Israeli Attacks and Acts of Violence on Medical Staff, Patients & Palestinians in Violation of Geneva Human Rights Convention

• The Breaking of the glass of car No: 1443, beating its driver while on his way to Taulkarem.
   
• UNRWA vehicle No: 8521922 loaded with medicines & disposables was forced to go back at Dir – Sharaf cross road, with its driver Khamis AL – Hwaidi. During the return trip of the same vehicle and the same driver, the car was exposed to shooting, the driver was beaten and the intended trip to Jerusalem was not continued. The UNRWA International Head office reported this act of aggression to the police authority.
   
• The medical staff heading to Jericho Hospital for injury’s rescue were exposed to Israeli humiliation and attacks. They were prevented from accomplishing their mission despite the contacts with all those concerned.
   
• On 11/10/2000: Mohamad Issa Qasem’s car (55, Bittin) was stoned by the settlers. His car went upside down on the road, his case is critical, and the injury is in the chest.
   
• On 15/10/2000: the Oxygen vehicle heading to hospitals was stopped at Huwwarah village. The driver is Wasef Burwajeh 4609192.
   
• Injured Youseh Naser (40), who was injured by a bullet in the chest, was arrested at Jericho main entrance on 21/10/2000.
   
• Injured Asharf Mahmoud Zalloum, Hebron, was prevented from travelling to Arab countries to continue his medication under the pretext of security rejection.
   
• Injured Shadi AL–Amoudi–Nablus was also prevented from travelling to Arab countries to continue his medication under the pretext of security rejection.
   
• 25/10/2000: Ahmad Abdul Qader Sbeitan (62), who suffers from a heart disease, died on his way from Hebron to Ramallah Hospital. The ambulance conveying him was prevented from reaching Ramallah.
   
• 9/10/2000: Ms. Ibtisam Mahmoud Nimir Shaban (31) of Marj- Na’jeh, was denied arrival to a maternity hospital, she delivered her baby on the Israeli checkpoint on Jericho’s Northern entrance.
   
• 9/10/2000: fire was shot on employee Mousa Hirzallah of Augusta Victoria Hospital from the settlers. Two live bullets went through his shoulder.
   
• 30/10/2000: Ms. Samaher Bassam AL-Zubeidat (22) was prevented from reaching a maternity hospital. She delivered her baby on the Israeli checkpoint. Moreover, the driver who conveyed the lady had his I.D. card preserved by the I.D.F.
   
• 30/10/2000: Jericho hospital received excessive shells of shooting: The solar system was damaged, and still, there are marks of the bullets left on the building.
   
• 1/11/2000: again, Jericho hospital was bombed on 11:00 p.m.و the male section was vacated, no Injuries were reported.
   
• The following Palestinians , who received treatment abroad were stopped for investigation for more than 4 hours:

1. Badr Eddin Yousef Hamad.
2. Naser Eddin Omar.
3. Qusama Mohammed Eliwi.
4. Lu’ai Ibrahim Mreish.
5. Mohammad Ahamd Khader Al- Jabali.

• 8/11/2000: Alia Hospital – Hebron was bombed. The Eastern ward window’s glass was broken. Some patients, among them Mr.Murad Masalmeh (23) were injured. We had to vacate the Ward.
   
• 9/11/2000: Military Medical Services vehicle was shot at, it was carrying doctors and nurses:-

  Dr. Nidal Salameh: Hospital Admission.

  Nurse Samer Mohammadd Asad & Adnan Taha Hmeid.

• Jericho Hospital was bombed, the result was damage to the hospital’s front side.
   
• Mrs. Taghrid Khairi AL-Syouri, wife of Mahamoud Sayyed Ahmad (Dora- Hebron) delivered her baby at Simiramis Barrier, inside the car, then headed to Jerusalem Hospital, carrying her newborn with the umbilical cord still not cut.
   
• 14/11/2000: Mrs. Khitam Mahmoud Hussein (18) from Fasayel was stopped at Jericho’s northern barrier for one hour while in labour. Her I.D cards were taken from both her, and her husband. They gave her husband two hours notice to go back or else he we’ll never get their I.D’s back.
   
• Injured Suliman Amer was prevented from travelling to Arab Countries for medication under the pretext of security rejection.
   
• A group of settlers and Arabized jews broke into Hossan Village shooting randomly any moving object in the village, ( according to an eye witness) (14) people were injured, (3) of which are critical cases. The ambulance was denied entry for sometime, after which 6 of them were moved to AL- Yamama Hospital, 8 to Beit Jala Hospital. Two critical cases were trsferred to AL- Maqassed.
   
• A Ford bus At AL Ram area was exposed to fire shooting; Citizen Inam Damon (27) was injured and transferred to Ramallah Hospital.
   
• Ambulance carrying a patient from Taulkarem Hospital to Nablus Hospital was stopped at the Barrier and denied access to Nablus. An Ambulance from Rafidya Hospital was dispatched to fetch the patient. However, this is the second incidence of its kind. Also, patient Hussein Khalil Atiyyat was arrested half through his way to Jericho Hospital where he was transferred.
   
• Injured Mohamad Nada (17) was prevented from travelling to Jordan because his father was wanted, as his father claimed.
   
• Random shooting on an ambulance which was returning to Taulkarm after conveying injured Amjad Ahmad Fares Odeh to Rafidya Hospital.
   
• A Red Crescent vehicle of Arrabeh & Jenin centers was shot at resulting in the injury of Aid officers: Jihad Ayyad and Mahmoud Ba’jawis.

  

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