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Third time in a week: MDA team attacked in Mea Shearim; paramedic lightly injured | Israel Today

2020-04-04T20:06:40.447Z


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The medical team arrived to conduct a corona test and were hit by stones and objects thrown at him • A medic was lightly injured and addressed to the hospital: "A hard feeling, this should not happen" • This week, a police force working to disperse the crowd was attacked, as well as an MDA team that wore the Israeli flag on the lap

Corona crisis in Mea Shearim: An unusual incident occurred this evening when a team of Star of David who arrived to take a corona specimen on Zachariah Street the doctor in the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem was attacked.

An emergency medicine medic, a volunteer in MDA who was wearing the kit to prevent infection near the building where the subject lives, was hit by stones and objects thrown at him.

He was lightly injured in the head and goes to a hospital for further medical treatment, in addition to the smashing of the Jerusalem Municipality car, which is in the service of Magen David Adom for corona samples. A complaint has been filed with the police about the case.

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An emergency medical paramedic at MDA Nissim Khatib said: "I got out of the municipal inspection vehicle driving us for samples to a resident's house with symptoms for sampling Corona and suddenly a number of people gathered around me, shouting at me and throwing stones and other items at me.

I was lightly injured in my head and the car windshields I was traveling in were shattered. I immediately reported the incident to the call center and was called to a police and ambulance that took me to a hospital. It's a hard feeling that you come to check on a person who needs help and on the way you're being attacked. That should not happen, "Khatib added.

Recall, the third case of an emergency team attack this week was identified in the Mea She'arim neighborhood. Earlier in the day, police forces were attacked to disperse residents who were in contravention of the order and acted against residents who attempted to hold prayers in synagogues and open areas in contravention of the order. Police were attacked by residents in the neighborhood, and about 10 suspects were arrested for suspected assault and police failure.

At the beginning of the week, an MDA team attacked a neighborhood of the Jerusalem Municipality vehicle. The serious incident rolled after residents spotted an Israeli flag on the staff's uniform and told one of them to be removed. Then they threw stones at the staff and smashed the windshield. Were injured in the incident and the driver was injured in the shoulder. Following the serious incident, a police complaint was filed.

Source: israelhayom

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