NOVANEWS
JerusalemHundreds of Jerusalemites participated on Monday in the funeral of the 65-year old Huda Mohammad Darwish who passed away after delaying her arrival to the hospital.Darwish left her home on Monday early morning after suffering a shortness of breath due to inhaling poisonous gas from tear gas canisters fired by the occupation forces in the village of Esawyeh and towards her house. While attempting to head to the hospital for treatment, the forces delayed her and prevented the vehicle from going through the checkpoint until the young men and vehicle were searched.Huda’s son explained: “Last night at 9:30, the forces raided the village and randomly fired tear gas canisters towards out house. My mother inhaled gas. We brought her water and told her to rest. Around 3:30 a.m. My brother called me and told me to quickly come because my mother can’t breathe. We headed towards the hospital and stopped at the checkpoint in the village of Esawyeh. The soldier refused to let us go through even though I begged him.”
He added: “I started yelling and I told him my mother is dying and I want to take her to the hospital but to no avail. Finally, the soldier next to him told him to go check and see if I am telling the truth. He saw my mom and how she was very sick. We waited for more than half an hour at the checkpoint. After the doctors checked her, they told us we came very late, we’re sorry but your mother has passed away”.
He added: “I started yelling and I told him my mother is dying and I want to take her to the hospital but to no avail. Finally, the soldier next to him told him to go check and see if I am telling the truth. He saw my mom and how she was very sick. We waited for more than half an hour at the checkpoint. After the doctors checked her, they told us we came very late, we’re sorry but your mother has passed away”.
