Nazi Infringement of Palestinian Medical Right

2011
Mahmoud Khaled Ahmad a-Najar
15 year-old resident of Jabalya R.C., North Gaza district, died on 21.01.2011 in Beit Lahiya, North Gaza district, following a delay in receiving medical care.

Anas Jum’ah ‘Abd al-Qader Saleh
20 year-old resident of Gaza city, died on 01.01.2011 in Gaza city, following a delay in receiving medical care.

2010
Basel Lutfi Muhammad Sadeq
24 year-old resident of Gaza city, died on 22.11.2010 in Gaza city, following a delay in receiving medical care.

a-Sayedah Muhammad Hassan Mahdi
64 year-old resident of a-Zahraa, Gaza district, died on 14.11.2010 in a-Zahraa, Gaza district, following a delay in receiving medical care.

Nasmah Naji Maher Abu Lashin
2 year-old resident of Gaza city, died on 16.10.2010 in Gaza city, following a delay in receiving medical care.

Muhammad Hatem a-Ra’i Hajaj
Under 1 year-old resident of Gaza city, died on 05.03.2010 in Gaza city, following a delay in receiving medical care.

Myasarah Husam Ibrahim Musa
2 year-old resident of Gaza city, died on 07.01.2010 in Gaza city, following a delay in receiving medical care.

2009
Latifah Naser Isma’il al-Hur
19 year-old resident of al-Maghazi R.C., Deir al-Balah district, died on 01.10.2009 in al-Maghazi R.C., Deir al-Balah district, following a delay in receiving medical care.

2008
Dawlat ‘Abd al-Fatah ‘Abdallah Mahana
53 year-old resident of Jabalya R.C., North Gaza district, died on 01.12.2008 in Jabalya R.C., North Gaza district, following a delay in receiving medical care.

Fidaa Talal Salim Haji
16 year-old resident of Gaza city, died on 11.11.2008 in Gaza city, following a delay in receiving medical care.

Amin Muhammad Khalil Fiad
28 year-old resident of Gaza city, died on 07.11.2008 in Beit Hanun, North Gaza district, following a delay in receiving medical care.

Khaled ‘Abd a-Rahman Hussein Abu Shamaleh
39 year-old resident of Khan Yunis, died on 17.10.2008 in Khan Yunis, following a delay in receiving medical care.

Menatallah ‘Abd al-Halim Nayef Zo’arub
1 year-old resident of Rafah, died on 21.09.2008 in Rafah, following a delay in receiving medical care.

Infant child of the Abu Raidah
Under 1 year-old resident of Nablus, died on 05.09.2008 at the checkpoint in the area of Huwara, Nablus district, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: The baby was stillborn following a delay of more than forty minutes at a checkpoint.

Iyad Salman Salem al-Hamaydah
36 year-old resident of Rafah, died on 09.07.2008 in Rafah, following a delay in receiving medical care.

Muhammad Hamdan Hamidan Abu Hweishel
68 year-old resident of Deir al-Balah, died on 11.05.2008 in Deir al-Balah, following a delay in receiving medical care.

Subhiya Sa’id ‘Othman Rashwan
62 year-old resident of Gaza city, died on 03.05.2008 in Gaza city, following a delay in receiving medical care.

Fawzeyeh ‘Abd al-Fatah Yusef a-Darak (Qab)
66 year-old resident of Deir al-Ghusun, Tulkarm district, died on 14.02.2008 at the checkpoint in the area of Deir al-Ghusun, Tulkarm district, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: Suffered a heart attack and died after soldiers at al-Jarushiya checkpoint did not permit her evcauation to hospital in Tulkarm.

Ratebah Muhammad Ibrahim al-Khatib
45 year-old resident of Gaza city, died on 22.01.2008 in Gaza city, following a delay in receiving medical care.

Fatma ‘Ali Da’ud a-Lidawi
44 year-old resident of Gaza city, died on 21.01.2008 in Gaza city, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: She was ill with spleen and liver problems. Israeli officials delayed her entry into Israel for five days after her scheduled appointment. On the day she was allowed to enter, officials delayed her passage through Erez Crossing for a few hours, and she arrived in serious condition at Ichilov Hospital, where she died a week later.

Shirin Isma’il ‘Abdallah Abu Shawareb
9 year-old resident of a-Nuseirat Camp, Deir al-Balah district, died on 15.01.2008 in Gaza city, following a delay in receiving medical care.

