Palestinian doctor detained for 18 months reported in critical condition as other journalists and officials face detention
Hussam Abu Safiya, seized by Israeli forces 18 months ago, is now in critical condition with his health sharply declined to tangible danger. A freed journalist described Israeli prisons as a graveyard for the living. Additional reports detail releases, detentions, and denials involving Palestinian media personnel and medical officials.
Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safiya, seized by Israeli forces 18 months ago, is in critical condition and his health has sharply declined to tangible danger to his life.
A freed Palestinian journalist said Israeli prisons have become a graveyard for the living.
Israel released 60‑year‑old journalist Ali Al‑Samoudi from Jenin in late April after a year in detention, according to Almonitor. The director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza is detained by Israel and faces a grave risk to his life, reported by MiddleEastEye. Mujahed Bani Mufleh was jailed for alleged incitement but never charged, reported by Times of Israel.
Israel denies that a detained Gaza hospital chief and Hamas officer are in a life‑threatening condition, reported by Times of Israel. The Israeli army abducted Palestinian female journalist Seeqal Yousef Qaddoum, 51, at a military roadblock near Ramallah on February 1, reported by IMEMC.org. Seeqal Yousef Qaddoum was transferred from HaSharon prison to the Kerem Shalom Crossing before being exiled to the Gaza Strip, and she works for the official, government‑run Palestine TV, both reported by IMEMC.org.
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