The Red Crescent said Israeli soldiers have physically assaulted medics, targeted their ambulances and blocked crews from accessing the injured.
NABLUS, West Bank — For more than 15 years, Yasser Antar has been doing the dangerous work of a medic in the West Bank, where firefights, roadblocks and tear gas are part of the job description.
“Now, before we respond to any call, we all shake hands and hug and say goodbye,” said Antar, 39. “We don’t know if we will come back.” Another was recorded by panicked crew members as bullets they said came from an Israeli sniper pierced their ambulance in November, barely missing an oxygen tank. A third showed two of the Nablus medics being shoved and hit by Israeli soldiers during a demonstration in October.
“The claim that Israeli security forces prevent medical teams from providing medical treatment is untrue,” the IDF said in a statement. “The IDF allows free access to medical teams throughout Judea and Samaria [the biblical name of West Bank territories].
With soldiers entering Nablus, Jenin and other West Bank cities almost nightly, Red Crescent dispatchers have logged mounting calls for paramedics, which they relay to bases around the region. And with them have come more reports of run-ins with Israeli soldiers. “We reiterate that medical missions, through health care workers, vehicles and facilities, must be respected and protected at all times,” Sarah Davies of the ICRC delegation of Israel and the Occupied Territories said in a statement. “If they are not, there may be life or death consequences for those who require medical treatment. This year, we have publicly shared our deep concerns about increasing levels of violence in the West Bank.
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