Beit Iba, Wed 2.7.08, Morning

Place:

Beit Iba

Observers:

Netta A., Inbal R. Natanya translating

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Jul-2-2008

Morning

. Summary,. Routine checking.

7.10 – 8.20 Beit Iba. Earlier on tens of people had been at the entrance to Nablus most of whom were students and afterwards there was less crowding and no detainees info-icon in the shed. The checking of those entering was random as is usual lately. The commander is a new

second lieutenant and we asked him to open the humanitarian line at the time of pressure so as to prevent the women having to be pressed in with the men. He says there is no reason for such a line because those entering the village are very carefully checked and that is there is a problem he will help with the checking as he does not have enough soldiers. Few cars pass the checkpoint and each one is carefully checked for 15 minutes and so are the cars.

Location Description

Beit Iba

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A perimeter checkpoint west of the city of Nablus. Operated from 2001 to 2009 as one of the four permanent checkpoints info-icon closing on Nablus: Beit Furik and Awarta to the east and Hawara to the south. A pedestrian-only checkpoint, where MachsomWatch volunteers were present daily for several hours in the morning and afternoon to document the thousands of Palestinians waiting for hours in long queues with no shelter in the heat or rain, to leave the district city for anywhere else in the West Bank.
From March 2009, as part of the easing of the Palestinian movement in the West Bank, it was abolished, without a trace, and without any adverse change in the security situation.
Since the Gaza War (October 7, 2023), it has been staffed again and huge lines stretch out on the way to it.