UK to question Israel over incarcerated Gaza doctors
Labour MP John McDonnell says he raised the cases of detained Palestinian doctors Hussam Abu Safia and Marwan al-Hams with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and “Government is raising with Israel”.
Abu Safia is the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, who was abducted by Israeli forces in December 2024.
An Israeli undercover force seized al-Hams, a senior Gaza Health Ministry official, in southern Rafah in July. Al-Hams was reportedly captured outside the field hospital of the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Despite the release of about 2,000 Palestinian prisoners on Monday, the two prominent Gaza physicians were not among those freed.
Whilst welcoming the release of the Israeli hostages & the Palestinian detainees & prisoners I raised with the Prime Minister our concerns that 2 senior Palestinian doctors, Dr Hussam Abu Safiya & Dr Marwan Al Hams have not been released. Government is raising with Israel.
— John McDonnell (@johnmcdonnellMP) October 14, 2025
The US-France backed ceasefire:
Israeli drone strikes southern Lebanon
Lebanon’s National News Agency is reporting an Israeli drone has hit an area between the towns of Tibnine and Haris in the south of the country.
Israel has been carrying out near-daily attacks across Lebanon in violation of the ceasefire it reached with Hezbollah and the Lebanese government in November.
