Unlawful abduction of hospital chief Abu Safia ‘is the symbol of the Gaza genocide’: Israeli politician
Ofer Cassif, an Israel politician from the left-wing, Arab-majority Hadash-Ta’al party, has said in a post on X: “We must not allow the Israeli government to kill this noble man [Abu Safia]. His life and liberty, like those of all Palestinians, must be protected”.
Calls from rights and aid groups continue to grow for information on the whereabouts of Hussam Abu Safia, the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital who was detained on Friday by Israeli forces.
Earlier reports suggested that he is being kept in Israel’s Sde Teiman military prison, which is noted for instances of torture behind its doors.
Last video of Kamal Adwan Hospital director before arrest
An Israeli military video shows the last time the director of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital was seen before being detained during an Israeli raid on the facility, three days ago.
Calls for the release of Gaza hospital director detained by Israel
The whereabouts of Kamal Adwan Hospital’s director remain unknown, leading to his family’s pleas for his immediate release. The Israeli military said on Saturday that Hussam Abu Safia was held for questioning on suspicion of “being a Hamas terrorist operative”.
It arrested more than 240 people from the hospital premises.
Prominent Israeli politician calls for end of war on Gaza
Yair Golan, a former member of parliament and current chairman of Israel’s Democratic Party, says on X that the war must end “with a political settlement”.
He mocked claims by the Israeli leadership of “total victory”, pointing out that rockets have been fired from the Gaza Strip towards Israeli territory for several consecutive days.
“The arrangement in Gaza is simple: a deal to release hostages, a ceasefire, rehabilitation and demobilization – creating a governing alternative to Hamas,” he said. “How simple, yet impossible in a government of anarchy and madness”.
