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Jailed Gaza hospital director faces life-threatening condition, lawyer ... July 5, 2026 at 10:21 am The head of the Kamal Adwan Hospital, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya. [dr.hussam73/Instagram] Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in the Gaza Strip, who has been detained by Israel since 2024, is facing an immediate threat to his life, Physicians for Human Rights said Saturday. Physicians for Human Rights said its lawyer, Nasser Odeh, documented serious injuries, signs of physical abuse, breathing difficulties and repeated episodes of loss of consciousness during a July 2 visit to Abu Safiya at the Rakefet detention facility in Nitzan Prison, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA on Saturday. Abu Safiya was brought to the meeting shackled at both hands and feet and escorted by masked prison guards, Odeh said. He reportedly showed fresh injuries and severe bruising around his head, eyes, ears and neck, with Odeh saying his physical condition had deteriorated to the point that he was difficult to recognize. Physicians for Human Rights Israel renewed its call for the immediate release of Abu Safiya and other doctors held without charge or trial. Naji Abbas, head o…

'They Brought Me Here to Kill Me': Detained Gaza Pediatrician's ... Detained Gaza paediatrician Dr Hussam Abu Safiya has alleged through his lawyer that he fears for his life in Israeli custody, prompting renewed concern from rights groups over his condition. ABC News Australia YOUTUBE SCREENSHOT For months, Dr Hussam Abu Safiya became a symbol of Gaza's collapsing healthcare system, refusing to abandon patients as war closed in around Kamal Adwan Hospital. Now, it is what he allegedly told his lawyer from inside an Israeli prison that is sending fresh shockwaves far beyond the battlefield. 'They brought me here to kill me.' The remark, reportedly made during a legal visit earlier this month, has intensified calls for the prominent Palestinian paediatrician's release and placed renewed focus on his lengthy detention without formal criminal charges. According to Physicians for Human Rights Israel, lawyer Nasser Odeh visited Abu Safiya on 2 July and found him in a severely weakened condition. The organisation said the doctor struggled to breathe and speak, appeared close to losing consciousness several times, and bore visible injuries that his lawyer said made him difficult to recog…

Lawyer warns detained Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safiya is in ... A woman holds a sign that reads “Free Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, Free Gaza” during a protest in front of the Shin Bet offices, calling for his release, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File) This image provided by the Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI), Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya is seen on a video call from prison during an Israeli Supreme Court hearing of an appeal by his lawyers to end his detention, in Jerusalem, on June 10, 2026. (Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI) via AP) TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The lawyer for a prominentPalestinian doctor who was seized by Israeli forces18 months ago said his client has been abused in captivity and is in critical condition, according to the human rights group representing him. Hussam Abu Safiya who served asdirector of the Kamal Adwan Hospitalin northern Gaza, became the face of health workersstruggling to treat patientsthroughout the Israel-Hamas war. He led the facility throughan 85-day siege by the Israeli military, releasing videos in which he pleaded for help before he was arrested in December 2024. He has not been charged. T…

UN body finds detention of Gaza paediatrician Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya ... July 06, 2026 The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UN WGAD), a panel of independent legal experts that rules on individual cases of unlawful detention worldwide, has issued a landmark decision finding that Israel’s detention of Palestinian paediatrician Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya is arbitrary, and has called for his immediate release. The opinion, adopted following a request submitted by MENA Rights Group, marks the first time the body has ruled on the detention of a Palestinian from Gaza held under Israel’s Unlawful Combatants Law. Geneva, July 6, 2026 Dr. Abu Safiya is the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza. On December 27, 2024, Israeli forces raided the hospital and ordered him to evacuate patients and staff before arresting him. He was held incommunicado for over a month, with Israeli authorities initially denying his detention. He has since been held without charge under the Unlawful Combatants Law, which allows Palestinians to be detained indefinitely without trial, on the basis of secret evidence. Speaking about his time in custody, Dr. Abu Safiya has described being subjected to tort…

Imprisoned Doctor Faces Deteriorating Health Under Israeli Detention ... The lawyer of Dr. Hussam Abu Safia, a prominent Palestinian physician detained by Israeli forces, has revealed alarming details about his conditions in prison. During her last visit, she described how Dr. Abu Safia and his nephew, Hussam Daher, are enduring severe health deterioration, confined almost entirely indoors and deprived of sunlight for more than 30 minutes a month. Chronic skin conditions, including scabies and boils, afflict them, and their access to basic hygiene and medical care is critically limited, with baths restricted to two minutes and medical treatment, particularly dermatological care, virtually unavailable. Dr. Abu Safia, a paediatrician who directed Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, has been described by colleagues as the “Hippocrates of his era.” He remained at the hospital throughout the onslaught, treating the sick and wounded despite repeated threats and scarce resources, only to be detained during an Israeli operation in late December. He sustained injuries in the attack and suffered the loss of his son, who was killed during the bombardment. Despite these circumstances, Dr…

Hussam Abu Safiya is kept shackled all day in solitary confinement at an Israeli military jail and receives no medical care despite poor health. Dr Abu Safiya, who was abducted from Gaza and detained in late December 2024, has reportedly faced abuse and mistreatment in Israeli detention.

