Israeli checkpoints and closed military gates create dangerous obstacles for patients and ambulance crews throughout the West Bank. Photographs from Bethlehem and Hebron show the difficulties faced by the emergency teams when transporting patients through checkpoints and employment barriers, delaying medical treatment and endangering lives.

Israeli checkpoints and closed military gates create dangerous obstacles for patients and ambulance crews throughout the West Bank. Photographs from Bethlehem and Hebron show the difficulties faced by the emergency teams when transporting patients through checkpoints and employment barriers, delaying medical treatment and endangering lives.