UPDATE: War in Bethlehem

April 05, 2002 1230: An emergency medical ambulance team delivered a Palestinian man with gunshot wounds to the emergency ward of al-Husayn Hospital after a humiliating and frightening experience. The ambulance driver and attendant were detained at gunpoint for three hours with their hands tied behind their backs and guns to their heads before being warned not try to save anyone else and allowed to retrieve the wounded man and return to the hospital.

April 05, 2002 0310: In the past half hour there have been 9 male martyrs at The Church of the Nativity. This report has been confirmed by Palestinian sources from inside the church. The men were shot through the hole in the back where the door once was and through windows broken by constant gunfire.

April 05, 2002 2400: REPORTS FROM UN CLINIC NEXT TO
IBDA'A SOCIAL CENTER DEHEISHE CAMP, NEAR BETHLEHEM
These are only a couple of the incidents that the medical personnel at the UN Clinic located next to Deheishe experienced today.
- 6pm: A pregnant woman from Deheishe went to the clinic because she was having contractions. The UN medics helped her give birth, but the baby was born sick. Both the mother and the baby needed to be rushed to the hospital, but the IDF patrols told the UN clinics that the ambulance was not allowed to move. As a result, the baby died 2 hours later.
- Today, during clashes, three boys under the age of 15 were shot by Israeli Occupation Forces. One was shot in the ankle, one was shot in the wrist, and one was shot in the neck. All three are in recovery thanks to the United Nations clinic.
- Also today, one of the ambulances at the United Nations clinic was targeted by IDF soldiers, and hit with automatic gunfire. Many windows were broken out, but the vehicle can still run. There is currently an ambulance shortage in Palestine. All Palestinians are requesting medical supplies as well as unrestricted access for medical personnel to reach the injured.