Current sectionMiddle East NewsPalestiniansFor West Bank Palestinians, traveling abroad through the only international border crossing available to them involves hours of waiting and overcrowding. During busy periods, many are forced to turn back, pay brokers or cancel trips altogetherShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe10:43 PM • July 09 2026 IDTThe Allenby international border crossing, the only route through which Palestinians from the West Bank can travel abroad, operates under Israeli-set hours that allow passengers to enter for just five and a half hours a day, and is closed on Saturdays. CommentsIn the NewsIsrael Cut Hours at Palestinians' Only Exit Crossing, Fueling Black Market'Not Letting Us Work': Shin Bet Chief Clashes With Agency's Legal DepartmentPoll: In Election-season First, ex-IDF Chief Eisenkot Exceeds Netanyahu's LikudKnesset Committee Advances Law Enshrining Torah Studies as a 'Fundamental Value'Shin Bet Chief Seeks AG's Approval to Probe Leak of Timing of Iran War to MediaRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe 'Special Relationship' Is Gone, and Israel Isn't Ready for What's ComingDumber Than a 10-year-old: Are Israeli Students Really That Stupid?An Israeli Principal Desegregated a Tel Aviv School. Here's What HappenedAs Israel Lacks Hundreds of Patrol Officers, West Bank Staff DoublesIsraeli Cop Filmed Throwing Stun Grenade Into Car, Trapping Palestinians InsideMade in Kurdistan, Smuggled via Jordan: The Mysterious Firearms Flooding Israel