Yihya Mustafa Salim al-Jamal
54 year-old resident of Gaza city, died on 12.01.2008 in Gaza city, following a delay in receiving medical care.

2007
Rawan Sameh Muhammad Diab
1 year-old resident of Beit Lahiya, North Gaza district, died on 07.12.2007 in Beit Lahiya, North Gaza district, following a delay in receiving medical care.

Muna Faiz ‘Ali Nufal
37 year-old resident of a-Nuseirat Camp, Deir al-Balah district, died on 24.11.2007 in Gaza city, following a delay in receiving medical care.

Safeyeh Mussa Salem Shalat
57 year-old resident of a-Nuseirat Camp, Deir al-Balah district, died on 20.11.2007 in Gaza city, following a delay in receiving medical care.

Amir Shaher ‘Abdallah al-Yazji
8 year-old resident of Gaza city, died on 19.11.2007 in Gaza city, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: suffered from meningitis, and died after being refused, for more than a week, entry into Israel.

Na’el ‘Abd a-Rahman Khamis al-Kurdi
21 year-old resident of Gaza city, died on 17.11.2007 in Gaza city, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: a cancer patient, Israel refused to let him leave the Gaza Strip to obtain medical treatment

‘Ayidah Zuheir Hafez ‘Abd al-‘Aal
31 year-old resident of Gaza city, died on 10.11.2007 in Gaza city, following a delay in receiving medical care.

Faten Naser Muhammad al-Madhun
26 year-old resident of Khan Yunis R.C., died on 05.11.2007 in Gaza city, following a delay in receiving medical care.

Mahmoud Kamal Kamel Abu Taha
23 year-old resident of Rafah, died on 28.10.2007 in Erez (Industrial Zone), North Gaza district, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: Cancer patient dies after being delayed entry into Israel for 10 days even though he had a permit to pass.

Nimer Muhammad Salim Shuheibar
75 year-old resident of Gaza city, died on 23.10.2007 at the checkpoint in the area of Erez (Industrial Zone), North Gaza district, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: He arrrived at the Erez checkpoint after having received a permit to enter Israel, but soldiers fired at the ambulance and ordered it to return to the hospital in Gaza. The following day, he returned to the checkpoint and was allowed to pass after waiting for more than two hours, but died when he got to the Israeli side.

Muhammad ‘Abd al-Fatah Muhammad Yunes
34 year-old resident of Nur Shams, Tulkarm district, died on 15.09.2007 at the checkpoint in the area of Kh. Jubara, Tulkarm district, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: Cancer patient on his way to hospital in East Jerusalem. He was delayed by soldiers at a checkpoint for more than an hour, even though he and the persons with him had permits to enter Israel.

Kamleh Ibrahim Mahmoud Kabha
75 year-old resident of Barta’a a-Sharqiya, Jenin district, died on 06.08.2007 at the Separation Barrier gate in the area of Barta’a a-Sharqiya, Jenin district, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: Heart patient died after soldiers and security guards at the Separation Barrier gate refused to let her cross to go to hospital in Jenin.

Radi al-Wahsh
18 year-old, died on 29.06.2007 at the checkpoint in the area of Bethlehem, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: Seriously wounded in traffic accident, he died after Border Police at the tunnels checkpoint refused to let him enter Jerusalem so he could be taken to the hospital there.

Muhammad Ahmad Ibrahim Mansur
23 year-old resident of Gaza city, died on 23.05.2007 at the checkpoint in the area of Erez (Industrial Zone), North Gaza district, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: Was seriously injured during clashes between Fatah and Hamas on 15/05/2007. Died from his wounds after Israel delayed his transportation to a hospital in its territories even though he had a permit to pass.

‘Adel Rashid ‘Abdallah ‘Omar
20 year-old resident of ‘Azzun, Qalqiliya district, died on 17.02.2007 at the Separation Barrier gate in the area of ‘Azzun, Qalqiliya district, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: Was severely injured when a tractor he and some friends were on turned over. He was taken by car to a gate of the separation barrier, where soldiers delayed them from crossing for twenty minutes. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.

Taysir Mahmoud Ibrahim Qaysi
46 year-old resident of ‘Ein Beit al-Maa R.C., Nablus district, died on 18.01.2007 at the checkpoint in the area of Huwara, Nablus district, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: Cancer patient who was on his way home from treatment at a hospital in Jerusalem. He died after soldiers did not let him cross the checkpoint in a vehicle, on grounds that he only had a permit to cross by foot. He waited two hours until a car with a permit came and he was allowed to cross.

