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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.
Checkpoint 300 (Arabic: حاجز 300, romanized: Ḥājiz 300, Hebrew: מחסום 300, romanized: Machsom 300), also known as the Bethlehem checkpoint, the Gilo Checkpoint, or the Rachel's Tomb checkpoint, is a major Israel Defense Forces checkpoint at one of the main exits of Bethlehem. [1]
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]
It is known for frequent demonstrations against the Israeli occupation. [1] The checkpoint is used by the Israeli military to control Palestinian access to East Jerusalem and Israel. Israel requires Palestinians to have permits to pass through the checkpoint to East Jerusalem and Israel for their work, medical care, education or for religious ...
In 2007, 5 such births occurred at Israeli checkpoints. [33] Between the years 2000 and 2006, more than 68 Palestinian women gave birth at Israeli checkpoints, according to statistics from the Palestinian health ministry. Of these, 35 women miscarried, and five died in childbirth. [20]
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.
The Israel–Lebanon border fence, north of Metula.. On 11 March 1978 Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) operatives, led by Dalal Mugrabi, carried out the Coastal Road massacre within Israel which resulted in the deaths of 37 Israelis, including 13 children, and 76 wounded. [5]
On 1 October 2024, Israel invaded Southern Lebanon, marking the sixth Israeli invasion of Lebanon since 1978. [80] The invasion took place after nearly 12 months of Israel–Hezbollah conflict. On 26 November, Israel and Lebanon signed a ceasefire agreement, mediated by France and the United States.