New checkpoint targets Tulkarem farmers

Ma'an
Israeli military personnel completed the installation of a partial checkpoint and search station Wednesday for farmers in the Tulkarem area who pass through Gate 753 on their way to lands cut off by the separation wall.

Families with orchards or fields near Khirbet Jubara, south of Tulkarem, must have a pre-arranged permit to access their lands, west of Israel's separation wal.. Residents of the village must also pass through the gate to access Tulkarem.

......Residents of Khirbet Jubara, a small town trapped between the 1967 Armistice line and the separation wall, told Ma’an they were worried about the effects of the electronics on the health of the women and children, they also said the procedures at the check-room added as much as 30 minutes onto travel time heading out of the walled-in area.   Full story