Throughout the year, WHO continued to document attacks on health care.
Below are 2 of the cases documented during 2022.
June St Joseph Hospital in East Jerusalem attacked In May, Israeli forces attacked St Joseph Hospital in East Jerusalem during the funeral of renowned Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. The pallbearers were beaten, with police firing tear gas grenades, sound bombs and rubber bullets in the grounds of the hospital. Armed police entered the hospital building causing intimidation of patients and staff. The hospital recorded 13 injuries requiring medical attention resulting from violence carried out inside the hospital grounds. |
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October PRCS driver testimony of an attack in Beit Furik, Nablus PRCS driver testimony of an attack in Beit Furik, Nablus: On 2 October 2022, a Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) ambulance crew travelled to Beit Furik near Nablus, to provide first aid to persons injured during demonstrations against settlement expansion and incursions in the village, when the team was attacked.. read more |