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3.3 Deir Al Balahand arrived in Amman at 2300. One of the mostdifficult moments of the journey was when theIsraeli soldier checked her at the border (unclearwhether this is Erez Crossing or Allenby Crossingfrom the West Bank into Jordan -Ed.). The soldierinsisted on moving her arm and checking herbandage, and took samples from the dressing. Itwas extremely painful and she fainted during thisprocess. The patient says that, like all the otherpatients who travelled with her, her wounds wereinfected by pseudomonas when she arrived atthe hospital.Comments on displacement: NoneComments on rehabilitation: The patient, whosehusband was killed in the attack on the PoliceAcademy in the attack on Gaza in 2008, is a widowwith three children. She is fully responsible for themand lives independently from her relatives. It isunclear whether she will be able to work to supporther children and care for them after her injury.3. Central Gaza / Middle AreaJ8Patient: Mousab Rafat Abd El Rahman TaherGender: MAge: 22Witness: Mousab Rafat Abd El Rahman TaherDate of Interview: 30 Aug 2014Location of Interview: Medinat Hussein al TibbeyaHospital, Amman, JordanInterviewer/s: Alicia VacasAlso present:Home address: Deir Al Balah, central GazaOccupation: Student of Education, Al Aqsa UniversityImage by Alicia Vacas, Medinat HusseinAl Tibbeya Hospital, Amman, Jordan,30 Aug 2014Injuries: Bilateral lower limbs amputations;explosion wound of left arm with bone loss requiringexternal fixation; amputation of right thumb andmiddle finger; burns over the back and several partsof the body. Mental health: insomnia, depression,nightmares, lability.Date/time of incident: 10 Jul 2014, 21:00Location of incident: In the street on the way to the179

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