Tagged: Checkpoints

Israel to Close Major Nablus Checkpoint 5 Hours Daily
Ma'an News Agency

Israel to Close Major Nablus Checkpoint 5 Hours Daily

The Israeli military is expected to begin daily closures of Zaatara military checkpoint in southern Nablus for maintenance, the Palestinian military liaison said Thursday. The liason said they were officially informed by their Israeli counterpart that the checkpoint would be closed for five hours daily for those entering Nablus due to maintenance on Huwwara Street, adding that the closure may last for more than two months.

on March 11, 2016
Why Israel Arrests and Jails Palestinians Without Trial
Yardena Schwartz, Time

Why Israel Arrests and Jails Palestinians Without Trial

Mohammad Abu Sakha, a 24-year old Palestinian circus clown, juggler, and tightrope walker, was on his way to work at the Palestinian Circus School when he was arrested by Israeli troops. According to Addameer, the legal aid organization representing Abu Sakha, he was crossing a military checkpoint in the West Bank when Israeli soldiers boarded his bus to check passengers’ identification cards.

on March 9, 2016
Watch: How a Single Checkpoint Affects an Entire Neighborhood
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Watch: How a Single Checkpoint Affects an Entire Neighborhood

Ever since the eruption of the latest round of violence, the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya has been essentially blocked off from the rest of the city by a single checkpoint. Dozens of residents, along with students from Hebrew University and members of Knesset, held a demonstration calling to open the checkpoint and end the collective punishment of 16,000 people.

on January 8, 2016
Settler Runs Over, Shoots and Kills 16-year-old Palestinian in Nablus
Ma'an News Agency

Settler Runs Over, Shoots and Kills 16-year-old Palestinian in Nablus

A prominent Israeli settler ran over a 16-year-old Palestinian girl and then shot her dead, saying that he believed she intended to carry out a stabbing attack at Huwarra checkpoint in the northern occupied West Bank district of Nablus, Israeli media reported. The Palestinian military liaison office identified the teenager as Ashraqat Taha Ahmad Qatanani from Nablus, and said they had notified her family of their daughter's death.

on November 22, 2015
New Apps Help Palestinians Navigate Israeli Checkpoints
Areej Hazboun, AP

New Apps Help Palestinians Navigate Israeli Checkpoints

A pair of new mobile apps hopes to help Palestinians navigate their way around snarled traffic at Israeli checkpoints in the West Bank, offering a high-tech response to an intractable problem: constant, burdensome and often seemingly random restrictions on movement. "Azmeh," which means traffic jam in Arabic, and "Qalandiya," the name of a major Israeli checkpoint on the outskirts of Jerusalem, join a slew of other global traffic apps, including the Israeli-developed Waze.

on November 18, 2015
Israeli Forces Raid, Shut Down Stores in Nablus Village
Ma'an News Agency

Israeli Forces Raid, Shut Down Stores in Nablus Village

Israeli forces raided and closed Palestinian stores across the village of Huwwara in southern Nablus on Wednesday after locals reportedly threw stones and Molotov cocktails at settlers' cars travelling through the village. Awwad Nijm, a local Fatah spokesperson, said that Israeli soldiers raided dozens of stores in the village, seizing their surveillance cameras, before ordering their closure.

on November 11, 2015
B’Tselem: Hebron District Residents Undergoing ‘Draconian’ Measures
Ma'an News Agency

B’Tselem: Hebron District Residents Undergoing ‘Draconian’ Measures

As Hebron remains at the center of violence in the occupied Palestinian territory, Israeli rights group B’Tselem on Friday condemned Israeli actions there as “immoral” and “awful.” At least 22 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in the Hebron district since the beginning of last month, the majority after allegedly attempting attacks on Israelis.

on November 7, 2015
New Restrictions on Movement in Hebron and Environs Disrupt Lives
B'Tselem

New Restrictions on Movement in Hebron and Environs Disrupt Lives

As of 29 October 2015, Israel’s security forces have closed off Hebron’s Tel Rumeidah neighborhood, denying local residents free access into and out of the neighborhood. Even prior to this date, security forces checked all persons leaving and entering the neighborhood, but since last Thursday (29 October), they have allowed access only to individuals registered as residents of the neighborhood.

on November 5, 2015
Hebron Residents Live in Fear as Killings, Closures Mark Daily Life
Charlie Hoyle, Ma'an News Agency

Hebron Residents Live in Fear as Killings, Closures Mark Daily Life

Israel’s response to an upsurge in violence since the beginning of October has seen unprecedented closures of Hebron’s Old City, with residents living in a constant state of fear amid killings by the Israeli army and attacks from Jewish settlers.

on November 4, 2015
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