Lawyer warns detained Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safiya is in critical condition
His lawyer said he was abused in custody and petitioned for a transfer after visits found him extremely weak and struggling to breathe.
- Nasser Odeh, lawyer for Hussam Abu Safia, warned Thursday that his client faces life-threatening danger after visiting him at Nitzan Prison, reporting Abu Safia appeared extremely weak and struggled to sit upright.
- Israeli forces detained the pediatrician in December 2024 after an 85-day siege at Kamal Adwan Hospital, charging him under the Unlawful Combatants Law for alleged Hamas affiliation, though no criminal indictment has been filed.
- During a June 10 Israeli Supreme Court hearing, Abu Safia appeared gaunt with visible marks on both arms. The Israel Prison Service rejected abuse allegations, citing adherence to medical care guidelines.
- Fourteen doctors, including Abu Safia, remain in Israeli detention camps as human rights organizations and the United Nations allege systematic patterns of abuse against Palestinian prisoners.
- Since the war began in Oct 2023, 1,700 healthcare workers have been killed in Gaza, leaving medical staff struggling to provide care amid severe impacts on regional health infrastructure.
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In recent months, images of Palestinian prisoners who had lost weight or had been injured when they left Israeli jails have rekindled concerns about their conditions of detention. Today, it is the fate of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of one of the most important hospitals in northern Gaza, and detained since 2024, who has been worried. His lawyer, Master Nasser Odeh, fears for his survival.
Hussam Abu Safiya, a well-known Palestinian doctor and hospital director who has been imprisoned in an Israeli prison for more than 18 months, is in critical condition. This is according to his lawyer, who visited him in his cell this week. According to his lawyer, the doctor is being mistreated and his life is in danger.
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Lawyer warns detained Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safiya is in critical condition
The lawyer for a prominent Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safiya says he is in critical condition. Abu Safiya was seized by Israeli forces 18 months ago.
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