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UN: Israel's barrier causes a health threat
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According to a new report from the UN Office of the Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs, Israel's separation barrier makes it extremely difficult for Palestinians living in the West Bank to obtain proper health care. The report says that thousands of Palestinians have limited access to East Jerusalem hospitals because of the wall. Ambulances are routinely delayed at barrier checkpoints, and Palestinian vehicles are ban to pass through checkpoints, forcing ill or elderly patients to walk. Some Palestinians living in the West Bank can’t get permits to receive medical care in East Jerusalem - or they receive them for very short durations. "Males aged between 15 and 30 often have their requests for permits turned down on the grounds of security," Aljazeera.net quotes the UN report as saying.