Eliyahu Crossing, Habla
A drive along the wall and the fence from Oranit to Abu Salman
We arrived too early for the opening of the Abu Salman CP so we went to Elkana and arrived to the solitary house at Messha. A new fence had been set up here (when? It's a long time since we were here) and it doesn't allow to approach and see Hany's house. The solitary house is on the right.
12:45 Oranit Gate – the gate that is never opened (no. 1474)
We turn left and drive on the system road. The beautiful wall in which much has been invested is marked by descending numbers. Kilometers of walls, fences and barbed wire concertinas. The last marking on the wall is 1453. From here the wall marked as 1452 begins.
The gate is open. In the booth there are 2 military policewomen and two soldiers. We are politely asked not to take photos. Two tractors come out and turn right. We ask when the gate is to be opened. No reaction. We try again. No reaction. This too is a military secret. Call the DCO, one of them suggests, perhaps they will tell you.
13:00 The gate is shut and the crew continues on the system road to the Habla CP.
The Abu Salman CP 1447 which was shut at 13:00
13:30 Habla
The gate is open. Trucks enter and leave. A Palestinian with a cart hitched to a horse, carrying an old couch and plastic chairs, arrives. We are watching expectantly to see whether they will enable him to get the equipment through the agricultural gate. After an argument the man continues on his way and enters Habla.
A young man arrives, carrying packages for a taxi driver, who is waiting for him on the village side. He passes without being checked, hands the packages over and returns. It seems that with a little good will one can make, even a little, the life of the Palestinians better.For the attention of all soldiers and military police.
The children's minibus leaves.
Anyone who arrives at the CP passes immediately.
13:45 –Eliyahu CP
A long convoy of vehicles awaits checking. It seems the checking is more severe these days.
Azun
At the entrance there are 3 soldiers, with no military vehicle. We visit the shop. We hear from the Palestinians at Azun that every Friday noon, at the end of prayers, the havoc begins. The soldiers check every vehicle that enters the town, the children throw stones, the atmosphere heats up, the soldiers shoot and use tear gaz. The shocking picture is well known.
Back to the Eliyahu CP
Karin and Shani descend in order to look at the gardening project. Madam, madam, madam, one of the security guards shouts, as if he had exposed a spy. As usual, they are detained for investigation, before they had even pulled out the cameras. The region is a military zone and it is forbidden to walk, to watch, even to admire the plants…
15:00 We leave.
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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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.
Ronit Dahan-RamatiApr-25-2025Habla Checkpoint: system of gates
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