Eliyahu Crossing, Habla, Jayyus
The water pump at Habla is still operated with Gasoline, as the permit to transfer it to Electricity has still not been issued – six months since the process began.
06:00: Sha'ar Eliyahu – Many vehicles are awaiting the procedure of a thorough check. Most bear an Israeli license plate, meaning that these are Israelis inhabitants of working in Israel – of course it's cheaper to live in the West Bank. No pedestrians were noted.
06:30 Juyyus (south) Gate: We were told at the Matak that this gate was opened daily. It was too early to check as the gate opens up at 07:15. We waited but no, no one showed up. Will need to find out the goings-on there.
We met an elderly woman who lives near the gate – she claimed it never opened – and she begged us to secure her a permit – we explained that this was beyond our capabilities.
07:30: Habla: No lines. Re- the water pump and its transfer to electricity, we spoke with E. and understood that the issue was still not resolved, though there may be a reply this afternoon.
The passage gates into the seam-zone at Habla are not locked though they are closed and need to be opened individually to allow people to pass. People are asked by a soldier at the booth to close the gate whenever passing through it. The same rule applies for sheep and this is an amusing sight. Often the soldiers monitor passage through the turnstile from their watch-booth, limiting passage to groups of five, no more.
By 08:00 passage was completed and the gate was closed.
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.
Nina SebaAug-18-2025Habla: The gate is in the process of closing
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Jayyus North (935)
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