Israel puts Palestinian doctor in solitary confinement after 17 months held without charge <p>Dr Hussam Abu Safiya now in cell barely big enough to sit in, says son, after UN experts demanded his release in March</p><p>The son of a prominent Palestinian doctor <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/dec/30/gaza-hospital-director-israeli-prison">detained by Israeli forces in Gaza in late 2024</a> and held for more than 500 days without formal charges has spoken of his deep concern for his father’s wellbeing after he was transferred without explanation to solitary confinement in a maximum-security prison.</p><p>Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of Kamal Adwan hospital in northern Gaza, was detained at work on 27 December 2024. Physicians for Human Rights Israel <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/gaza/2026-06-05/ty-article/.premium/gaza-hospital-director-put-in-solitary-confinement-without-explanation-ngo-says/0000019e-982a-d59e-a79f-fa2f95940000">said last week it had received information</a> indicating that the 53-year-old had been transferred from Ketziot prison to Ramon prison, part of the Ganot prison complex, where he had been put in solitary confinement. PH…

Detained Gaza doctor Hussam Abu Safia shows signs of torture, family ... Save Share A prominent Palestinian doctor abducted by Israel in late 2024 and held in detention ever since has appeared by video link at an Israeli Supreme Court hearing in Jerusalem, with his family saying he shows signs of visible torture. DrHussam Abu Safia,director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, demanded his immediate release after months of imprisonment when he appeared on Wednesday. Footage showed him looking noticeably thinner in his face and around his abdomen. “My detention is unjust and arbitrary, and I demand my immediate release,” Abu Safia told the court through his defence lawyer, Nasser Abu Odeh. “I am a paediatrician who provides medical services and care to patients, the wounded and vulnerable people in the Gaza Strip.” Abu Safia has been held without charge, according to the Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI), an Israeli rights group, for more than 500 days. “Dr Hussam remains in solitary confinement in Nafha Prison. He appeared in court via screen, handcuffed and shackled, the court refused to remove the shackles,” his lawyer Abu Odeh told Al Jazeera. “He has not re…

'His life is in danger': Lawyer fears for Gaza hospital director Hussam ... Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Gaza's Kamal Adwan Hospital, is facing an immediate threat to his life in Israeli prison, Israeli NGO Physicians for Human Rights has warned. The group's lawyer Nasser Odeh made the remarks after visiting Dr Abu Safiya at the underground Nitzan prison. He called for his immediate transfer and for an urgent judicial visit “before it is too late”. Dr Abu Safiya , who was detained by Israeli forces in December 2024, has been held without a clear charge, accused of being a Hamas member. Both the group and Gaza's Health Ministry have denied the allegation. 'They are family': The pets providing comfort in Gaza after years of loss Read More Arrow Mr Odeh said he had visited Dr Abu Safiya several times since his detention but during the latest visit he “was not the same person I had previously met”. “His physical and psychological state, the severe injuries visible on his body, and his personal testimony leave no room for doubt: his life is in immediate danger,” Mr Odeh warned. He said Dr Abu Safiya faced difficulty breathing, and appeared weak and frightened. He told him he has been…

open.substack.com/pub/palestin... Must read. Israel has intensified already near lethal torture of Dr. Abu Safiya. In underground cave prison, his attorney reports Dr Abu Safiya, shackled and handcuffed, was unrecognizable because of the beatings to his face, head and neck.

BREAKING : According to his lawyer, Israeli authorities have transferred Palestinian Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya to solitary confinement as a form of abuse. He is reportedly subjected to daily violent assaults and held in extremely harsh conditions without any charges.His lawyer warns that his health

#Breaking Update | The semitic Palestinian Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya’s that is held hostage by ‘israel’, his life is in immediate danger. His lawyer visited him in the underground interrogation unit “Rakefet” inside Nitzan Prison. Source: Hussam Abu Safyia #FREEPALESTİNE

