Tayasir, Tue 22.5.12, Afternoon
Translation: Bracha B.A.
We drove through the Bezek Checkpoint at 11:45.
Three tanks with camouflage netting between them are parked west of the Alon Road, with soldiers sitting next to them. There is an unfamiliar excavation west of the embankment, five kilometers north of the Hamra Junction. (See photograph)
Hamra Checkpoint – 12:15
The plastic roadblock that was here previously is still here, and a sergeant from the "Machatz" brigade greets us. He only asks that we avoid entering the area and disturbing the soldiers at their work. He returns to his position near the road and makes a phone call.
There is light traffic: workers' transport vehicles are driving west, and a few taxis are going eastward. The baggage x-ray vehicle was not in operation while we were there.
We left at 13:00.
13:15 – Tayasir Checkpoint
We went up to the position. We met a commanding officer from the Machatz brigade and soldiers from the Kfit Brigade, who were religious soldiers with earlocks. They greeted us and offered us something to drink. Here, too, there was very little traffic. Woman students and teachers were going eastward, but we didn't see the school children today. We left at 13:45.
14:00 – Bezek Checkpoint
This time we were not asked any questions and were greeted with only a glance before the mechanical arm of the checkpoint lifted.
We were alone on the road here as well.
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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