GAZA (Palestine Foundation Information Center) The son of the Director General of Kamal Adwan Hospital, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, appealed to the world to take immediate action to release his father, who was arrested by Israeli occupation forces on Friday after storming the hospital, burning it down and forcibly evacuating everyone who was in it.
Idris Abu Safiya said in a video recording, “We are broadcasting this message burdened with pain and concern for the fate of my father who was arrested last Friday by Israeli occupation forces while fulfilling his humanitarian duty in the northern Gaza Strip.”
“During this period, my father lost his beloved son, my brother Ibrahim, and he himself was seriously injured and is still suffering from the injury until this moment. Despite that, my father continued to fulfill his duty with all sincerity,” Idris added.
He stressed that his family, friends and colleagues are all concerned about his fate “as he is held in the Israeli Sde Teiman prison, known for its crimes against Palestinian prisoners,” adding, “We have received testimonies from released detainees confirming that my father was subjected to humiliation and mistreatment, including being forced to take off all his clothes during a humiliating search.”
Idris appealed to international bodies and human rights organizations, especially the World Health Organization and “everyone with a living conscience”, to take urgent and immediate action to pressure Israeli occupation authorities to release his father before he meets the fate of many doctors and medics in the Gaza Strip who were martyred during arrest.
