Six-Month Extension of Dr. Hesam Abu Safiyeh’s Illegal Detention
According to the English section of webangah News Agency,citing Al Jazeera via Mehr News Agency,an Israeli court has extended the unlawful detention of Dr. Hussam Abu Safieh, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, for six more months.
Amnesty International reported yesterday that Dr. Abu Safieh is scheduled to appear before an Israeli court today, Thursday.
Human rights groups consider his continued detention arbitrary and have called for his immediate release. They also condemn the torture and ill-treatment he has endured in Israeli prisons.
Dr. Hussam Abu Safieh was arrested in December 2024 following a raid by Israeli forces on Kamal Adwan Hospital, which was then the last functioning medical center in the area.