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An Israel Border Police checkpoint at Jericho's southern entrance, 2005 Map of West Bank checkpoints in 2020. An Israeli checkpoint (Hebrew: מחסום, romanized: makhsóm; Arabic: حاجز, romanized: ḥājiz) is a barrier erected by the Israeli Security Forces, primarily today part of the system of West Bank closures in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
The 2011 Israeli border demonstrations started on 15 May 2011, to commemorate what the Palestinians observe as Nakba Day. Various groups of people attempted to approach or breach Israel's borders from the Palestinian-controlled territory, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and Jordan. At least a dozen people were killed when protesters attempted to cross ...
The checkpoint was opened to allow pedestrians to cross freely without being searched. [3] Palestinian vehicles have sometimes faced random inspections. [1] In 2011, Israeli newspapers reported that the checkpoint would be removed, [4] but according to the Palestinian human rights organization Al-Haq, the checkpoint is still in use as of 2014. [5]
Israeli soldiers manning the Bekaot checkpoint east of Nablus shoot and kill Ahmad Maslamani, a Palestinian man in his 20s from the village of Toubas who was carrying a weapon. 3 Airstrike: 0 2 Gaza Strip: Israel Air Force planes bomb three targets in the Gaza Strip, including two refugee camps, injuring two Palestinians. [3] [4] 4 Airstrike: 0 ...
August 29 – 2011 Tel Aviv nightclub attack: a 20-year-old Palestinian stole an Israeli taxi cab and rammed it into a police checkpoint guarding the popular Haoman 17 nightclub in Tel Aviv, which was filled with 2,000 [71] Israeli teenagers. After crashing into the checkpoint, the attacker jumped out of the vehicle and began stabbing several ...
The permit system is complex and applied differently from region to region. A permit eases travel and reduces the risk of being turned back at a checkpoint. Permits are necessary for crossing specific checkpoints, accessing the Jordan Valley, the 'closed area' between the Green Line and the Israeli West Bank Barrier and for entering East Jerusalem.
Israel says that the restrictions are necessary to protect Israelis living in Israel and Israeli settlements. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Israel enforces restrictions on the freedom of movement of Palestinians in the West Bank by employing a system of permanent, temporary and random manned checkpoints, the West Bank Barrier and by forbidding the usage of roads ...
Pages in category "Israeli checkpoints" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...