2006
Isma’il Sa’id Ibrahim a-Sifi
44 year-old resident of Tell, Nablus district, died on 12.12.2006 at the checkpoint in the area of Tell, Nablus district, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: Died of a heart attack after being delayed at a flying checkpoint on his way to the hospital and having to take dirt roads, which greatly lengthened his journey.

Ahmad Ramadan Muhammad Wakhman
Under 1 year-old resident of Nablus, died on 12.11.2006 at the checkpoint in the area of al-Badhan, Nablus district, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: Week-old infant on his way to hospital in Nablus for treatment. The driver of the car was beaten by soldiers at the checkpoint when he went over to them to explain the infant’s grave medical condition.

2002
Zaghluleh Ibrahim ‘Abd al-Qader a-tibi
81 year-old resident of ‘Askar R.C., Nablus district, injured on 06.12.2002 in ‘Askar R.C., Nablus district, following a delay in receiving medical care, and died on 15.08.2006. Additional information: Suffered a heart attack during an IDF operation to arrest wanted persons. The soldiers delayed the ambulance and prevented her evacuation by members of her family. When finally evacuated, she died on the way to the hospital.

2004
‘Abd a-Latif Mahmoud Muhammad Malitat
65 year-old resident of Beit Furik, Nablus district, died on 13.07.2004 at the checkpoint in the area of Beit Furik, Nablus district, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: He was delayed at the checkpoint for an hour, during which he suffered chest pains.

2003
Infant child of the a-Shtiyeh
Under 1 year-old resident of Salem, Nablus district, died on 28.08.2003 at the checkpoint in the area of Beit Furik, Nablus district, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: The mother was delayed at a checkpoint when she was giving birth, and was forced to deliver behind the concrete blocks at the checkpoint. The newborn died a few minutes later.

Muhammad Mahmoud al-Masimi
52 year-old resident of Balata R.C., Nablus district, died on 24.02.2003 in Balata R.C., Nablus district, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: He suffered a heart attack during an IDF search of his house. Soldiers delayed the ambulance evacuating him to hospital by half an hour.

2002
Hussein a-Tamimi
57 year-old resident of a-Nabi Saleh, Ramallah and al-Bira district, died on 29.12.2002 next to Ramallah, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: He was taken by private vehicle to the hospital after suffering a heart attack. On the way, the vehicle was delayed by a settler and soldiers, and the driver traveled along dirt roads, bypassing most of the checkpoints and settler roads. He died as a result .

‘Azzam ‘Alawaneh
47 year-old resident of ‘Azmut, Nablus district, died on 08.12.2002 in ‘Azmut, Nablus district, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: He was sick and unable to to get to the ambulance on the other side of a trench that had been dug at the entrance to the village.

Rawan Murad ‘Issa Harizat
Under 1 year-old resident of Hebron, died on 23.09.2002 in Hebron, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: A curfew on the city prevented the infant from reaching the hospital, and he was pronounced dead on arrival.

‘Odeh Ya’qub ‘Odeh Shahadeh
57 year-old resident of Bir Zeit, Ramallah and al-Bira district, died on 18.06.2002 at the checkpoint in the area of Surda, Ramallah and al-Bira district, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: Fall and suffered from chest pains. He was delayed on his way to hospital in Ramallah; soldiers at the checkpoints did not allow the ambulance to reach him .

Jaliya Shaleh
55 year-old resident of Rafah, died on 29.05.2002 next to Khan Yunis, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: The ambulance taking her to the hospital was delayed several times, and she died on the way.

Unnamed newborn son of Fadiyeh Kamel
Under 1 year-old resident of Nahhalin, Bethlehem district, died on 25.05.2002 at the checkpoint in the area of Bethlehem, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: Physical roadblocks on the way from the village to Bethlehem prevented his mother, who was in labor with him, from reaching the hospital. She was forced to give birth in a car with help from a member of the ambulance team summoned to meet her. The newborn infant died on the way to the hospital.

‘Aiseh ‘Ali Hassan ‘Absi
21 year-old resident of Qibya, Ramallah and al-Bira district, died on 22.05.2002 at the checkpoint in the area of Deir Abu Ibzi’, Ramallah and al-Bira district, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: A kidney patient, she was on her way to dialysis treatment. Soldiers at the checkpoint twice refused to let her cross; the second time, they fired a tear-gas canister at the car she was in. She died in the car.

