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Halhul, Hebron, Tarqumiya

Place: Halhul-Hebron Bridge Hebron Tarqumiya CP
Observers: : Ruthi K., Raya Y. (reporting), Muhammad; Editor: Mira Balaban; Translator: Natanya
Apr-10-2023
| Morning

Tarkumiya CP:

On Hol HaMoed (between the Passover holidays) Meitar is quite deserted, probably because of the closure.

Route 35:

Today, Monday, is the day of the march of settlers, ministers and Knesset members to Evyater. This is probably why there is a large presence of the army, and many vehicles with Israeli flags.

In Idna, the checkpoint is manned by three soldiers patrolling the intersection area.

About half a kilometre from the Tarkomiya intersection, at the entrance to the quarry, and also before the Telem settlement, military vehicles conduct patrols.

Near Telem there is a new sign announcing the expansion of the settlement.

On one of the hills, before the entrance to Hebron in front of Halhul, soldiers watch the road, with the Israeli flag waving next to them.

The intersection of Route 35 and Route 60 is blocked by a traffic jam that does not move. It is impossible to continue to Hebron.

That’s why we went back towards Halhul and entered the glass factory. We wished Ramadan Kareem to Abu Ramzi, the owner of the store. He is glad we came. He is very worried about the situation.

Route 35 – soldiers watching the road
Route 35 – soldiers watching the road
Photo: Raya Yeor

  • Halhul-Hebron Bridge

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    •   Generally allows free flowing traffic, except for sudden checks by soldiers stationed permanently in the pillbox, on Route 35 in the southern West Bank.

  • Hebron

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    • According to Wye Plantation Accords (1997), Hebron is divided in two: H1 is under Palestinian Authority control, H2 is under Israeli control. In Hebron there are 170,000 Palestinian citizens, 60,000 of them in H2. Between the two areas are permanent checkpoints, manned at all hours, preventing Palestinian movement between them and controlling passage of permit holders such as teachers and schoolchildren. Some 800 Jews live in Avraham Avinu Quarter and Tel Rumeida, on Givat HaAvot and in the wholesale market.

       

      Checkpoints observed in H2:

       

      1. Bet Hameriva CP- manned with a pillbox
      2. Kapisha quarter CP (the northern side of Zion axis) - manned with a pillbox
      3. The 160 turn CP (the southern side of Zion axis) - manned with a pillbox
      4. Avraham Avinu quarter - watch station
      5. The pharmacy CP - checking inside a caravan with a magnometer
      6. Tarpat (1929) CP - checking inside a caravan with a magnometer
      7. Tel Rumeida CP - guarding station
      8. Beit Hadassah CP - guarding station

      Three checkpoints around the Tomb of the Patriarchs

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      Hebron - Yusri Jaber and part of his family
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  • Tarqumiya CP

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    • The Tarqumiya Checkpoint is one of the largest and busiest checkpoints where people and goods cross into Israel. It is located on the Separation Barrier close to the Green Line, on Road 35 (connecting Beer Sheva and Hebron). It is run by the Israel Defense Ministry’s Crossings Administration with civilian secuirty companies running the day to day operations. The checkpoint  is indeed open to vehicles in both directions 24/7, but Palestinians are prevented from crossing in vehicles, except in  special cases. MachsomWatch activists visit the checkpoint as it opens at 3:45 am, in order to observe the daily  passage of nearly 10,000 Palestinian workers.  The workers arrive from throughout the Southern West Bank.  Our activists report on the tremendous overcrowding at this checkpoint; they have observed young men climbing and scrambling on the fences and roofs of the ‘access cages’.  This is how the work day begins for those who ‘build the land of Israel’. updated November 2019
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