the north and south of the West Bank, which was abolished towards 2010. Since then, surprise checkpoints have been set up there from time to time with a police or Border Police vehicle, and vehicles and their passengers are inspected.
Anat PolakJul-17-2025Yitzhar Road, Jit Junction: traffic jam
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Jubara (Kafriat)
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The Jabra checkpoint was on Road 557, south of Tulkarm, on the side of the Figs Pass, which is located within the Palestinian Authority (a few kilometers east of the Green Line), and serves as an entry barrier from the territories to Israel. The checkpoint to the village of Jubara, which until 2013 was in the seam area, blocked and surrounded by a fence, was intended for the passage of the family members of the house next to the checkpoint, and also for the MachsomWatch volunteers (with special permission only), on their way to checkpoint 753. on the other side of the village. The soldiers supervising the "fig crossing" also supervised the crossing at this checkpoint, in our shifts we often waited a long time until the key was found and the gate opened. The checkpoint was abolished and became part of the separation fence that was moved west following the High Court.
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Qalqiliya checkpoint
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Qalqilya is surrounded on all sides by the separation barrier. The only exit from the city is in the east of the city on the road that leaves the city in an easterly direction. This is where the checkpoint was located. When the checkpoint was active until 2009 our shifts watched long queues of cars being inspected at the only exit from the city to the West Bank. The checkpoint was canceled, but there is a military presence at the entrance to the city.
Nina SebaAug-18-2025Azzun: Enclosed by a high fence and the gate to the village is closed
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