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Emergency Interventions in East Jerusalem 2021

Providing emergency medical supplies in Al Aqsa Mosque in May 2021

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Attacks by Israeli police and military forces in and around Al Aqsa Mosque on 7 May 2021 left more than 150 Palestinians wounded

More than 150 Palestinians were wounded following attacks by Israeli police and military forces in and around Al Aqsa Mosque on Friday 7 May, and hundreds more in the following days. Israeli police used water cannons, stun grenades and mounted police, and the majority of those injured were at Al Aqsa Mosque, inside the Old City. As it was the month of Ramadan, thousands of Palestinians went regularly to pray at Al Aqsa Mosque (the third holiest site in Islam.)

The director of Makassed Hospital’s emergency department reported admitting 83 patients with rubber bullet injuries. 25 of these patients were seriously and severely injured with bullet wounds in the head and upper body, some with loss of sight.

Ceasefire in Gaza following a subsequent bombardment came in at 2am on 21.5.2021

WA’s Emergency Interventions in East Jerusalem included:

  • Providing 12 PRCS ambulances with emergency medical equipment, consumables and disposables, so they could continue to treat injured patients on site and on the way to hospital
  • Providing two months’ supply of fuel for 12 ambulances and repairing ambulances that were damaged in the violence
  • Providing a ranged of urgently needed medical items and medicines to Makassed Hospital in East Jerusalem, which was receiving hundreds of injured patients throughout May and running short of essential supplies,
  • Supporting Makassed Hospital by covering the medical costs of 150 patients who could not afford treatment
  • Distributing food vouchers to 900 impoverished families in East Jerusalem, who were able to exchange these vouchers for food items they needed in pre-qualified stores

These projects also help to prepare for any future emergencies. They deliver vital medical supplies to Makassed Hospital, which always receives large numbers of injured people during any emergency. They replenish exhausted stock, so the hospital is able to continue its emergency services and surgeries for those injured.

To find out more, please watch our video here

 

Thank you for your supporting our East Jerusalem Emergency Appeal this year.

Emergency medical supplies, including antibiotics, arriving at the Pharmacy of Makassed Hospital in East Jerusalem (10 June 2021)

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The Welfare Association is a Registered Charity (No. 1020238) and a Charitable Company limited by guarantee (No. 2809950). Registered office: 6 Cambridge Court, 210 Shepherds Bush Road, London, W6 7NJ

Ta'awon is the Arabic operating name of Welfare Association in the field

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