Habla Checkpoint (1393)
Opening hours: 6:30-8:00
The soldiers were again considerably late – arriving after 7:00, and the gate was opened at 7:25 (an hour’s delay).
We arrived at 6:20. The gates were shut but many people – pedestrians and vehicles – were already waiting at the Habla side. We were told that on Sundays the gate would sometimes open at 7:00. The crowd grew and there were cars awaiting workers.
7:00: Nina called the Matak – “there was a delay and the soldiers were still at another gate”.
7:20: The soldiers arrived, opened the gate – but not wide open… At the more distant gate we noticed that the people were organizing themselves in groups of five.
7:25: Crossing begins. A donkey-driven cart and a minibus carrying teachers on their way to school pass through after being checked by two soldiers. At the same time, the first group of five was on its way to the inspection shack. The soldiers tried to speed the pace and two checking stands operated.
7:33: The first fivesome exited the inspection shack, as well as individuals and vehicles, carts and cyclists.
7:40: Some scores had finally passed through although it still seemed crowded.
7:45: A highschool bus with students crossed over to Habla. The soldiers hastened the procedures and two checkposts operated.
7:55: Some 20-30 persons were still on line. About 150 had already crossed over, far more than the usual number.
7:57: Had to leave. Two youths asked for a lift to Jaljuliya. As they didn’t have permits we woudln’t take them beyond the seam-line
Habla CP (1393)
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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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