May 20, 2008
On Monday, May 19, 2008, thirty two year old Nadia Aieed was filling a water bucket from a water pipeline in the fields between Palestinian Jericho and the nearby Israeli Moshav Argamon. This is an area of the Jordan Valley located several miles north of the Dead Sea. Without warning, a poisonous Echis Coloratus (mid-east saw scaled viper) struck Nadia on the top of her left sandaled foot inflicting a deep and painful wound. (read full story)