United Nations OCHA/UNRWA Barrier Gates open to Palestinians July 2008
TAble of all gates , north to south District Gate Name Status District Gate Name Status
Jenin Al Mutilla S/W Qalqiliya ‘Azzun ‘Atma CACpt
Jenin Jalbun South S Qalqiliya Beit Amin S
Jenin Faqqu’a East S Salfit Masha North S
Jenin Faqqua North S Salfit Masha West S Protection: Jenin ‘Arrabuna Door S Salfit Az Zawiya S Jenin At Tayba West S/W Salfit Salfit Door PC West Jenin Anin S/W Salfit Salfit Door PC
Jenin Al ‘Araqa North S Salfit Salfit Door East PC
Jenin Tura CACpt Ramallah Rantis PC Legend Jenin Reikhan Barta’a CACpt Ramallah Khirbet Dasra PC Type Description No. Closed Area Primarily designed to allow
Jenin Dhaher Al ‘Abed S/W Ramallah Budrus PC Community communities in the Closed Areas Checkpoint access to the wider West Bank for Tulkarm Qaffin S/W Ramallah Bilin 24 hr (CACpt) essential services, schools etc: generally open during the day and 8 Tulkarm Nazlat Isa North S/W Ramallah Kiryat Sefer PC closed at nights. Can also be used by farmers with visitor permits to Tulkarm Nazlat ‘Isa CACpt Ramallah Saffa PC access land in the closed area. South Tulkarm Zeita South S/W Ramallah Beit Sira PC Agricultural Open daily, generally for one hour (A) early morning; noon; late afternoon Tulkarm ‘Atil A Ramallah Beit Nuba PC to allow farmers holding valid permits access to their land in the Tulkarm Deir al Ghusun A Jerusalem H. Adar/B.Surik PC closed areas. Only a minority of permit-holders, generally herders, 11 Tulkarm Shweika A Jerusalem K. Abu Laham PC are not allowed to stay on their land North overnight. Tulkarm Far’un S Jerusalem K. Abu Laham PC South Seasonal/ Open seasonally, usually only Tulkarm Jubara CACpt Jerusalem Beit Surik PC weekly (S/W) in olive harvest, to allow farmers access to olive groves in closed Tulkarm Sal’it A Jerusalem Har Smuel PC areas; and one to three days weekly throughout the year, to allow 7 Qalqiliya Falamya North A Jerusalem Giv’on PC for ploughing, weeding, pruning etc. Hahadasha Qalqiliya Jayyus North A Jerusalem Beit Ijza PC Seasonal Only open during the olive season, (S) October – December. 12 Qalqiliya Jayyus South A Jerusalem Al Jib PC Prior Access is not dependent on permits Qalqiliya An Nabi Elyas S Jerusalem Jaba’ PC Coordination but by ID cards and/or list of names (P) on gate. Gates are open through Qalqiliya Zufin CACpt Jerusalem Hizma PC prior coordination with the DCL 27 usually seasonally, and sometimes Qalqiliya Jaljoulia CACpt Hebron Khirbet Ad Deir PC several days weekly.
Qalqiliya Isla A Hebron Tarqumiya PC Other Bil’in is open 24 hours following a 1 order by the Israeli High Court of Qalqiliya Kafr Thulth S Hebron Idhna PC Justice
Qalqiliya Ras ‘Atiya CACpt Hebron Deir Samit PC Total 66
Qalqiliya Habla A Hebron Beit Awa PC
Qalqiliya ‘Izbat Salman A Hebron Deir Al Asal PC North Qalqiliya ‘Izbat Salman A Hebron Ar Ramadin PC South
OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS, UNRWA (+972) 2-582 9962, www.ochaopt.org (+ 972) 2- 589 0408 ,www.unrwa.org UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs LEBANON SYRIA West Bank Barrier Route Projections July 2008
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o The total area located between the Barrier J and the Green Line is 9.8 % of the West Bank,
Qalqilya including East Jerusalem and No Man's Land. Qedumim Finger When completed, approximately 13 % of the Barrier will be constructed on the Green Line or in Israel with 87 % inside the West Bank.
Biddya Area Populations Affected Ari’el Finger If the Barrier is completed based on the current route: Az Zawiya Enclave Approximately 35,000 Palestinians holding West Bank ID cards in 35 communities will be located between the Barrier and the Green Line.
The majority of the approximately 250,000 Kafr Aqab Palestinians with East Jerusalem ID cards Bir Nabala Enclave will reside between the Barrier and Biddu Area the Green Line. However, Palestinian Shu'fat Camp No Man's Land communities inside the current municipal boundary, Kafr Aqab and Shu'fat Camp, Ma’ale are separated from East Jerusalem by the Green Line Adumim Barrier. Settlement Jerusalem Bloc Approximately 125,000 Palestinians will be surrounded by the Barrier on three sides. These comprise 28 communities; the Biddya ISRAEL and Biddu areas, and the city of Qalqilya.
Gush Etzion Approximately 26,000 Palestinians in 8 Settlement communities in the Az Zawiya and Bir Nabala Bloc Enclaves will be surrounded on four sides a by the Barrier, with a tunnel or road e connection to the rest of the West Bank.
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Cartography and Barrier Themes: OCHA-oPt IMU Map December 2007 Kilometers Base data: MoPIC (2000) updates OCHA (2006) 02.5 5 10 Reproduction and/or use of this material is only permitted with express reference to "United Nations OCHA oPt" as the source. The designations employed and the presentation of material on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat For comments contact