Deir Sharaf, Eliyahu Crossing, Jit, Mon 25.7.11, Morning
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06:40 Eliyahu passage The checkpoint has been renovated and enlarged. About 20 Palestinians wait at the crossing and about 10 vehicles.
06:55 Agricultural passage north Jayyus . A tractor with a cart and a number of passengers is at the passage for inspection, and another tractor is waiting in front of the gate. Pedestrians arrive from the village and go through quickly. Another 2 tractors arrive and go through quickly. At the last moment, another small truck and a tractor arrive. The soldiers are more relaxed today, the gate closes at 07:20.
07:27 Falamya Very quiet. A car with some of the owners of the flocks which are in the field, is going out to the field.
07:40 We leave. It is very hot. We travel by way of the villages, very few people on the street, the fruit and vegetables in the shops are covered with cloth against the heat. They continue to repair and widen the roads. We leave by way of the village Haj'ah to Funduk and continue to road #55.
08:10 Deir Sharaf Here we meet a Palestinian coming from the village next to the checkpoint, Hamra, and he signs the forms sent by Haya Ofek in order to solve his problem of security clearance with the police. On the way back, we see that the soldiers at the pickup point are still guarding; we observe the new neighborhood being built at Kedumim and see that there is no movement on the hill "Shvut Ami". Beyond Nebi Elias the fig season has begun and there are a lot of peddlers…We go through the Elia passage, this time with no delays.
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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.
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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.
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Jit Junction
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The checkpoint is located on Route 60 near at the junction with Route 55, near the village of Jit. There was a checkpoint for vehicles passing between the north and south of the West Bank, which was abolished towards 2010. Since then, surprise checkpoints have been set up there from time to time with a police or Border Police vehicle, and vehicles and their passengers are inspected.
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