▁addition ▁to ▁ 2 , 1 0 0 ▁d un ams ▁of ▁Jewish ▁National ▁Fund ▁for ests ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁and ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁d un ams ▁in ▁the ▁Bes or ▁Forest ▁Nature ▁Reserve . ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁reported ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁journal ists ▁sight ing ▁" v ast ▁st ret ches ▁of ▁sc orch ed ▁earth ," ▁with ▁" loss es ▁to ▁Isra eli ▁agricult ure ▁from ▁fl aming ▁k ites ▁[ be ing ] ▁immense ." ▁ ▁Leg al ▁cases ▁Two ▁Palest ini ans , ▁You sef ▁K arn az ▁and ▁Moh amm ad ▁Al - A j ouri , ▁each ▁had ▁to ▁have ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁legs ▁am put ated ▁after ▁Isra eli ▁authorities ▁denied ▁their ▁requests ▁to ▁receive ▁medical ▁treatment ▁at ▁a ▁better - equ ipped ▁hospital ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁Bank . ▁Isra eli ▁authorities ▁issued ▁a ▁statement ▁claim ing ▁that ▁" The ▁main ▁consideration ▁for ▁the ▁ref us al ▁st ems ▁from ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁their ▁medical ▁condition ▁is ▁a ▁function ▁of ▁their ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁dist urban ces ." ▁ ▁The ▁Isra eli ▁Arab ▁minor ity ▁rights ▁organization ▁Ad al ah ▁and ▁Al ▁Me zan ▁pet ition ed ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁to ▁grant ▁an ▁emer gency ▁hearing ▁to ▁consider ▁the ▁request ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁April , ▁but ▁as ▁the ▁Court ▁decided ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁government ▁three ▁days ▁to ▁respond ▁and ▁due ▁to ▁this ▁delay , ▁do ctors ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁am