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4.2 Khuza’aImage by Alicia Vacas, patient's home,12 Nov 2014.'Evacuation out of Gaza: The patient was transferredto East Jerusalem on 28 Jul 2014. They left NasserHospital at 10:30 and were held up for 4 hours atErez Crossing. There were 9 ambulances ahead ofthem. They reached St Joseph Hospital at 16:00. Theprocedure at the Crossing itself was smooth.Comments on displacement: NoneComments on rehabilitation: Unclear.EJJ15Patient: Samia Abu DakaGender: FAge: 50Witness: Samia Abu Daka and the patient’shusband, Safwat Muhammad Abu Daka (both tookpart in the first interview as the patient was veryweak and in pain).Date of Interview: 1 Sep 2014 (first interview), 12Nov 2014 (second interview)Location of Interview: St Joseph Hospital,East Jerusalem (first interview); patient’s home(second interview)Interviewer/s: Alicia VacasAlso present: The patient’s husband, SafwatMuhammad Abu DakaHome address: Abasan Al Kabir, Khan Younis,southern GazaOccupation: Housewife. Husband formerly aPalestinian Authority police employee. Unemployedsince Hamas took power.4. Southern Gaza / Khan YounisImage by Alicia Vacas, St Joseph Hospital,East Jerusalem, 1 Sep 2014Injuries: Abdominal trauma from shrapnel; liverinjury right lobe. Underwent two surgeries to stopliver haemorrhage and internal bleeding. At firstinterview, waiting for additional surgery.Date/time of incident: 20-24 Jul 2014Location of incident: In the home of the patient’sbrother in Khuza’a, Khan Younis, southern GazaCircumstances of injury: During the last week ofRamadan the patient went to stay with her familyin Khuza’a, who were already hosting her only son(aged 9), because they felt it was safer, since herhome in Abasan is very close to the border. Her198