Gazan Doctor Held Without Charge Appears Before Israeli Supreme Court
Hussam Abu Safiya, a prominent Palestinian doctor captured by Israeli forces in late 2024, appeared via video link at an Israeli Supreme Court hearing on June 10 to challenge his detention without charge. Abu Safiya has been held for over 500 days and reportedly lost 40 kg in prison, with his lawyer alleging he is being held in solitary confinement and subjected to inadequate medical care. The case highlights the detention of at least 14 Palestinian doctors by Israel, with human rights groups alleging mistreatment while Israeli authorities deny the allegations.
Hussam Abu Safiya, a prominent Palestinian doctor captured from Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza in late 2024, appeared before Israel's Supreme Court on June 10 via video link to challenge his detention without charge. According to Physicians for Human Rights Israel, Abu Safiya has been held for more than 500 days and reportedly lost 40 kg while in prison, with his lawyer alleging he is being held in solitary confinement, handcuffed and shackled during court proceedings, and denied adequate medical care including treatment for severe neck and back pain and vision problems. The Israeli military has accused him of being a Hamas member but has not provided verifiable evidence; Gaza's health ministry and Hamas deny the allegation. Abu Safiya is among at least 14 Palestinian doctors detained by Israel for over a year without charge, and part of nearly 400 Palestinian healthcare workers detained during Israel's military operations in Gaza. Human rights groups have alleged the detained doctors face inadequate food and medical care and physical abuse, while Israel's Prison Service has rejected these allegations.
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The Supreme Court's decision on Abu Safiya's appeal, which was expected to be announced on the day of the hearing, is not reported in this article.
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Prominent Gazan doctor held by Israel without charge appears before Supreme Court
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