Dunia Nasr Suleiman Shatiyeh
Under 1 year-old resident of Salem, Nablus district, died on 18.04.2002 in Nablus, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: The infant was born at home because it was impossible to reach the hospital. Her medical condition deteriorated three days after birth. The ambulance called to the house was delayed several hours on the way, and the infant died at home.

Tabarak Jaber Fa’iz ‘Odeh
2 year-old resident of Deir al-Hatab, Nablus district, died on 17.04.2002 in Nablus, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: Because Nablus and nearby villages were under curfew, she could not be taken to the hospital, which led to her death there.

Unnamed infant boy ‘Ali Nasaat a-Sha’ar
Under 1 year-old resident of Nablus, died on 12.04.2002 in Nablus, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: He was born prematurely at home, the IDF having prevented his mother from reaching the hospital, and died due to lack of medical treatment.

Fahima Hassan ‘Ali Najajereh
68 year-old resident of Bethlehem, died on 09.04.2002 in Bethlehem, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: A cancer patient who died at her home after the IDF prevented the Red Crescent from reaching her to provide her with medicine or take her to the hospital.

Yusef Salim Khalil Hazbun
80 year-old resident of Bethlehem, died on 09.04.2002 in Bethlehem, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: On April 3, 2002, he had a stroke, but due to the ongoing fighting in Bethlehem, he couldn’t be taken to the hospital by ambulance or private vehicle. Several days later, he died at home.

Ahlam Majed Muhammad Shaqarneh
37 year-old resident of Nahhalin, Bethlehem district, died on 04.04.2002 at the checkpoint in the area of Bethlehem, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: A kidney patient, she was delayed on her way to the hospital in Jerusalem and died shortly afterwards.

Rana ‘Adel ‘Abd a-Rahim al-Jayush
17 year-old resident of Kur, Tulkarm district, died on 09.03.2002 at the checkpoint in the area of Qalqiliya, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: IDF soldiers refused to let the woman cross the checkpoint at the entrance to Qalqiliya after she had given birth to a stillborn child in ‘Azzun. She ultimately reached the hospital, where she was pronounced dead on arrivall.

Unnamed infant boy Iyad Shefik Malitat
Under 1 year-old resident of Beit Furik, Nablus district, died on 26.02.2002 at the checkpoint in the area of Beit Furik, Nablus district, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: He was stillborn at birth after his mother, in labor, had to travel four hours to reach the nearby hospital after being denied passage at a checkpoint.

Raed Sabri Ibrahim Srugi
46 year-old resident of Tulkarm R.C., died on 23.01.2002 at the checkpoint in the area of Deir Sharaf, Nablus district, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: The ambulance in which he was being transferred to the hospital in Tulkarem from the hospital in Nablus was delayed for several hours at the checkpoint.

2001
‘Aliyeh Hussein ‘Abd a-Latif Yasin
48 year-old resident of ‘Asira al-Qibliya, Nablus district, died on 21.12.2001 at the checkpoint in the area of Huwara, Nablus district, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: A heart patient who was denied passage at the Hawarra checkpoint on her way to the hospital in Nablus. She then had to go via the Awarta checkpoint which extended the trip and as a result caused her death.

Infant son of Amaneh Muhammad ‘Awad Sa’id
Resident of al-Yamun, Jenin district, died on 11.12.2001 at the checkpoint in the area of Jenin, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: The mother was delayed at the entrance to Jenin. When she gave birth, her baby died due to a lack of oxygen.

Muhammad Khairi ‘Abdal-Fatah Zaban
50 year-old resident of Ramin, Tulkarm district, died on 13.11.2001 at the checkpoint in the area of Nablus, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: A kidney patient , he was not allowed to cross the checkpoint near the Qedumim settlement on his way to receive dialysis treatment at the Nablus hospital.

Unnamed newborn son of Fatma Muhammad ‘Abd Rabo
Under 1 year-old resident of al-Walajah, Bethlehem district, died on 22.10.2001 at the checkpoint in the area of al-Walajah, Bethlehem district, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: The child died shortly after birth, following delay of his mother at a checkpoint.

Sabri Amin Mahmoud ‘Abd al-Quader
40 year-old resident of a-Ras, Tulkarm district, died on 16.10.2001 at a checkpoint near Tulkarm, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: A kidney patient who required dialysis treatment three times a week, he was delayed at a checkpoint on his way to hospital in Tulkarem. He died in Tulkarem while walking to the hospital.

