‘Awarta, Habla, Jama’in, Za’tara (Tapuah), Tue 18.10.11, Afternoon
Translator: Charles K.
13:45
Habla gate: It turns out that the gate is open between 13:00-14:00 primarily for schoolchildren, and between 17:00-18:00 for the laborers. The owner of a cart leaves it and the horse outside the gate, undergoes a careful physical inspection in the building and then comes back and brings the loaded cart into the village. There’s absolutely no logical reason for the physical inspection, but why forgo it?
Jama’in – We watched the festivities accompanying the release of five 
prisoners as part of the Shalit deal: two returned to the village, three were sent to Gaza.
We drove through Awarta and Ein Abous, spoke with residents who complained that settlers from the area harass people harvesting olives near Ariel and Itamar. Harvesting is only possible when leftists or the DCO is present. We were also told settlers had erected a tent with equipment on privately-owned land, and Sa’id, from the DCO, intervened. One of the residents said that he owns five dunums near Barkan, but he’s not allowed to build a house on the land.
4:15
– Za’tara junction. About 30 cars waiting.
The military is present at the junction in larger numbers than recently. The writing on the wall (“When will it end…?), apparently referring to the continuing 
occupation, has been partly erased. But, on the other hand, posters announce the establishment of Oz Tzion, a new locality (an outpost with three structures erected on 18.10), and call on the public to prevent evacuation of the settlements (reading: “Hundreds of children in danger of expulsion.” To hotels?)
'Awarta
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Awarta, an internal checkpoint in the heart of the West Bank, is located east of the Hawara checkpoint, at the junction of Roads 555 (which was forbidden for Palestinian traffic in this area) and the entrance road to Nablus. It was one of the four checkpoints that surrounded Nablus until 2009. We used to watch it at Huwwara shifts because it was the only one where goods could be transferred to and from Nablus, using the back-to-back method. It was operated by the army, from 06:00 to 20:00. Until 2009.
Ronit Dahan-RamatiApr-23-2026Awarta Checkpoint is empty
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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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Za'tara (Tapuah)
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Za'tara (Tapuah) Za'tara is an internal checkpoint in the heart of the West Bank, at the intersection of Road 60 and Road 505 (Trans-Samaria), east of the Tapuah settlement. This checkpoint is the "border" marked by the IDF between the north and south of the West Bank, in accordance with the policy of separation between the two parts of the West Bank that has been in place since December 2005. At the Za'tara checkpoint, there are separate routes for Israelis and Palestinians. In the route for Israelis, there are no inspections and the route for Palestinians inspects. The queue lengthens and shortens suits. The checkpoint is open 24 hours a day. The checkpoint is partially staffed and the people who pass through it are checked at random.
Ronit Dahan-RamatiJun-9-2026Za'atara (Tapuach Junction). The Temple Flag Above a Station
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