‘Anabta, Jubara (Kafriat), Qalqiliya, Wed 3.6.09, Afternoon
Qalqiliya
We arrived to the checkpoint at 1455 and stayed about 5 minutes.
Eight cars entered while we were there, without waiting or being checked. We did not see any cars exiting.
Anabta
At Beit Lid junction there was a sign requesting people heading towards Tulkarm to turn left instead of going straight towards Anabta.
We continued anyway, arrived at 1535 and found that the checkpoint was closed for construction. The soldiers said it will reopen tomorrow. Both the road and the checkpoint area have been enlarged and new units for the soldiers were built.
Jubara
On the way to Jubara when we passed Enav checkpoint and asked the soldiers to open the gate. We met a man who heard about the new order to prevent civilians from approaching the checkpoints. He tried to convince the soldiers not to open the gate for us, said that we are not wanted at Enav or anywhere else and photographed us. As he was a civilian himself, it is not clear why he thought he was more welcome than we… The soldiers politely told him to leave us alone, asked us to ignore him and opened the gate.
We arrived to Jubara at 1555 and stayed until 1645.
There was quite a lot of traffic of cars and pedestrians on both sides.
Few of the people going through are residents of the village. Most of the people exiting are either workers who work for the residents or people whose land is within the village area. The soldiers explained that they introduced a new system for speeding up the inspection of ID numbers – in the morning when people enter they are given a serial number corresponding to the list of ID cards, so when they exit they just need to quote that number and it helps the soldiers find the ID number on their list quickly. It seems as if this system is making things easier.
One man who was coming from the green line without a permit or an ID card was waiting for permission to proceed. He was stressed and was in tears. The first attempt to verify his identity failed because the soldiers got the wrong name. He was given a chair in the shade and some water and someone was brought in to translate. Following another phone call, he was allowed to proceed.
'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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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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