The Israeli occupation police denied medical treatment for a Palestinian wounded woman for an hour and a half under the pretext of a attempting to carry out a stabbing attack two weeks ago according to the Hebrew newspaper Haaretz on Wednesday.
Israeli police said that Jehan Hishma was shot after approaching Qalandia checkpoint when she ignored the soldiers’ stop orders.
Haaretz said that it possesses video records of Israeli soldiers warning the woman not to approach the checkpoint and later preventing her from receiving treatment for 90 minutes after she was shot.
For its part Physicians for Human Rights reported that Hishma was at least 30 meters away from the checkpoint in which she was moving and asking soldiers for aid.
The newspaper said that after an hour an Israeli ambulance arrived but they did not approach her for another 30 minutes.
A number of people who were present at the checkpoint tried to videotape the scene and take pictures but the Israeli policemen prevented them by throwing gas canisters injuring a man in his leg.
Medical staff started to aid the woman after receiving orders from Israeli soldiers. Then she was transferred to Hadassah Medical Center where she is still undergoing treatment.
Yesterday meanwhile the Israeli prosecution presented a list of chargers against Hishma whose lawyer says that she lost her way in addition to her having hearing problems.
“The attitude of the Israeli soldiers in this situation affects both the security of medical crews guaranteed by the international law and the life and dignity of the wounded person” PHR stated while demanding the Israeli police to interrogate its members who were involved in the incident.
