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October 2015

PHR-Israel: New East Jerusalem movement restrictions severely affect the timely delivery of health care

On 14 October 2015, Israeli security forces started implementing movement restrictions throughout East Jerusalem. Over twenty roads are currently blocked by concrete barricades and fourteen military checkpoints, delaying patient arrivals, medical teams and evacuations to Al-Hilal, Al-Makassed, Al-Amira Basma, Al-Mutla, Saint-John and Saint-Joseph hospitals. According to the Palestine Red Crescent...
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Incidents against medical teams, ambulances and medical facilities in the West Bank and Jerusalem

Physicians for Human Rights – Israel (PHR-IL): PHR-Israel: Over forty incidents against medical teams in the West Bank and Jerusalem reported in the past two weeks With the recent escalation of violence in Jerusalem and the West Bank, these last weeks have seen an increase in the number of reports...
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