Qalqiliya, Mon 6.10.08, Morning
06.30 Eliyahu crossing
Crossing is relatively quiet with a small number of workers standing in line.
06.40 Qalqilya
The exit is open to traffic and is without queues.
There are random checks of cars entering but again, a free flow of traffic.
No inspection of buses exiting.
07.05 Givat Hamitnahlim (Shvut Ami B) is empty although a great deal of rubbish gives testimony to the presence of the youths who camped out here.
09.08Anabta
The c/p is quiet. This information was also given to us previously at Beit Iba by a taxi driver we meet here. There are random checks but very little to report.
09.25 A-ras
The c/p is quiet and the soldiers are somewhat bored and pleased to have someone to talk to. We converse with the officer in charge who is a very intelligent and pleasant guy and he informs us that he has seen the MachsomWatch website and was impressed by the detail of the reports. He also comments on a certain degree of cynicism in the reports he has read.
Qalqiliya checkpoint
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Qalqilya is surrounded on all sides by the separation barrier. The only exit from the city is in the east of the city on the road that leaves the city in an easterly direction. This is where the checkpoint was located. When the checkpoint was active until 2009 our shifts watched long queues of cars being inspected at the only exit from the city to the West Bank. The checkpoint was canceled, but there is a military presence at the entrance to the city.
Nina SebaAug-18-2025Azzun: Enclosed by a high fence and the gate to the village is closed
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