Today (Monday), starting at 8:00 AM, the checkpoints set up on the roads leading to the settlement of Meron began operating.
Large police forces have been deployed on the roads leading to the settlement of Meron and in the areas surrounding it, preventing entry of anyone who is not a resident of the settlement - until May 17, 2020.
The police are calling on the general public not to attempt to reach the settlement and the tomb complex. "Police checkpoints placed on the roads and paths leading to the settlement will not allow unauthorized entry. Border Patrol officers equipped with surveillance equipment, drones and SUVs are deployed in the areas and forests surrounding the settlement to prevent attempts to reach the site on foot," the police say.
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Below is a breakdown of the checkpoints on the surrounding roads and the changes in traffic arrangements starting at 0800:
▪️Route 89 from the Elifelet Interchange heading west.
▪️Route 8900, Biriya junction, heading south.
▪️Route 886 Dalton Junction heading south.
▪️Route 89 at Safed Square heading west.
▪️Route 89 Hiram Junction heading east.
▪️Route 89, Jish Junction, heading east.
▪️Route 89 Ein Zeitim Square heading west.
▪️ Highway 89, Merom HaGalil Regional Council, heading east.
▪️Route 85, Kadrim Square, heading west.
▪️Route 85 Hanania Junction (Sheva Junction) heading east.
▪️Route 866, Kfar Shamai Junction, heading north.
Entrance to the settlement of Meron will continue to be limited to residents of the settlement only and the tomb complex will remain closed until 17.5.20.
Instructions for residents living near Meron:
▪️ Residents living near Meron will be allowed to travel on the specified routes, only by presenting an ID card and a current supplement indicating their place of residence.
▪️ Safed settlement cluster: (Safed, Achbara, Kadita, Alma, Dalton and Biriya) Vehicle entry will only be permitted through the Elifelet Interchange, Rosh Pina Junction, Dalton Junction and Ein Zeitim Square - vehicles will not be permitted to enter from other intersections.
▪️ Cluster of Gush Halav settlements: (Tzevon, Gush Halav, Safsofeh, Or HaGanuz, Bar Yochai and Moshav Meron)
Vehicle entry will be allowed through the Tzivon Intersection and the Gush Halav Intersection to the Bar Yochai Intersection only - vehicles will not be allowed to enter from other intersections.
▪️ Hanania settlement cluster: (Ein El Asad, Parod, Amirim, Shefer and Kfar Shamai) Vehicle entry will be allowed through the Sheva (Hanania) junction and up to the Kfar Shamai junction only - vehicles will not be allowed to enter from other junctions.
Residents of Meron, upon presentation of an ID card and a current supplement and after prior registration with the "Moshav Meron Agricultural Association", will be able to enter the settlement of Meron with their vehicles only from the Gush Halav intersection (Route 89) and the Tzivon intersection. Vehicles will not be allowed to enter from other intersections.
In light of the changes in traffic arrangements, the driving public is asked to be patient and obey the police officers' instructions and guidelines. Drivers are also required to pay attention to the directional signs and signage on the sides of the road.
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