![A group of human rights activists gather outside the United States Embassy in West Jerusalem on July 20, 2026, to demand the immediate release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of northern Gaza's Kamal Adwan Hospital. [Mostafa Alkharouf - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/AA-20260720-42024723-42024714-DEMONSTRATION_IN_JERUSALEM_CALLING_FOR_THE_RELEASE_OF_PALESTINIAN_DOCTOR_ABU_SAFIYA-1.jpg)
Israeli activists rallied outside a US diplomatic compound in Jerusalem on Monday, demanding the release of detained Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, while urging Washington to stop arming Israel. The protest, organized by the anti-occupation Israeli group Free Jerusalem, also called for an end to Israel’s war on Gaza and the abuse of Palestinian detainees. Demonstrators held banners demanding Abu Safiya’s release and chanted in support of the Palestinian doctor while beating drums. Other signs urged the US to end military support for Israel. Louis Frankenthal, one of the protesters, told Anadolu Agency that Abu Safiya’s detention was “illegal” and that the doctor has been subjected to torture, starvation and conditions […]
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