‘Anabta, Deir Sharaf, Irtah (Sha’ar Efrayim), Jit, Thu 15.4.10, Morning
Translation: Hanna K.
DawnIrtah – the passage has been opened at 04:00.The queue at the entrance is crowded but tolerable. At the exit the turnstiles were closed for a few minutes, owing to a problem with the electrical appliance. There are no complaints. The parking lot has been closed (a week and a half ago) for cars transporting workmen. Only the people working at the CP are allowed to enter with their cars and park at the parking lot. The transportation cars wait for the workmen outside in great disorder and difficulties of passage. The workmen do not complain about this. Owing to the long waiting period from the moment they leave the CP until they leave for work, the big parking lot enables them more space for prayer and waiting. We left at 05:30 to fulfill a request which was made to us at Huwwara. All along the road, what used to be the Anabta, Barrels and Jit checkpoints, there were no soldiers and almost no vehicles, the hour was early. At Huwwara there was a company of soldiers. No Palestinians passed at this hour.
From Huwwara Za'taraTapuah until Ramat Ha-Sharon the road was free. A random check at Za'taraTapuah; A big earth mound which blocks the entrance to Zeita, "Sabh el Hir" (good morning) at the Samaria Passage, with our guttural het, and two Machsom Watch flags fluttering in view of the multitude of Israel flags on the way leading home to Ramat Ha-Sharon. Curious Israeli looks and one car blowing its horn, making the V sign and big smiles of Palestinians who know something about these flags.
'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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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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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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