PRCS ambulance attacked by Israeli soldiers
by Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) Saturday, Apr. 15, 2006 at 8:49 AM


PRCS ambulance attacked by Israeli soldiersAt Jet checkpoint (East of Qalqilia), Israeli soldiers attacked a PRCS ambulance and prevented the crew from crossing the checkpoint.
PRCS ambulance attacked by Israeli soldiersAt Jet checkpoint (East of Qalqilia), Israeli soldiers attacked a PRCS ambulance and prevented the crew from crossing the checkpoint.

Israeli soldiers beat one of the emergency medical personnel and prevented the ambulance from crossing the check point, delaying the medical team for more than half an hour. The ambulance was finally allowed to pass following coordination from the International Red Cross.

The Israeli soldiers had closed Jet checkpoint early morning that same day, preventing the movement of Palestinian vehicles and ambulances. This closure prevented cancer and thalesemia patients from being transported to hospitals in Nablus for treatment.

This checkpoint separates Qalqilia from Nablus, two heavily populated cities in the Northern West Bank. ~

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