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1.3 Beit LahiyaEJJ19Image by PHR-Israel, St Joseph Hospital,East Jerusalem, 29 Jul 2014Patient: Mansour Awad KhalilGender: MAge: 51Witness: The patient’s brother. He was not presentduring the incident but the patient had difficultiestalking following his injury.Date of Interview: 29 Jul 2014Location of Interview: St. Joseph Hospital, EastJerusalem. The patient was seen a second time atthe Bethlehem Arab Society for Rehabilitation in BeitJala, West Bank, on 4 Aug 2014.Interviewer/s: Alicia Vacas and PHR-Israel staffAlso present: The patient’s brotherHome address: Beit LahiyaOccupation: Donkey cart driverInjuries: L above knee amputation, L above elbowamputation, chest wound on L side.Date/time of incident: 17 Jul 2014, about 08:00Location of incident: In yard of patient’s home inBeit Lahiya.Circumstances of injury: The patient and 13members of his family including his wife, their sevendaughters and two sons, an aunt and two nephewswere sitting together in the yard of their home atIftar [the daily meal to break the Ramadan fast-Ed.].As soon as they had finished their meal a ‘warningmissile’ hit the house of their neighbour. 1 The entirefamily went back inside except for the patient, whocontinued to drink his coffee. Another missile of thesame type fell in the yard of his home and causedhim these injuries.Others killed/injured in same event: NoneEvacuation and care inside Gaza: An ambulancearrived in the vicinity of the incident after 15minutes but didn’t know how to reach the house,so neighbours carried the patient on foot to theambulance, which was 5 minutes’ walk away. It tookthem 10 minutes to reach Kamal Edwan Hospital,where the amputated limbs were kept and fixation1It is unclear if the patient meant a roof-knock missile or some other type ofstrike perceived as a warning.111