‘Anabta, Deir Sharaf, Qalqiliya, Tue 7.4.09, Morning
General
Everywhere we passed there was little traffic and few people, possibly because of the closure of the west bank which started yesterday at midnight.
Anabta
We arrived to the checkpoint at 0720 and stayed about 30 minutes.
Throughout there were between four to seven cars in either direction.
We see that one taxi has been held at the side of the road. The checkpoint commander explained that although the soldiers did not wave to the driver to proceed, he did anyway, so they decided to stop him. We asked when they would let him go and he said that the driver asked them to call the police. Another soldier approaches, slightly aggressively, to say it is none of our business, the commander should not talk to us and that drivers that misbehave become “good children” when we are around. We are not sure what he means but he decides to leave the matter to the commander and leaves. After a few minutes we see that the taxi is off. The commander said that altogether it was there between 15-30 minutes
All cars, mostly taxis, go through fairly quickly (less than one minute) but the soldiers peek into each one and in some cases, ask to see the ID cards of selected passengers.
There are road works on both sides of the road which suggest that the checkpoint area is being expanded. The area that is being flattened is as wide as the current road.
Deir Sharaf (Barrels)
We arrived to the checkpoint at 0800 and stayed about 30 minutes.
There are very few cars in intervals. Both sides are open. The soldiers hardly check any of the cars but stop every single lorry for about one to two minutes, although these are asked to drive to the side so the queue is not affected. We asked one of the soldiers and he said that they have been asked to check all the lorries because of an alert.
Qalqiliya
We arrived to the checkpoint at 0840 and stayed about 15 minutes.
There are very few cars in intervals. Both sides are open. We noticed that lorries are not being stopped here.
'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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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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