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<p><strong>Maan News Agency | Dec 10, 2011</strong></p>
<p>JENIN (Ma’an) &#8212; Israeli soldiers manning a West Bank crossing to the Jenin village of Barta assaulted a taxi driver on Saturday.</p>
<p>Haitham Ibrahim Kabha, 37, is in al-Razi hospital suffering from bruising on his neck and back, a Ma&#8217;an reporter said.</p>
<p>Official news agency Wafa reported that Kabha suffered a fracture in his back.</p>
<p>&#8220;I was planning to go to Jenin through Barta crossing which is the only entrance and exit to the town,&#8221; Kabha, a taxi driver, said, but he was prevented from leaving by soldiers.</p>
<p>He then asked to speak to a senior official.</p>
<p>&#8220;When the officer came, he accused me of insulting a soldier. He asked me to step out of the car and with 8 other soldiers they beat me with their feet, hands and the back of their guns.</p>
<p>&#8220;After that I didn’t feel a thing until I woke up in the hospital,” Kabha said.</p>
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<p>Kabha&#8217;s brother, Baha, said that despite screaming in pain, soldiers kept on beating him until he passed out. A Magen David Adom ambulance was close by but didn&#8217;t offer any help, Baha added.</p>
<p>“Israeli soldiers prevented any Palestinian ambulance from helping Haitham when he lost consciousness; they kept back the ambulance for half an hour until they were pressured by protests at the crossing,&#8221; he said.</p>
<p>The eastern section of Barta is completely enclosed by the separation wall and there are two crossing points to the village.</p>
<p>An Israeli military spokeswoman deferred calls to the Israeli Defense Ministry who did not answer a call from Ma&#8217;an seeking comment.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=443794">Source and more at the Maan News Agency</a></strong></p>
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