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2.7 Othertravelled by shared taxi to the West Bank to savecosts. They were in the hospital by 17:15, morethan 6 hours after their initial departure. At thehospital the patient is receiving antibiotics. He usesa wheelchair.Comments on displacement: The family houseis still intact and the patient will return thereafter discharge.Comments on rehabilitation: The injury is notexpected to cause permanent disability and thepatient will not need continuous care.WBR1a / WBR1bPatient: Hassan Akram HalaqGender: MAge: 35Witness: Hassan Akram HalaqDate of Interview: 26 Aug 2014 (first interview); 8 Sep2014 (second interview)Location of Interview: Abu Raya RehabilitationCenter, Ramallah, West BankInterviewer/s: PHR-Israel staff (first interview);Jennifer Leaning (second interview)Also present: None (first interview); Karen Kelly,Prof. Rita Giacaman of Bir Zeit University, Australianvisitors, patient’s father (second interview)Home address: Karama neighbourhood, Gaza CityOccupation: Bank of Palestine Employee (MA in ITfrom Oxford University)Injuries: Fracture in R femur with fixation,transection of quadriceps muscle just above R knee;perforated eardrum; first-degree burns.Date/time of incident: 20 Jul 2014, 18:30Location of incident: At the patient’s sister’s home inRimal neighbourhood, Gaza CityCircumstances of injury: The patient had left hishome because it was near the border with Israeland moved to his parents’ home in Shuja’iyaneighbourhood in Gaza City. After the attacks onShuja’iya began he moved again, to his sister’shome in Rimal, a 300sq meter apartment on the160