Detained Without Charge: Gaza’s Frontline Healers
Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya , Pediatrician and director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, has been held for seven months after his illegal arrest on Dec. 27, 2024. He remains held without charge at Ofer Prison, near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. Military’s Unsubstantiated Claims At the time of his arrest, the Israeli military accused Abu Safiya of being a “suspected Hamas terrorist operative” and claimed Kamal Adwan Hospital was used by Hamas as a “command and control center.” No evidence was provided to back those assertions. Colleagues fear he may suffer the same fate as Dr. Adnan al-Bursh, an orthopedic surgeon who treated the wounded during Israeli airstrikes. Al-Bursh was arrested in December 2023, imprisoned and died in April 2024 after being brutally raped in custody by Israeli guards. Family’s Plea For Release Screenshot of Dr. Abu Safiya walking to an Israeli tank and unknown fate Abu Safiya’s family, who hold Kazakhstan citizenship, appealed for his release in a statement sho...