Infant child of the Safdi couple
Resident of ‘Urif, Nablus district, died on 23.09.2001 at the checkpoint in the area of ‘Urif, Nablus district, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: Was stillborn at birth after the mother, Amana Safdi, who was nine-months pregnant, was delayed at a checkpoint for five hours.

‘Abdallah ‘Atatrah
2 year-old resident of a-Tarem, Jenin district, died on 23.08.2001 at the checkpoint in the area of Ya’bad, Jenin district, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: He was delayed at a checkpoint and died when he reached the clinic in Yabed.

Maryam Homed Ibrahim a-Tamimi
61 year-old resident of a-Nabi Saleh, Ramallah and al-Bira district, died on 02.07.2001 next to Ramallah, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: She died after being delayed at a number of checkpoints on her way to the hospital in Ramallah.

Israa Barakat Salem Ahmad
11 year-old resident of a-Sawiya, Nablus district, died on 23.03.2001 at the checkpoint in the area of Huwara, Nablus district, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: She suffered from a congenital brain deformity and lost consciousness. She was delayed at the Hawarra checkpoint for about an hour, and died on the way to the hospital after the car she was in was allowed to pass.

Amira Nasr Abu Seif
48 year-old resident of Faqqu’a, Jenin district, died on 14.03.2001 at the checkpoint in the area of Jenin, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: A diabetes patient, she was delayed for four hours at the checkpoint.

Na’im ‘Abd a-Nabi Abu Jami’a
39 year-old resident of ‘Aqraba, Nablus district, died on 13.03.2001 at the checkpoint in the area of Huwara, Nablus district, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: Delayed at the Hawarra checkpoint for more than an hour, the vehicle carrying him had to take dirt roads to reach the hospital in Nablus.

Maryam Ass’ad ‘Abd a-Razeq Hanani
45 year-old resident of Beit Furik, Nablus district, died on 25.02.2001 in Nablus, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: She died from loss of blood after being stopped at several IDF checkpoints while on her way to the hospital in Nablus, and being forced to take dirt roads.

‘Abd a-Rahman Mahmoud Jum’ah
66 year-old resident of Beit Lid, Tulkarm district, died on 16.02.2001 at the checkpoint in the area of Tulkarm, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: Suffered of chest pains. He died after being delayed for more than an hour at the checkpoint at the entrance to Tulkarem.

Hadreh Raja Mustafa Shatiwi
65 year-old resident of Kafr Qadum, Qalqiliya district, died on 06.02.2001 at the checkpoint in the area of Nablus, following a delay in receiving medical care.

Hasnah Suleiman Daraghmeh
66 year-old, died on 27.01.2001 at the checkpoint in the area of Huwara, Nablus district, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: Although suffering from shortness of breath, she was delayed for 15 minutes at the Hawarra checkpoint, then was taken via the back roads and died on the way to the hospital.

‘Iyesha ‘Abd al-Karim Muhammad al-Sawil
30 year-old resident of al-Janiya, Ramallah and al-Bira district, died on 23.01.2001 at the checkpoint in the area of Dolev, Ramallah and al-Bira district, following a delay in receiving medical care.

Infant child of the Mahmoud Ass’ad al-‘Obeisi
Under 1 year-old resident of Beit Dajan, Nablus district, died on 07.01.2001 in Beit Dajan, Nablus district, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: She died at birth at home after the IDF prevented her mother from leaving the village to go to the hospital.

Teysir Wahdan
40 year-old resident of Rantis, Ramallah and al-Bira district, died on 05.01.2001 next to Rantis, Ramallah and al-Bira district, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: He suffered a stroke and died en route to hospital in Shuqba along back roads.

2000
Massyuna Hussein Suleiman Sha’ban
60 year-old resident of Nablus, died on 16.12.2000 at the checkpoint in the area of Nablus, following a delay in receiving medical care.

Na’im ‘Atallah al-‘Abd Ahmad Huas
37 year-old resident of a-Zawiya, Salfit district, died on 16.10.2000 near the checkpoint in the area of a-Zawiya, Salfit district, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: He had kidney disease, and was unable to reach the hospital in Nablus to receive dialysis treatment.

Alaa Hamdan ‘Abd al-‘Aziz Ahmad
10 year-old resident of a-Sawiya, Nablus district, died on 14.10.2000 at the checkpoint in the area of Nablus, following a delay in receiving medical care. Additional information: She suffered stomach pains and was not allowed to cross the checkpoint with her father and get to the hospital in Nablus.