Israeli Forces Detain 12 Palestinians in Jerusalem, Qalqilia

Rasa - Israeli forces detained at least 12 Palestinians during raids in Jerusalem and the West Bank district of Qalqilia, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) said Thursday.

News ID: 425437

Date: 01 December 2016 - 22:23

RNA - PPS said Israeli police detained seven Palestinians from East Jerusalem, including 16-year-old Mohammad Attoun, son of lawmaker Ahmad Attoun. Israel expelled Attoun from East Jerusalem and forced him to live in the West Bank, away from his family and home, WAFA reported.

Meanwhile, Israeli troops broke into the village of Azzoun, East of Qalqilia, where they detained five Palestinians.

Meanwhile, The World Health Organization (WHO) published a 2-year report on health access for Gaza patients to highlight how the Israeli permit system and physical barriers obstruct health access for Palestinian patients, ambulances and health workers.

The study “Right to health: crossing barriers to access health in the occupied Palestinian territory, 2014 – 2015,” was based on data provided by Palestinian Authority ministries and non-profit health providers, as well as patient interviews and field studies, said a WHO press release.

“Access is a fundamental element of the right to health. Every mother and child has the right to be together during a child’s cancer treatment,” said Dr. Gerald Rockenschaub, the WHO head of the office in the West Bank and Gaza. “Yet the data indicates substantial restrictions for thousands of patients and their companions who are trying to travel to their places of referral.”

The 48-page report also presents information on the impact of attacks on health facilities, patients and health personnel, and the health access situation in “Area C” in the West Bank, where Israel retains full security and civil authority.

The report made recommendations to Israel as the occupier in the Palestinian lands and to Egypt to remove restrictions on patients and facilitate access to health services.

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