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4.1 Khan YounisAlso present: The patient’s aunt, Sa’adia Ya’qoub,who was not present at the incidentHome address: Al Amal neighbourhood in KhanYounis, southern GazaOccupation: N/A 7th grade studentInjuries: Skull fracture; bleeding and blood clots inthe brain; fractures to shoulder and hips; weaknessof movement on the left side; patient was in comauntil 2 days prior to interview.Date/time of incident: 23 Jul 2014, 03:40Location of incident: At the patient’s home in AlAmal neighbourhood in Khan Younis, southern GazaCircumstances of injury: The patient was in the backyard of her home because there was no electricity inthe house. The electricity came back on so she wentinside and up the stairs to hear the news. While shewas on the stairs the yard was hit by a missile froman F-16 aircraft. Immediately after that anothermissile hit the house itself killing her mother andbrother and causing the whole building to collapse.Others killed/injured in same event: The patient’smother and brother were killed. No details regardinginjuries of others.Evacuation and care inside Gaza: An ambulancearrived immediately but it took about one and halfhours to find the patient because she was in adifferent place from where the rest of her familywas found, it was dark, and there was a lot of dustand debris. Once found, the patient was transferredto the European Hospital in Khan Younis.Evacuation out of Gaza: The patient was referredto Maqassad Hospital in East Jerusalem. Thepatient left the hospital in Gaza at 10:00 and arrivedat the hospital in East Jerusalem at 16:00. Thejourney from the hospital to Erez Crossing, via twoambulances, was an hour long. They waited to enterErez for a further two hours. In Erez Crossing thepatient was checked using a scanner and waited foran hour to be given her permit. The soldiers askedher to go to the field hospital but they refused, andafter an argument with the ambulance driver fromEast Jerusalem, they were released.Comments on displacement: The home of the4. Southern Gaza / Khan Younis190