Lawyer Warns Detained Palestinian Doctor Hussam Abu Safiya Is In ... LOADING ERROR LOADING TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The lawyer for a prominent Palestinian doctor who was seized by Israeli forces 18 months ago said his client has been abused in captivity and is in critical condition, according to the human rights group representing him. Hussam Abu Safiya who served as director of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, became the face of health workers struggling to treat patients throughout the Israel-Hamas war. Advertisement He led the facility through an 85-day siege by the Israeli military , releasing videos in which he pleaded for help before he was arrested in December 2024. He has not been charged. The Israeli military said Abu Safiya, 53, was being investigated on suspicion of cooperating with or working for Hamas. Staff and international aid groups that worked with him deny the claims. Physicians for Human Rights Israel and Abu Safiya’s lawyer, Nasser Odeh, said Abu Safiya appeared extremely weak and struggled to sit upright during a visit on July 2. Odeh said he had recent head injuries around his eyes, ears and neck and experienced difficulty breathing. Advertisement O…

Physicians for Human Rights warns detained Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya's life ... Physicians for Human Rights warns detained Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya’s life is in grave danger Last updated Jul 5, 2026 9:32 AM Share OCCUPIED PALESTINE, July 05 (YPA) – Physicians for Human Rights has warned that the health of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, has deteriorated significantly following his transfer to Nitzan Prison. The organization said its lawyer, Nasser Odeh, documented severe injuries, signs of physical assault, breathing difficulties, and repeated episodes of loss of consciousness during a visit to Abu Safiya on July 2. According to Odeh, Abu Safiya was brought to the meeting with his hands and feet shackled and surrounded by masked prison guards. He had fresh and serious injuries and bruises to his head, around his eyes, ears, and neck, making him difficult to recognize. Physicians for Human Rights Israel renewed its call for the release of Abu Safiya and other doctors who it said are being held without charges or trial. Naji Abbas, director of the Prisoners and Detainees Department at the organization, said the information received raises immediate…

Following a legal challenge filed with Israel’s Supreme Court against the continued illegal detention of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, Israeli forces submitted a request on June 3, 2026, to transfer him from Naqab Prison to solitary confinement in Nafha Prison.

Dr. Abu Safiya enduring life-threatening condition in Israeli jail: Rights group An international human rights organization says the abducted director of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital is facing a life-threatening condition in Israeli detention.

Jailed Gaza hospital director faces life-threatening condition, lawyer says Hussam Abu Safiya, director ofKamal Adwan Hospitalin the Gaza Strip, who has been detained by Israel since 2024, is facing an immediate threat to his life, Physicians for Human Rights said Saturday. Physicians for Human Rights said its lawyer, Nasser Odeh, documented serious injuries, signs of physical abuse, breathing difficulties and repeated episodes of loss of consciousness during a July 2 visit to Abu Safiya at the Rakefet detention facility in Nitzan Prison, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA on Saturday. Abu Safiya was brought to the meeting shackled at both hands and feet and escorted by masked prison guards, Odeh said. He reportedly showed fresh injuries and severe bruising around his head, eyes, ears and neck, with Odeh saying his physical condition had deteriorated to the point that he was difficult to recognize. Physicians for Human Rights Israel renewed its call for the immediate release of Abu Safiya and other doctors held without charge or trial. Naji Abbas, head of the Prisoners and Detainees Department at the organization, said the latest information has sparked urgent and …

Kidnapped Gaza Doctor Faces 'Life-Threatening Condition' in Israeli ... Kidnapped Gaza Doctor Faces ‘Life-Threatening Condition’ in Israeli Captivity 'This is the last time you’ll see me,' Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya told his lawyer. 'They brought me here to kill me.' Prem Thakker Jul 06, 2026 441 57 149 Share Abu Karsheli paints a portrait of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya on the rubble of a building destroyed in Israeli attacks on June 27, 2026. Photo by Ahmed Jihad Ibrahim Al-arini/Anadolu via Getty Images A famed Palestinian hospital director who Israel abducted in December 2024 is on the brink of death, his lawyer warns. Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya has been in Israeli captivity for 18 months, ever since Israeli forces shut down the crucial Kamal Adwan Hospital – the second largest in northern Gaza – in the winter of 2024. Now, Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI) is relaying a warning from Abu Safiya’s lawyer, Nasser Odeh, that the prominent Palestinian pediatrician and hospital director is in “life-threatening condition ” and enduring “daily violence and beatings.” Abu Safiya, per PHRI, also reported a dramatic increase in assaults against him since proceedings regarding his release began l…

A legal challenge filed with Israel’s Supreme Court against illegal detention of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, Israeli submitted a request on June 3, to transfer him from Naqab Prison to solitary confinement in Nafha Prison. The decision raised concerns regarding his health, safety, and overall well being

Following a legal challenge filed with Israel’s Supreme Court against the continued illegal detention of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, Israeli forces submitted a request on June 3, 2026, to transfer him from Naqab Prison to solitary confinement in Nafha Prison.