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Israeli Forces Storm Bethlehem Clinic, Seize Medical Records, Computers

BETHLEHEM, December 12, 2015 (WAFA) - Israeli forces predawn Saturday stormed and wreaked havoc into a medical clinic in the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem, said security sources.

A large Israeli military force stormed al-Ihsan Medical Center in central Bethlehem, where they searched, ransacked, and tampered with its contents.

Forces reportedly seized several computers and other holdings, in addition to patients' medical records.

During October, Israeli troops raided al-Makassed Hospital in Jerusalem three times, looking for outpatient medical records, attacking staff and firing tear gas canisters in its premises.

During November, Israeli undercover forces, disguised as Palestinians, killed a Palestinian and kidnapped his cousin during a raid into a Hebron hospital.

During the raid, forces shot dead ʻAbdullah ʻAzzam Shalalda, 27, and nabbed his cousin, ʻAzzam, 22.

According to the Palestinian Information Center, “The Palestinian Red Crescent has reported Wednesday that Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) have carried out 277 attacks against medical crews since the outbreak of Jerusalem Intifada on October 1st.”

K.F./T.R.

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