06/08/2026
Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya stood at the centre of Kamal Adwan Hospital as Gaza’s healthcare system collapsed around him. Day in, day out, he treated his patients and carried out his medical duties, working through unbearable loss and grief. He bore witness to the devastating toll of Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.
Throughout this time, Dr. Abu Safiya, like numerous Palestinian healthcare workers, refused to abandon his patients. He stayed at the hospital until the last second when Israeli forces raided it again and arbitrarily arrested him on 27 December 2024.
Today, Dr. Abu Safiya has spent at least 580 days behind bars in Israeli detention. He is still being held without charge, separated from his family, his colleagues, and the children he lovingly treated.
Israeli authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya and all other arbitrarily detained Palestinians.
بقي الدكتور حسام أبو صفية في مستشفى كمال عدوان، يواصل علاج مرضاه بينما كان النظام الصحي في غزة ينهار من حوله. ورفض مغادرة المستشفى حتى اقتحمته القوات الإسرائيلية واعتقلته في 27 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2024.
واليوم، أمضى أكثر من 580 يومًا رهن الاحتجاز الإسرائيلي دون توجيه أي تهمة، بعيدًا عن عائلته وزملائه ومرضاه.
يجب على السلطات الإسرائيلية الإفراج فورًا عن الدكتور حسام أبو صفية وجميع الفلسطينيين المحتجزين تعسفيًا.
Source: Amnesty International USA