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Bullet hole A in front door of MuhammadQdeih's house, direction inside-to-outside.Photo by HPH, 10 Sep 2014.Bullet hole B in front door of MuhammadQdeih's house, direction inside-to-outside.Photo by HPH, 10 Sep 2014.his father’s body. The remaining Israeli soldier then ‘fled the house’. It was unclear toRamadan how many soldiers had been in the house during these incidents, but he hadthe impression that the house was invaded by a total of about 150 Israeli soldiers.Ramadan found his father’s body in the WC. He did not want to leave his father’sbody but the other men dragged him out of and away from the house. They werethen instructed by the Israeli soldiers on the street which way to leave town.Note regarding mental health impact of the incident: At interview, Ramadan Qdeihsaid that he often has flashbacks of the incident. He said he feels as though his life isbroken. He is very irritable, much less patient than before and has severe difficultieswith falling asleep. When he does sleep, he wakes several times during the night.He feels empty and also has the feeling that it would have been better if he hadbeen killed during the attack. During the interview some children upstairs beganscreaming. After less than a minute, Ramadan suddenly got up from his chair, ranup the stairs and shouted at the children. When he came back, he apologized butexplained that he had lost his tolerance towards any noises.Comment by interviewers: The impression is of a man with clear symptoms of PTSD.11. Evacuation delay, 24 July 2014According to a PRCS coordinator in Gaza City, as well as the testimony of Dr. Qdeih, thePRCS carried away several dead and injured from Khuza’a on 24 July 2014. 22 They werethen kept at a military checkpoint outside Khuza’a for 3 hours without permission to22According to the PRCS coordinator, interviewed on 19 Aug 2014 in Gaza, 7 dead and 9 injured, some of them very serious,were evacuated on 24 Jul 2014; according to Dr. Qdeih, 5 dead and 7 injured were evacuated that day.92