Habla, Mon 1.8.11, Morning
Mon. AM, 1.08.11 (first day of Ramadan)
Habla 06:55
The soldiers open the gate 07:00 The first group of five enters.
07:04 The first group of five exits.
07:08 The second group of five exits
7:10 The third group exits. There are only a few going through – maybe because Ramadan has just begun.
07:15 The fourth group exits. More and more groups of workers are gathering beyond the fence; the passage through is quick.
07:20 A large construction vehicle goes through after careful inspection by military police. (We met with the driver later, on the road next to the gas station of Alfei Menashe.) No workers at the Elias Gate.
07:45 Falamya crossing The gate is empty, bored soldiers. The military police, having nothing to do, comes over and asks for a light for his cigarette. He says that at 06:00 about 30 people went through.
08:10 A donkey with a cart arrives. We didn't see any soldiers on the way.
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.
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