Palestinian medics in Israel face incitement over unproven patient abuse claims

Palestinian medics in Israel face incitement over unproven patient abuse claims Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 08/11/2026 - 15:34 Arab rights group condemns ministers for amplifying allegations against medical staff at Haifa hospital Hospital staff move a baby in an incubator to an underground facility for safety in Tel Aviv on 8 June after sirens sounded following Iranian attacks (AFP/Ilia Yefimovich) Off A body representing Palestinian citizens of Israel has condemned what it called an “obsessive campaign of incitement” by Israeli ministers against Arab medical staff in recent days. The High Follow-Up Committee for Arab Citizens of Israel was referring to comments by Defence Minister Israel Katz and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, who called for an investigation into allegations that Arab medical workers mistreated wounded Israeli soldiers. The claims were made by relatives of a soldier wounded in Lebanon and treated at Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa.