Illegal Israeli checkpoints within the West Bank are creating life or death encounters for pregnant Palestinian women – another peril of living under occupation.
For pregnant Palestinian women, checkpoints are a matter of life and death
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Healthcare access: Israel has Palestinian women giving birth by the side of the road
When Israel closes the gates, Palestinian ambulances, patients, and doctors, are not allowed to cross – and the gates can be closed for days or weeks at a time. Many healthcare workers have been attacked by ideological Israeli settlers on their way to work.