Tel Rumeida is located in the Israeli controlled H2 area of Hebron1, and is the site of one of the four illegal Israeli settlement enclaves in the city. Palestinian vehicles need special permission to enter H2. ICRC often co-ordinates with the Israeli authorities for travel for ambulances into the area.
The Israeli military stopped the ambulance at the Beit Romano checkpoint at 1:00 pm. For an hour the ambulance crew unsuccessfully attempted to negotiate passage through the checkpoint. After this time they had to take their patient, who was recovering from multiple operations, to a nearby hospital, as she was in need of urgent medical care because of the delay.
Negotiations continued with the Israeli military and the ambulance returned to the checkpoint at 2:45 pm. After waiting for a further 20 minutes the ambulance and the ICRC vehicle were allowed through. The Israeli Border Police then escorted the medical vehicles to the woman's home.
1In 1997 the city of Hebron was divided into two areas: H1 which is under Palestinian control and H2 which is under Israeli military control.
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Christian Peacemaker Teams is an ecumenical initiative to support violence reduction efforts around the world. To learn more about CPT's peacemaking work, visit our website www.cpt.org Photos of our projects are at www.cpt.org/gallery. A map of the center of Hebron is at http://www.reliefwe
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