A Syrian child was evacuated to the Rambam Hospital in Haifa after incurring serious injuries due to a fall from a great height on Tuesday evening, according to United Hatzalah. Medics added that he was suffering from trauma and injury to his head.
The child was brought across the border in an IDF emergency medical vehicle in serious condition, according to United Hatzalah medics who provided emergency medical care at the scene.
Once first aid was administered, the child was taken to the hospital via military helicopter.
Court bars Gazan child in West Bank from entering Israel for life-saving treatment
This follows a Sunday decision by the Jerusalem District Court that rejected a petition to allow a Gazan child living in the West Bank to enter Israel to receive medical treatment.
Once it became clear that the treatment was not working, his doctors recommended a series of treatments unavailable in the West Bank, including cancer immunotherapy and a bone marrow transplant, which can be obtained in Israel.
The court decision noted that the child's doctors in Ramallah had been in contact with Tel Hashomer Hospital, whose practitioners expressed willingness to treat the child.
The court concluded that there was insufficient evidence to support the claim that the child is unable to receive treatment in a nearby country, and reaffirmed its decision to uphold the October 7 policy of barring all Gazans from entering the country on the basis that those who committed the horrific atrocities in the Gaza border communities were also Gaza residents who had once been considered "uninvolved" civilians.
"This case illustrates once again the devastating consequences of a sweeping policy that denies Palestinians access to life-saving medical care solely on the basis of their registered address in Gaza, even when they are not residing there at all, and no security claim is made against them," Gisha, the legal aid organization representing the child, wrote in their response to the court's decision.
"This ruling means backing an illegal policy that effectively sentences sick children to death, even when life-saving treatment is within reach."