Eliyahu Crossing, Habla, Shave Shomron, Mon 2.8.10, Morning
06.30 Eliyahu crossing is empty and nobody is waiting.
06.40 We arrive at Habla. The gate is opened 5 minutes later and there are the usual lines of people waiting. One soldier checks documents and bags before the Palestinians go through the turnstile in groups of 5. During the 12 minutes we wait, 15 people go through.
07.10 We go through ‘Azzun to Jayyus and to Falma (gate 927). We are told by the sentries on duty that the gate is open from 05.15 to 17.15.
07.45 We then go to gage 943 which is open and told it will be open again at 12 noon and at 18:00 for 30 minutes each time. We meet an interesting Palestinian on a tractor who speaks excellent English, having lived for a period in the U.S.
08.10 Shvut Ami – no presence on the hill though a few settlers’ posters remain. Jit junction is open without any military presence.
08.20 Shavei Shomron. The road to Jenin is still closed and under construction.
We return the same way as we came, noticing that the house on the opposite side of the road to Shvut Ami has been painted blue (?)
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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Shave Shomron Checkpoint
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The checkpoint is on Route 60 (the main road to the northern West Bank), opposite settlement. Has been blocked to Palestinians since disengagement from Gaza and northern Samaria.
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