‘Azzun ‘Atma, Shomron Crossing, Wed 9.3.11, Afternoon
Natanya translating.
13.00 An agricultural gate (in the area of Azzun Atma on the way to Oranit). The guard at the gate did not give us any information…not about the name of the gate or the hours of opening,
13.10 Azzun Atma. The southern checkpoint. Children and lads in the direction of Azzun Atma , cross the turnstiles and the route 5 on their way home at the end of their school day. There is no one entering from the other direction.
13.30 The Shomron crossing. The traffic flows and so also at the crossroads of Za’tara/Tapuach in all directions. The rain pours down and the wind is strong and there are hailstorms all the way up to Ma’aleh Ephraim and the Jordan valley.
'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
Apr-11-2019Azoun: The main entrance to village blocked now for several weeks
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Shomron Crossing
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Shomron Crossing The Shomron checkpoint for vehicles. is located east of Rosh HaAyin and Kafr Qassem, on Road 5 (Trans-Samaria) leading to Ariel and the Za'atara junction. It is intended for blue ID cardholders, foreign guests or diplomats, and international organizations only. In 2009 the management was entrusted to a civil security company.
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