IDF Ambulance Attacked with Molotov Cocktail
Last night, in response to reports of a serious car accident on the road toward a Palestinian area in Judea and Samaria, IDF paramedics sped off in order to aid the injured. Their mission came to an abrupt halt, however, when they were attacked; a Molotov cocktail was thrown at the ambulance they were riding in. Undeterred, they continued on their mission: to provide emergency care to all residents of Judea and Samaria, whether Israeli or Palestinian.
The IDF paramedics serving in the unit that was attacked study in a fourteen-month-long intensive course. During the course, they are prepared to work in relatively dangerous areas. The paramedics must take appropriate precautions in order to ensure that their potential patients are not, in fact, terrorists: they must wear helmets and flak jackets to protect themselves.