A precocious freed detainee has revealed harrowing details astir the mistreatment and humiliation suffered by Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the detained manager of Kamal Adwan Hospital.
The detained manager of the Kamal Adwan Hospital, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya told chap detainees astatine the notorious Sde Teiman detention halfway that helium had been “humiliated” since his abduction by Israeli concern forces successful December.
“I was shocked erstwhile I saw him. The archetypal words that came retired of his mouth: ‘Folks, I’ve been humiliated,” a precocious released detainee told the Al Jazeera Mubasher channel.
Mohammad al-Ramlawi said helium had met Dr. Abu Safiya soon earlier his release.
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“Two days earlier I near the prison, we were amazed to spot Dr Abu Safiya participate the compartment wherever we were held precocious astatine night,” al-Ramwali stated.
“I was shocked erstwhile I saw him due to the fact that helium had helped maine a batch earlier astatine Kamal Adwan Hospital. We cried bitterly for his information due to the fact that helium is simply a nationalist figure,” helium added.
He said Dr. Abu Safiya, spoke astir the mistreatment and violations helium endured during his detention, saying: “I swear, I was humiliated, and the service treated maine terribly erstwhile they arrested me.”
Hospital Set Ablaze
The doc was detained by Israeli forces on with chap aesculapian unit and others during a raid connected the infirmary connected December 27, pursuing a days-long siege. The aesculapian installation was raided and acceptable ablaze by the army.
Al-Ramlawi said that Dr. Abu Safiyya shared details of his arrest, including however the Israeli concern service “killed 5 aesculapian staff” successful beforehand of him earlier mounting the infirmary connected fire.
“Once helium said that a teardrop fell from his eyes,” said the freed detainee.
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Dr. Abu Safiya told him that erstwhile helium was detained, “there were beatings and insults each the mode to the prison.”
Al-Ramlawi said the doc “was inactive wrong Sde Teiman detention campy erstwhile we got out, successful compartment fig 2, barracks fig 2.”
“Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya is inactive there,” helium emphasized and added that helium had suffered psychologically and physically during his detention.
Appeal to Red Cross, Authorities
Al-Ramwali said that erstwhile the doc had recovered retired that helium was going to beryllium released, helium “entrusted” him “his sons’ numbers.”
“And fto them pass the Red Cross and the acrophobic authorities,” arsenic good arsenic the media “about my situation,” to instrumentality enactment to expedite his release, said the detainee.
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The 2 men had spent 2 days unneurotic earlier Al-Ramlawi was released.
Another freed prisoner, Mustafa Hassouna, said the interrogations with Dr. Abu Safiya chiefly focused connected Israeli prisoners successful Gaza.
The doc told the interrogators that helium had nary accusation connected the substance arsenic helium specializes successful pediatrics, the study said. He besides emphasized that helium was nether immense unit owed to the occupation’s practices.
Demands for His Release
The World Health Organization (WHO) on with doctors and healthcare workers worldwide person demanded the merchandise of Dr. Abu Safiya, amidst concerns for his safety.
Healthcare Workers are protesting for Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya astatine the U.S. embassy successful London!
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“Kamal Adwan Hospital successful North Gaza remains wholly retired of relation and we person received nary updates connected the information and wellbeing of its manager Dr Hussam Abu Safiya since his detention connected 27 December,” the WHO Director-General, Tedros edros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said connected Sunday.
“We proceed to impulse Israel to merchandise him. We repeat: attacks connected hospitals and wellness professionals indispensable end. People successful Gaza request entree to wellness care,” Tedros added successful his station connected X.
‘End to Attacks’
The WHO’s typical for the West Bank and Gaza, Dr. Rik Peeperkorn, also called connected Friday for Dr. Abu Safiya’s contiguous merchandise saying the UN assemblage “remains profoundly concerned” astir him.
“We’ve mislaid interaction with him since and telephone for his contiguous release,” said Peeperkorn successful a UN Security Council meeting.
A planetary conjugation of healthcare workers, Doctors Against Genocide (DAG), has besides demanded enactment to extremity the genocide successful Gaza, including an contiguous arms embargo connected Israel.
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“We telephone upon our colleagues, institutions, and nationalist associations to articulation america successful demanding an extremity to attacks connected healthcare, the merchandise of Dr. Abu Safiya and the 450 healthcare workers illegally held successful Israeli detention and torture centers,” DAG said successful statement.
The Geneva-based Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor said it had received accusation that the wellness of Dr. Abu Safiya has deteriorated owed to the torture helium has endured during his detention.
According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, much than 1,050 aesculapian professionals person been killed successful Gaza since October 2023.
(PC, MEMO)