Israeli Court Refuses to Release 14 Gaza Doctors Held without Charge or Trial
PHRI said medical records show Abu Safia lost 14 kilograms in four months as courts kept 14 doctors jailed without charge.
- Israeli courts rejected petitions seeking the release of 14 Palestinian doctors from Gaza who are held without charges or trials.
- The Lod District Court refused Dr. Hussam Abu Safia’s request for an independent medical examination and a second medical opinion.
- Physicians for Human Rights Israel said Abu Safia had lost 14 kilograms, experienced falling hemoglobin levels, and had chest pain that was not properly investigated.
- The group said the detentions further weaken Gaza’s healthcare system, which faces a severe shortage of medical workers after widespread infrastructure damage.
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Israel neglecting deteriorating health of jailed Gaza doctor, rights group says
A medical report on detained Gaza hospital director Hussam Abu Safiya points to significant weight loss and blood test abnormalities that were not investigated, challenging Israeli courts' findings on his medical condition
According to an Israeli human rights organization, the Israeli judiciary refused to conduct an independent medical examination of detained Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safiya, or to release 14 Palestinian doctors from the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli courts refused to release 14 Palestinian doctors from the Gaza Strip and kept them in detention without trial, while the health system in the Gaza Strip continued to suffer from a severe shortage of medical personnel and vital specialists, following the targeting of hospitals and the killing and detention of large numbers of health personnel.
#Swalev revealed the Israeli Supreme Court's refusal to release 14 detained Palestinian doctors without charge or trial, while the Central Court refused to allow the director of Kamal Ada'ad hospital, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, to undergo an independent medical examination. Some doctors have been in Israeli prisons for more than two years, in ... this occupation content refusing to release 14 Palestinian doctors and preventing an independent examina…
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