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3.3 Deir Al Balahpatient who was sent back had died in the hospital.The examination of the patients in Erez took around2 hours. The patient was lying down on a stretcher.He couldn’t turn over because of his wounds and theexternal fixation. He could only lie on his back, whichwas ‘one big scar’, with 2nd degree burns, and thepain became almost unbearable. The security checkat Erez was difficult. Soldiers checked him for 17minutes. The patient said that, after the amputationof his legs, his body became very small and he wasnaked, covered only with a bed sheet. He couldn’tunderstand why the soldiers put him through sucha long and humiliating examination. The patientwas then transferred ‘back-to-back’ to anotherambulance to take him to Jordan and during thisprocedure he was trembling and almost fainted dueto the pain. The trip was very long. When he arrivedat Medinat Hussein Al Tibbeya Hospital, it wasalmost midnight. He was taken to ER and his backhad to be medicated.Comments on displacement: NoneComments on rehabilitation: The patient isextremely distressed about his future. He was aboutto conclude his studies as a primary school teacher.He is aware that his disabilities are permanent andwill not allow him to perform his profession. Hesaid he wanted to finish his exams and graduate,in any case, but wonders what the purpose of hislife would be after that, and how he will be able tosupport himself and build up a life on his own.3. Central Gaza / Middle Area181