Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan hospital in Beit Lahiya and lead physician for MedGlobal in Gaza, has been disappeared into the Israeli prison system by US-funded Israeli death squads operating in the occupied coastal territory. These Israeli forces have killed over 46,000 Palestinians since October 2023, approximately 17,000 of them children.
The famed and widely respected pediatrician was seized on 27 December and, say witnesses, showed “signs of having undergone torture and beatings.” Abu Safiya’s family said he had been subjected to “humiliation and mistreatment.”
Israel stands plausibly accused of genocide and two leaders – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant – have been issued with arrest warrants by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity and war crimes. There is good reason for concern for Abu Safiya ….more
