Number of Travelers Through Al Karamah Crossing Reached 19 Thousands Last Week

29thNov.2012 (Jericho) -- Numbers of travelers entering and leaving the West Bank last week were down slightly over the previous week through Al Karamah crossing order,the tavellers reached 19 thousand, with 9635 entering and 9208 leaving.

Police’ Public Relations and Media department reported in a statement that” The Israeli side denied (16) citizens to access Jordan during the last week citing security reasons”

The statement added that "Al Karamah crossing police stopped (10) fugitive and banned from traveling last week, while they trying to leave through the crossing, or awaiting their arrival as they entered the Palestinian territories, and they are wanted in front of the Palestinian courts of different cases, and returned to the concerned authorities to complete legal proceedures.”

The statement pointed out that the police liaised  the movement of people with disabilities between both sides of the crossing, where they are transported in customized buses with their families, and that the security services in the crossings and borders department made many facilities and services for all citizens, with liaison of many medical cases and others.