Israel places detained Gaza hospital director Dr Hussam Abu Safiya in solitary confinement

Israeli authorities have moved Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, into solitary confinement after holding him for more than 500 days without charge. Abu Safiya, 53, was detained by Israeli forces on 27 December, 2024 while working at Kamal Adwan Hospital, which had continued operating through more than 80 days of siege and repeated Israeli attacks. According to details first reported by The Guardian, Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI) received information that Abu Safiya had been transferred from Ketziot prison to Ramon prison, part of the Ganot prison complex, where he was placed in solitary confinement. PHRI said it had not been informed of the reason for the move. His son, Elyas […]