PHA-Exchange> Israeli army prevents medical services in Nablus

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From: "Palestine Monitor" <palmon at hdip.org>

> The Palestine Monitor,
> A PNGO Information Clearinghouse
>
> Information Brief
> Israeli army prevents medical services in Nablus
> September 6, 2002
>
> The humanitarian situation in Nablus is growing increasingly critical as
all
> medical services are currently paralyzed by the Israeli army. Since this
> morning, tanks are surrounding and blocking all access to the Rafidia
> hospital (the regional hospital), the Palestinian Red Crescent and the
> Palestinian Medical Relief. One of the Palestinian Medical Relief
ambulances
> is stuck inside the premises of the Rafidia hospital unable to move.
>
> Nablus has been under curfew for 77 continuous days; the population has
only
> been allowed to leave their houses for few hours during this period. Five
> internationals who were in Nablus yesterday were arrested by the Israeli
> army and taken to the Ariel settlement. The army announced that the five
> will be deported and so will all other internationals they find in the
city.
>
>
> Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, President of the Palestinian Medical Relief said
> today: "The situation is very critical in Nablus; people have been living
> under constant curfew for almost three months and are now being denied
> access to medical treatment. The arrest of five internationals in Nablus
> yesterday shows that the Israeli army wants to hide its actions. We demand
> immediate international intervention to stop these dangerous and inhuman
> actions of the Israeli army".
>
> For more information contact The Palestine Monitor
www.palestinemonitor.org
>
> Palestinians killed this week:  17
> Total number of Palestinians killed since September 2000: 1872