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Hamra, Tayasir, Fri 25.4.08, Morning

Place: Hamra (Beqaot) Tayasir CP
Tags: Blockage of Life Detainees
Observers: Annina and Yehudit
Apr-25-2008
| Morning
Translation: Devorah K.
0730 Tyasir
Reservists are manning the CP. Two of them run up to receive us and the CP is shut in all directions. From the direction of Tyasir, there are six trucks and cars.
"There has been an incursion, the CP is closed. A truck broke into the CP just before ours; there has been a general closure for half an hour". That is what we are told. After about 10 minutes, an officer, a lieutenant, approaches us and warns us not to come any closer.
0750 The CP is opened and they begin to let all the people and the cars go through. In the meantime, some cars going toward Tyasir come to the CP.
We asked about the truck — where exactly was it captured? Where is it now? Of course, we did not get any answers.
0800 All the people have gone through and we went on to Hamra.

0830 Hamra
A large group of fellows from Nablus are standing and waiting for one of their group who is detained. They ask for our help in trying to get him out. They are on their way to the Dead Sea in a hired bus for a day of pleasure. In a conversation with the CP commander, it turns out that the fellow was caught as an illegal sojourner in Tel Aviv and he received a warning that was saved on the computer. When he arrived at the CP, his name "came up" on the computer and he is detained until they get some instructions from the brigade about what to do about him. The fellow asks his friends to go on without him, but they are obstinately waiting for him. One of the fellows tells us that he works in Tel Aviv, in a restaurant. His mother, a resident of Jerusalem, has an Israeli ID card; his father is from Nablus. The truth is that the detainee was in Tel Aviv with him and was caught. In the meantime, all the cars from both directions go through, without any delays.
0900 We left  – the fellow was still detained, and all his friends were waiting for him.

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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.

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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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