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‘Azzun ‘Atma, Eliyahu Crossing, Habla, Mon 13.9.10, Morning

Observers: Nina S and Frances T (reporting)
Sep-13-2010
| Morning

06:45 Habla.
We arrive to see the barrier on both sides is closed.  On asking the soldiers why the gate is not open yet, we receive the reply “the computer is down”.  Five minutes later, the barrier on our side is opened.  A Hummer arrives with the crew to man the computer (not surprising it is “down” if there is no one to operate it!)
The barrier at the other side is opened at 07:00 but the line doesn’t move.  We call Tedesa (DCO) to complain.  The line of Palestinians starts to move slowly.  By 07:20 4 groups of 5 have gone through. 
07:30 Sha’ar Eliyahu
About 7 Palestinians are waiting to go through.  No pressure on the crossing. 
07:45 Jayyous (North)
The gate is open.  We meet 2 volunteers from the ECC (from S. Africa and Switzerland) who advise that 18 Palestinians have passed through the gate this morning.  Less activity than usual, possibly due to the limited opening time, whereas the gate at Flamiya is open permanently.  
08:10 Flamiya
According to the soldiers at the crossing, there is an increased number of people going through.
09:00 Azoun Atmeh
The checkpost is open with a total absence of soldiers.

  • 'Azzun 'Atma

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    • 'Azzun 'Atma
      A Palestinian village of about 1,800 residents. The settlement of Sha'arei Tikva was established on its land adjacent to it, and the settlement of Oranit was established on its agricultural lands. By 2013, the separation fence had passed through the village and a checkpoint staffed by the army allowed the residents to cross from side to side. After building a massive wall surrounding the village and some of its agricultural lands, the residents went daily for five years to their lands that remained in the Seam Zone through the Oranit agricultural checkpoint (4). Since 2018 it has only  opened during the olive harvest and the farmers have to pass daily at the Beit Amin / Abu Salman checkpoint (1447), about 3 kilometers north.

      From a report from March 24, 2021: "The farmers from Beit Amin and Azon Atma are happy that since February 21 the Oranit checkpoint .is going to be open 3 times a day, The farmers are really developing the place."

      Report from July 14, 2024: "Ornit checkpoint is closed . The Beit Amin/Abu Salman agricultural checkpoint is closed (there is no contact with the military to check if it opens rarely), the Ezbat Jaloud checkpoint was opened once a day before the war.

      Updated for July 2024

       

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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.  
  • 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.

       

      Habla. The gate is open for vehicle crossing
      Shoshi Anbar
      Jul-29-2026
      Habla. The gate is open for vehicle crossing
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