Israel continues to hold abducted Palestinian doctor after reported heart attack

Israel continues to hold abducted Palestinian doctor after reported heart attack Submitted by Fayha Shalash on Mon, 08/24/2026 - 09:24 Gynaecologist Dima Amin was arrested at her Ramallah home over alleged social media incitement and later underwent a catheterisation procedure, her family says Relatives of Palestinian prisoners await their release near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, on 8 July 2026 (Ilia Yefimovich/AFP) Off Israeli authorities have continued to keep Palestinian gynaecologist Dima Amin in detention since last Tuesday, after dozens of Israeli soldiers forcibly entered her home in the al-Tira neighbourhood of Ramallah and took her away over an alleged social media post. Her husband, Haider Abu Ghosh, told Middle East Eye that the Israeli army stormed their home at 2am on Tuesday, breaking the main lock on the door and entering the house. He said that the couple was surprised to find the soldiers inside, adding that the military did not conduct a regular search.