Israeli rights group demands independent medical examination of detained Gaza hospital director

An Israeli human rights organization called on Thursday for an independent medical examination of detained Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safiya after an assault on him by Israeli prison guards. In a statement, Physicians for Human Rights-Israel (PHRI) said Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, told his lawyer Nasser Odeh that he had again been beaten by prison guards, injuring one of his fingers and causing bleeding. According to the group, Abu Safiya has been held without charge since December 2024 in the underground Rakefet detention facility under harsh conditions. PHRI quoted Abu Safiya as saying he was being held in isolation and that masked prison guards remained in an adjacent room during a visit by his […]