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An Israel i human rights group is demanding the release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza , after a court ordered his detention extended.
Physicians for Human Rights Israel on Tuesday blasted the Beersheba District Court for extending the detention of Abu Safiya, who has been held in prison since December 27, 2024, without being charged with any criminal offenses. The court justified keeping Abu Saifya detained under Israel's Unlawful Combatants Law, which allows for the detention of Palestinians for long periods without trial.
“The court upheld the detention despite arguments that detaining a doctor while performing his medical duties constitutes unlawful detention,” said Physicians for Human Rights Israel. “Dr. Abu Safiya is currently held in Negev Prison under harsh conditions, without access to his medication or receiving medical treatment, despite the deterioration of his health.
'The group added that it is demanding 'the immediate release of Dr. Abu Safiya along with 13 other detained doctors, as well as all medical personnel currently held in Israel. We call on the international community to intervene and put an end to this abuse.
'The US-based Council on American-Islamic Relations also slammed the court ruling, calling Abu Safiya's detention 'a grave injustice and a blatant violation of fundamental human rights and due process. ''As a physician and hospital director, Dr. Abu Safiya dedicated his life to saving others,' CAIR added, 'yet he now faces indefinite imprisonment under conditions that credible reports indicate include torture, denial of medical care, and severe mistreatment.
'A 2025 report from Amnesty International, which has also called for Abu Safiya's release, said that the Gaza-based physician 'was detained in the course of caring for his patients and carrying out his medical duties. ' Amnesty also noted that, prior to his detention, Abu Safiya and other colleagues at the Kamal Adwan Hospital had 'provided human rights and humanitarian organizations with reliable information about the health situation' in Gaza, which has been left devastated by years of Israeli attacks that have killed at least 72,000 Palestinians.
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