Israeli Army Prevents Parents from Taking Gassed Baby to Hospital

Published November 5th, 2000 - 02:00 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

As reported earlier by Albawaba.com, Hind Nidal Jamil Abu Qweider, a twenty-three-day-old baby, was among the Palestinian causalities of a day of continuing violence on Saturday. According to Addameer, the Prisoners’ Support and Human Rights Association in Ramallah, Jerusalem, the Israeli army had fired tear gas into her home and then prevented her father from taking her to hospital.  

The military authorities justified their decision not to allow the evacuation of the fatally injured child to hospital by saying that the area was under curfew. The baby died later in her home from the effects gas inhalation -- Albawaba.com 

 

 

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