IOF Arrests Patient’s Escort at Erez Crossing

At approximately 9:30 am on Tuesday, 28 October 2014, Israeli forces arrested Hasan Mohammed Hasan Mhanna, 39, who was escorting his sick father to Al Maqased hospital in East Jerusalem.
The Israeli forces had granted the patient and his escort a permit to travel via Erez crossing; when they arrived at the crossing the Israeli forces ordered the patient, Mohammed Mhanna, 69, to return to Gaza.
The patient has a medical issue in his chest and was on his way to Al Maqased Hospital to undergo medical examinations; he is unable to walk unassisted.
He went back to Rafah by ambulance.