Palestinian nurse denied entry to Israeli bomb shelter by patients
A Palestinian nurse living in northern Israel has described how she was denied entry to a bomb shelter near the clinic where she works as people took cover, fearing an Iranian rocket attack.
The woman, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of concerns for her own security if she is identified, told Middle East Eye she was driving between house visits to patients in the Krayot neighbourhood north of Haifa on Friday morning when air raid sirens started sounding.
She said she believed those who refused her entry to the shelter recognised her and knew that she worked at the local clinic - but turned her away anyway. She was wearing her medical uniform at the time.
“When the alert sounded I stopped my car. I saw other Israelis running in the direction of the shelter so I did as well,” she said.
“But when I came to enter they said, ‘No, you are an Arab’, and they closed the door."
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