# 'She was haemorrhaging': Pregnant women face ordeal at West Bank checkpoints

https://mins.news/en/item/15360

- France 24, 2026-08-06 15:23 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/she-was-haemorrhaging-in-the-west-bank-the-checkpoint-ordeal-for-pregnant-women

> Roads are blocked and checkpoints shut whenever violence erupts, as Israel seals off the West Bank. Following events in Nablus, where two Israeli settlers and four Palestinians died on July 24, movement has again become difficult. Correspondent Claire Duhamel accompanied a paramedic who regularly takes pregnant women to hospital. The journey highlights the severe obstacles they face while seeking urgent medical care.

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