Syrian treated in Israel succumbs to wounds

Syrian wounded in civil unrest admitted to Israeli hospital, dies; Israel treated about a dozen Syrians over the past week.

By JUDY SIEGEL, YAAKOV LAPPIN
Golan border Syria truck 370 (photo credit: REUTERS/Baz Ratner)
Golan border Syria truck 370
(photo credit: REUTERS/Baz Ratner)
The IDF provided medical assistance to seven injured Syrians who arrived at the border with Israel on Wednesday morning, although one man suffering from a gunshot wound to the head succumbed to his wounds.
Five Syrians received treatment at the border, while two more, who required more extensive care, were taken to an Israeli hospital. The two were part of a group of seven wounded men who approached the Golan border fence earlier in the day.
The treatment was provided with the approval of IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen.
Benny Gantz.
The two critically wounded Syrian citizens were evacuated by the IDF to the Western Galilee Government Hospital in Nahariya on Wednesday afternoon.
Soon after his arrival, one man – who was shot in the head – died at the hospital after attempts to save him were made at the trauma unit.
The hospital spokesman said that the second man remains in critical condition.
Hospital director Dr. Massad Barhoom said the first man suffered a gunshot wound that entered one side of his head and exited the other, causing massive damage and bleeding. After continuous resuscitation attempts, they was nothing left to do but declare him dead. The second man too suffered from severe head trauma and was taken for a series of scans to determine his exact injuries.
Barhoom said that as the hospital is near the northern border, it is prepared, daily, to deal with such severe head injuries, especially since the recent opening of its neurosurgery unit.