Gaza Kamal Adwan Hospital chief Abu Safia held at Israeli army base: Report

Hussam Abu Safia, who documented abuses astatine Kamal Adwan, thought to beryllium astatine Sde Teiman basal known for ‘brutality, torture’.

The manager of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital, whose whereabouts person been chartless since helium was detained by Israel aft a raid connected the installation past week, is allegedly being held astatine an service basal doubling arsenic a detention facility, says a CNN report.

Hussam Abu Safia, 51, is reportedly being held successful the Sde Teiman basal successful Israel’s Negev desert, according to erstwhile Palestinian prisoners cited by the network, who had been released implicit the play from the arguable installation known for its utmost maltreatment of detainees.

“Two Palestinian prisoners released this play from the installation said they saw Abu Safia astatine the prison, and different erstwhile detainee said helium heard Abu Safia’s sanction being work out,” said the CNN report, published connected Monday.

The World Health Organization (WHO) and authorities successful Gaza said they lost contact with Abu Safia aft the raid connected Friday, which saw the Israeli subject acceptable occurrence to Kamal Adwan and forcefully expel dozens of aesculapian unit and patients – shutting down the lone partially functioning infirmary successful bluish Gaza.

The Israeli service confirmed connected Saturday that it arrested the manager arsenic helium was “suspected of being a Hamas violent operative” and the infirmary was utilized arsenic a “command and power centre” without providing grounds for its claims.

When asked if Abu Safia had been transferred to Israeli territory for further questioning, the subject did not connection an contiguous comment.

On Monday, Israeli media circulated a video of the moments earlier Abu Safia was detained by Israeli forces, the footage capturing his efforts to determination hundreds of patients and aesculapian unit to information aft the Israeli subject issued a 15-minute informing to evacuate the hospital.

‘Brutality and torture’

On Sunday, Israel’s subject said that its forces had killed astir 20 Palestinians and apprehended “240 terrorists” successful the raid, calling it 1 of its “largest operations” conducted successful the territory.

Abu Safia had refused aggregate Israeli orders to permission Kamal Adwan aft the Israeli subject imposed a devastating blockade connected the bluish Gaza Strip connected October 5.

The manager wide of the Health Ministry successful Gaza said the medic, who had documented the cruel interaction of Israel’s violative connected his hospital, was severely beaten with batons and sticks by Israeli forces during the raid, forced to portion and enactment connected apparel meant for prisoners.

Abu Safia’s household told CNN: “Sde Teiman is known for brutality and torture, we can’t ideate what our begetter is going done successful that spot and if helium is good oregon not, lukewarm oregon acold … bare oregon successful pain.”

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, caput of WHO, called for Abu Safia’s merchandise successful a station connected X connected Monday, saying that hospitals successful Gaza had go “battlegrounds” and that the wellness strategy was “under terrible threat”.

Tedros said the patients successful captious information astatine Kamal Adwan had been moved to the Indonesian Hospital, “which is itself retired of function”.

“Amid ongoing chaos successful bluish Gaza, WHO and partners contiguous delivered basal aesculapian and hygiene supplies, nutrient and h2o to Indonesian Hospital and transferred 10 captious patients to al-Shifa Hospital,” helium said.

“We impulse Israel to guarantee their healthcare needs and rights are upheld.”

He said 7 patients on with 15 caregivers and wellness workers remained astatine the “severely damaged” Indonesian Hospital.

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