Gaza doctor Abu Safiya to remain in Israeli detention without charge, court rules

Middle East Eye · June 16, 2026 Human Rights

Gaza doctor Abu Safiya to remain in Israeli detention without charge, court rules Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safiya , the director of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital, will remain in prison without any criminal charges, as the Israeli Supreme Court rejected an appeal on Tuesday. Abu Safiya, who has been held in Israeli prisons since December 2024, is being kept in solitary confinement at Nafha Prison in harsh conditions and without adequate medical care despite suffering from various chronic illnesses, according to his lawyer Nasser Odeh. During his last visit to Abu Safiya in May, Odeh reported that the doctor experienced medical neglect, regular beatings, deprivation of food and water, and had his limbs shackled during detention.

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