‘Anabta, Deir Sharaf, Eliyahu Crossing, Habla, Irtah (Sha’ar Efrayim), Jubara (Kafriat), Te’enim Crossing, Sun 18.7.10, Morning
6:45 Sha'ar Eliyahu
20 people waiting in line, among them many women workers on their way to work in Israel. 3 people enter the inspection room and the inspection is carried out quickly. The people said that everything is operating correctly today.
6:50 Hablah
About 30 people waiting in line. 5 people enter the inspection room. also here, the inspection is quick. We left at 7:15 and there were about 20 people in line.
7:25 Agricultural Sha'ar J'ous
One man told us that the gate was opened only at 7:30. He complained that the gate opens late and it is difficult for them because of the summer heat. The workers requested that the gate open earlier, they have been asking for 2 months, but there hasn't been any change.
The checkpoint was quiet, very few people going through. Only 4 tractors went through during our shift.
8:10 Opposite Kedumim – a military vehicle is standing.
8:20 Dir Sharaf
The previous checkpoint was closed a few months ago. The area is empty.
8;25 Anabta
No soldiers except in the watch tower.
8:35 the Fig Gate: Jabara
We asked the soldiers to open the gate for us, but a female soldier told us that the lock was broken. Yael complained that the lock has been broken for 2 weeks already. The soldier suggested to us, with a smile, that we go ask "Gabi" (Ashkenazi, the Chief of Staff).
Yael called the Office in charge and explained the situation. He promised to look into it and get back to us. After 30 minutes, we decided to continue to Irtach.
9;05 Irtach
A lot of buses waiting for passengers on their way to visit prisoners. A few of them complain to us about problems at the checkpoint and long waiting times. A man from Nablus told us that he was forced to get up at 3 AM in order to visit his brother who had been jailed for a period of 18 years. He claimed that he is often in a state of confusion and disinformation – they tell him that his brother was moved from one place to another. Someone else told us that they often arrive for visits at the jail and are turned back on the grounds that the visiting hours have been changed. The picture we get is that there is a huge effort made by these people under conditions of lack of information, often a hopeless situation.
9:25
The Officer in charge did get back to us and said that the key for the Jabara gate will be there immediately. We returned. We asked the checkpoint commander for the key. He didn't know anything about it. Yael called the Officer again and requested that the key be available there permanently, so that the family who lives at the entrance to the village, next to the checkpoint, will not be put in this absurd situation. The Officer promised to follow up.
9:30
We went on our way and returned to our pleasant lives.
'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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Deir Sharaf checkpoint
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Deir Sharaf checkpoint is located west of Nablus and south of the settlement of Shavei Shomron, at the entrance to the village of Deir Sharaf on the road leading to Nablus. The checkpoint was activated in early March 2009 after the Beit Iba checkpoint was closed. Palestinians are allowed through the checkpoint , but not for Israelis. Unlike the checkpoints leading to Qalqilya and Tulkarm, crossing of Israeli Palestinians is only allowed on Saturdays.
Nina SebaFeb-28-2024Deir Sharaf - the entrance to the village
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Eliyahu CP (109) / Crossing
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Eliyahu CP (109) / Crossing This checkpoint, also known as the Fruit Crossing, is one of the main checkpoints between Israel and the West Bank. It is located on Route 55 between Alfei Menashe and the turn to Qalqilya and Zufin, more than 4 km east of the Green Line, in the separation fence, which separates Qalqilya from its lands to the south, thus leaving Alfei Menashe West of the fence - the Seam Zone. This checkpoint, a few kilometers across the Green Line, is intended for "Israeli settlement in the West Bank and the population of the Seam Zone." It is managed by a civil company. Palestinians with a special permit for their lands in the seam area are also allowed to pass through it, on foot, and sometimes by car.
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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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Irtah (Sha'ar Efrayim)
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The checkpoint is for Palestinians only. It is the main barrier to the passage of workers from the northern West Bank to Israel. Workers with a permit to work in Israel and also for trade (with appropriate permissions), medicine, and visiting prisoners. One can cross the checkpoint only on foot. The checkpoint is located north of Road 557 and south of Tulkarm. Operated by a civil security company, opening hours: between 4:00 and 19:00 on weekdays. As members of Machsom Watch, we began our shifts to this location in 2007. We arrived before it opened at 4 in the morning and report since, on the harsh conditions and the long and crowded queues of workers. The workers who pass by continue their journey by transportation to work throughout Israel. In the first period of its activity, about 3,000 and then 5,000 people passed through this checkpoint every day. Due to the small number of checking points and arbitrary delays for long periods of time in the "rooms", workers feared losing their transportation. Hence workers leave their homes at 2:30 at night to be among the first. Today, 15,000 pass and the transition is faster. Workers are still leaving their homes very early to get past the checkpoint at 7 p.m. In an adjacent compound, there is a terminal for the transfer of goods on a commercial scale, using the back-to-back method.
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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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Te'enim Crossing
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Te'enim Crossing The Figs checkpoint, located on Road 557, east of the Green Line and the Ephraim Checkpoint (Road 444), is a vehicle crossing, open 24/7 all year round. It serves the Israeli population, including those authorized to enter the Palestinian Authority. The passage of foreigners holding international passports recognized by the State of Israel is approved. In exceptional cases will the passage of a Palestinian be allowed here.
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