Intermittently staffed by the military. Had been staffed around the clock until May 2015. Until October 2012 Palestinian vehicles access to the Jordan Valley was restricted, and only vehicles registered to Jordan Valley residents were permitted entry. As of May 2015, the checkpoint is intermittently staffed.
Located on Route 60, between Hebron and Bethlehem. Includes concrete blocks, but is usually open and rarely staffed, without a set schedule.
Located on the road that leads to the Efrat settlement and to land owned by Palestinians from Wadi Rahhal. Staffed by Efrat's security guards. Open around the clock to Israelis. Closed to Palestinians.
Located at the intersection between Beit Jala and al-Walajah. Has infrastructure that includes concrete blocks, but is usually open and staffed only very rarely, without a set schedule. Until the war, the checkpoint was rarely staffed and Palestinians could cross it freely most of the time. The checkpoint was shut down on 7 October and remained closed for two months. Since December, the checkpoint has been staffed and open, subject to random checks, from 7:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. The military sometimes, but rarely, closes the checkpoint during the day.
The checkpoint separates the northern West Bank from the southern West Bank. Vehicles traveling to the southern West Bank on Routes 60 and 505 are checked. Partially staffed by the military. Random checks of people passing through the checkpoint. After 7 Oct. 2023: Soldiers check the ID cards of every person passing through and thoroughly search vehicles, holding traffic up for hours.
Situated on Route 557, at the eastern entrance to ‘Anabta. Includes a permanently staffed watch-tower, but the checkpoint itself is open and only rarely staffed, with no set schedule. As of 29 May 2024: Reopened in March 2024 for three hours in the morning and three hours in the afternoon, in both directions.
Located at the eastern entrance to Nablus. Includes a watch-tower and metal gate. The watch-tower is permanently staffed, but the checkpoint itself is open and rarely staffed, with no set schedule. After 7 Oct. 2023: Soldiers check the ID cards of every person passing through and thoroughly search vehicles, holding traffic up for hours.
Israel’s regime of apartheid and occupation is inextricably bound up in human rights violations. B’Tselem strives to end this regime, as that is the only way forward to a future in which human rights, democracy, liberty and equality are ensured to all people, both Palestinian and Israeli, living between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.
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