Amnesty says Palestinian healthcare workers punished for saving lives

Middle East Eye · May 12, 2026 Human Rights

Amnesty says Palestinian healthcare workers punished for saving lives Amnesty International official Erika Guevara Rosas called for the release of Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safiya, describing his continued imprisonment as “500 days of arbitrary detention” and “500 days of injustice”. In a post on X, Rosas said healthcare workers had been “punished for saving lives”. Rosas urged Israel to “immediately and unconditionally release” Abu Safiya and all other Palestinian medical professionals, who she said were being held in arbitrary detention.

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