Checkpoint delay blamed for unborn baby's death in West Bank

On July 28, 2026, an ambulance carrying a severely bleeding six-month-pregnant Palestinian woman was held 30 minutes at an Israeli checkpoint near Nablus. Soldiers forced the engine off, disabling medical equipment, and searched all passengers. The unborn baby died before reaching the hospital, per the driver's testimony to Wafa. The checkpoint was part of Netanyahu's July 25 military operation sealing the West Bank from Nablus to Bethlehem.