Jewish Israeli woman gives birth at Palestinian West Bank hospital

The woman, who is married to an Arab Israeli man, refuses to be transferred to an Israeli hospital, saying she hoped her baby would have Palestinian citizenship.

The woman, a former Haifa resident who moved to the Arab Israeli town of Sakhnin after marrying an Arab Israeli man, went into labor while shopping in central Ramallah, and was ushered to a nearby public hospital.

According to the Ma'an report, the new mother, pictured with a traditional Muslim head cover, or hijab, said that she was happy with the care administered by local hospital staff, adding that she had received a bouquet of roses from Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.

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