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SvennoJ on 14 February 2025
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UK doctor says medical profession has ‘shattered’ moral compass over Gaza

A British-Jordanian doctor suspended from work for comments made on social media calling attention to Israel’s genocide in Gaza says the embrace of censorship shows medical institutions have “completely shattered” their moral compass.

Dr Nadeem Crowe spoke to AJ+ about his experience at the Royal Free Hospital in London when a colleague filed a complaint against him alleging he had engaged in anti-Semitic behaviour when using social media to call attention to the destruction Israel has levelled against Gaza.

“People die and doctors aren’t suspended. People come to harm and doctors aren’t suspended. People post about the conflict in Gaza and apparently, they are not safe to work,” he said.

Dr Crowe was told to delete the posts and that he was under investigation.

“When you say it’s wrong, you no longer have the right to work as a doctor. I simply can’t see how those two things are compatible. I believe that their moral compass is completely shattered,” Dr Crowe said.


Red Cross ‘very concerned’ about condition of Israeli captives in Gaza

The International Committee of the Red Cross, which has facilitated the ongoing captive-prisoner swaps between Israel and Hamas, says it is “very concerned” about the condition of the remaining captives held in Gaza.

The latest release operations reinforce the urgent need for ICRC access to those held captive. “We remain very concerned about the conditions of the hostages,” the Red Cross said in a statement on X.


Palestinian prisoner subjected to ‘horrific torture and abuse’ in Israeli prison: Report

The Palestinian Prisoners’ Media Office (ASRA) reports that the International Covenant Foundation is holding the Israeli prison administration responsible for the treatment of 59-year-old Palestinian prisoner Abbas Al-Sayed from Tulkarem after hearing the testimony of a prisoner from the Ramon prison, in which he stated that the Al-Sayed was subjected to “horrific torture and abuse”.

“The prison administration stormed the prisoner Al-Sayed’s cell, severely beat him, and transferred him to an unknown location,” ASRA said in a report published on its website.

Al-Sayed is reported to have been subjected to a brutal assault, as the prison administration deliberately took him out every night to the punishment cells, shackled his hands and feet, and forced him to sleep on his stomach for long hours in cold weather.

Al-Sayed is also said to be suffering from scabies, which has caused boils to spread all over his body, but the prison administration refuses to provide him with treatment.


Heavy machinery has still not been allowed to enter Gaza

The only progress that has been made since the implementation of the first phase of the deal is the provision of basic humanitarian supplies that have been widely obstructed from entering the Gaza Strip since the onset of the conflict.

During the past few hours, we have seen aid convoys travel to Gaza City, but the entry of heavy machinery and mobile houses has been widely obstructed as they are still lined up on the Egyptian side of the border.

This is despite the Israeli promises to change behaviour regarding restricting aid supplies, including the entry of reconstruction equipment that is required to afford immediate shelter for Palestinians who are living on the ruins of their destroyed homes.

The obstruction of delivery of mobile houses and heavy machinery has raised concerns about Israel’s commitments [to the ceasefire deal].

Israel is still waiting for the release of the captives, who are expected to be released tomorrow, to show its readiness to keep going on the current ceasefire agreement and to start the second phase of negotiations.