'She was haemorrhaging': In the West Bank, the checkpoint ordeal for pregnant women
Roads blocked and checkpoints closed: After every outbreak of violence, Israel seals off the West Bank. Like after events in Nablus, where two Israeli settlers and four Palestinians died on July 24. Our correspondent Claire Duhamel travelled with a paramedic who regularly transports pregnant women to hospital.
Recent reports from the West Bank indicate a surge in Israeli violence against Palestinians. Overnight raids have resulted in several injuries, property damage, and disrupted water supplies. Children and women were among those harmed during settler arson attacks in Khirbet al-Tuwaiba, located in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron. In the northern Jordan Valley, settlers have encircled Palestinian lands.
Additionally, they have stolen water from towns in Nablus, including Madma and Asira al-Qibliya, by attaching pipelines to the primary pump to redirect water to their illegal outposts. At least three individuals suffered injuries during settler attacks in Beit Furik, east of Nablus. Reports suggest that Israeli forces were present when settlers stormed the town.
A young male sustained a foot injury and was treated by the Palestinian Red Crescent before being transported to a hospital. The Palestinian Red Crescent also documented eight cases of assault following an Israeli military raid in the Qalandiya refugee camp.
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