Rights group raises concerns about jailed Dr Abu Safia amid strikes on Gaza
Summary
Physicians for Human Rights Israel says jailed Gaza hospital director Dr Hussam Abu Safia has lost 14kg in four months and has health problems that were not adequately investigated. Israeli courts rejected petitions seeking an independent examination for Abu Safia and the release of 14 Gaza doctors held without charge, while reported Israeli attacks in Gaza killed two Palestinians.Key Facts
- Abu Safia was detained by the Israeli army in December 2024 during a raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza.
- PHRI said a review of Abu Safia’s medical records found a 14kg weight loss in four months, falling haemoglobin levels and chest pain that was not properly investigated.
- The reviewer, Amit Tirosh, could not examine Abu Safia in person and disputed a court finding that high blood pressure was his only medical problem.
- PHRI said the Israel Prison Service had not provided Abu Safia’s latest medical file.
- The Israeli Supreme Court rejected a petition seeking the release of 14 imprisoned Gaza doctors, finding no exceptional grounds to intervene in the Chief of Staff’s decision.
- Sources at al-Shifa Hospital told Al Jazeera that an Israeli drone attack in western Gaza City killed one Palestinian and injured others.
- Another Palestinian died from injuries sustained in an Israeli attack on a family home in Gaza City on Tuesday.
- Gaza’s Ministry of Health says more than 1,600 Palestinians have been killed in the enclave since the U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement.
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