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Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, a pediatrician and director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza, was arbitrarily detained on December 27, 2024, when Israeli forces raided his hospital — taking him, other medical staff, and even patients. On April 28, 2026, the Israeli court approved the extension of Abu Safiya’s detention under the Unlawful Combatant Law without filing any charges against him, rejecting the defence’s request for his immediate release. Abu Safiya continues to be held in Negev Prison under harsh conditions and is being denied access to his essential medication and adequate medical treatment, despite his deteriorating health.

Dr. Abu Safiya is a father and a leading voice for medical care in Gaza. Even as hospitals were bombed and running out of supplies, he refused to abandon his patients.

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Maj. Gen

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Israeli Military Advocate General

Dear Maj. Gen. Itai Ofir,

I am writing to you to demand the immediate release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, a pediatrician and the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in the occupied Gaza Strip, who was arbitrarily detained and forcibly disappeared by Israeli forces on December 27, 2024, along with other hospital staff and patients, following a deadly raid on the hospital, which put it out of service.

Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, 51, has for months acted as one of the most prominent voices of Gaza’s decimated healthcare sector, providing information about the healthcare situation in the North Gaza governorate, particularly since Israeli forces laid a near-total siege to the area since October 6, 2024. He continued to bear witness and treat children despite the killing of his son in October 2024.

Testimonies collected by Amnesty International and other human rights groups reveal a dreadful reality inside Israeli prisons and detention centers, where Palestinian detainees, including health workers, face systematic torture and other ill-treatment.

I urge you to secure the release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya and all other Palestinians forcibly disappeared and arbitrarily detained by Israel. Pending Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya’s release, I urge you to disclose his whereabouts and ensure his protection from all forms of torture and other ill-treatment, including coercion. Also pending his release, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya must be granted access to legal counsel and adequate medical care while in detention.

Yours sincerely,

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