Hamra (Beqaot), Tayasir, Thu 2.5.13, Morning
11:45 Bezeq CP
We went through.
Alon Road – Road 578
The embankment is in place. The Gukhia Gate is not there.
12:00 Hamra CP
It is hot and dry and deserted. Four reservists and two women soldiers ask us what we want and offer us water. For the most part workers coming back from work are going through in minibuses.
12:35 We left.
13:05 Tyasir CP
Soldiers are in maneuvers in the area north of the road leading to the CP. There are signs of a big fire in the area. Traffic on the road is very thin and so is the traffic through the CP, which is manned by reservists. One of them approaches us and asks us to wait until he gets his orders about how to relate to us. We continued walking up to the post. He returned to his three friends. All four stood at the post and told us that throughout the whole month that they have been here, and maybe even before that, the sleeve for pedestrians has not been in operation.
There are no pedestrians in Tyasir. Everybody goes through in vehicles. And indeed, the post, the turnstile, and the sleeve look deserted.
13:20 We left.
113:45 Bezeq CP
We went through.
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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