‘Anabta, Deir Sharaf, Eliyahu Crossing, Habla, Irtah (Sha’ar Efrayim), Mon 15.11.10, Morning
06.27 Habla
The soldiers open the gate and immediately move the Palestinians through.
06.31 The first group of five passes, and two minutes later the next group.
06.40 There is no longer a queue and only individuals arrive and pass quickly. Apparently because it is Eid il Adhah eve few people are going to work. Also the reserve soldiers are polite and efficient, which seems to have an influence on the woman soldier.
06.58 Ma’avar Eliyahu. No Palestinian men waiting. Two women wait next to the checking fixture.
7.30 Farmers’ passage Falamiya. The gate is open. A young man waits in the shade. He has not been allowed to pass although he has a permit and always passes there. His permit is for gate 839 (Sal’it) but, with the DCO stamp, is added 927 (Falamiya). The military police checked with the DCO and was told that he does not appear in the list. On our request another check is made and, lo and behold, he is found in the list and immediately passes through. The military police apologises to us(?) and advises the Palestinian to go to the DCO to get a new printed permit.
The soldiers say that this morning many Palestinians passed to their fields and we, too, see all the time a steady stream of people passing although the olive harvest is almost done.
8.25 Opposite Kedumim we see a Hummer and a military ambulance and a number of soldiers. In general we saw few military vehicles but, in contrast, very many Palestinian vehicles on the roads.
8.35 We went on Route 60 to Shavei Shomron. There, too, was heavy Palestinian traffic. Reserve soldiers wanted to talk to us. They get instruction only on the particular checkpoint they serve on. They are told that the big checkpoints have been dismantled. We explained that, although the big checkpoints have been taken down, the obstacles to people to getting to their lands are just as troublesome to them and that there are still barriers to many villages. The kibbutznik listened with interest and understanding; the other soldier still felt that the settlements protect Tel Aviv…
Stop for coffee in Deir Sharaf.
We passed the checkpoint at ‘Anabta to show our new members. There is a soldier in the watchtower.
10.35 Sha’ar Efraim (Irtah) In spite of the late hour there were about 20 Palestinians outside the booth on the Palestinian side, pressing to the first carousel. They say that they all have permits to enter Israel to visit relatives on the festival. But they have waited more than an hour. We phone the DCO and within 3 minutes the carousels open and they all pass. We walk towards the exit gate and before we reach it the first people have already come through, with big smiles. The joy is shared by us and the Palestinians and we wish one another ‘Eid said – Chag Sameah!
'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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