Hamra (Beqaot), Tayasir, Fri 12.7.13, Morning
Translation: Dvora K.
11:35 Bazak CP
We went through.
It is hot!!! Dry!!!! Yellow!!! The view is spectacular.
Alon Road (Road 578)
Near the shed just beneath the colony of Rotem, a closed structure has suddenly appeared.
The embankment is in place, as is the trench to the west of it.
12:00: Hamra CP
A sergeant and a soldier (Kfir-Duhifat Brigade) and a woman soldier from the military police come towards us. They want to find out who and what we are. The sergeant stays and talks to us. This was the usual conversation about why and for what and if we don't care about our own nation.
The road is boiling hot. There are only a few cars. Workers are returning from their day's work. There are no pedestrians at this hour. We learned that the passengers and the pedestrians go through inspection at the 'usual' CP (by contrast with the Tyasir CP where there are no pedestrians).
12:35 We left.
12:50 Tyasir CP
Traffic on the road is very thin, as it is in the CP. Here, too, three soldiers came towards us. They asked and received explanations about what we were doing there..
As has already been reported, the military camp near the CP is now deserted. The inspection post for pedestrians has not been in operation for several months. The soldiers told us that they sleep in "Tevets" – the camp opposite Hamam el Maliah. From the road the camp looks completely open and neglected.
13:30 We left.
13:45 Bazak CP
"Everything is fine." We left.
Hamra (Beqaot)
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One of the Jordan Rift Valley checkpoints that prevent direct transit between the West Bank and the Jordan Valley, in addition to Tayasir Checkpoint. Located next to Hamra settlement, on Route 57 and the Allon Road.
Read about the peple of the Jordan Valley and the quiet transfer happening there.
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Tayasir CP
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Located on road 5799, It is one of the checkpoints control the passage between the northern West Bank and the Jordan Valley. For a long time, it stood empty and open, with only a sign next to it warning against entering Area A. It was adjacent to an old military camp - now everything is neglected. How much money was invested here, and how much brainwashing was done to the soldiers of Netzah Yehuda and Kfir.
Today, it is very difficult to pass there. Many delays. Often, teachers from Tubas are not allowed to pass into the Valley to villages like Ein al-Bida where the local schools are located, and there are no classes. There are additional days when the checkpoint is closed. In general, there is a wait there of about two to four hours to go towards the Valley and also to return. Many times the Palestinians are forced to use the Hamra checkpoint, which also leads into Tubas and the West Bank, but there is also a huge queue there and a long wait.
Following a deadly attack on soldiers at the nearby base in February 2025, the checkpoint was completely closed for the time being. (Updated March 2025)
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