The Israeli mission to UN bodies in Geneva issued a statement regarding Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, who was arrested in December 2024. The statement says he is held at Nitzan detention facility under medical supervision, undergoes periodic checks, and has never been found to be in life-threatening danger. It also alleges he is a Hamas colonel who exploited his hospital role to divert humanitarian aid for terror purposes and enable Hamas operatives to operate against IDF forces.
The Israeli mission to UN bodies in Geneva has issued its first formal response to claims regarding the health of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, who was arrested in December 2024. The statement asserts that Abu Safiya is held at the Nitzan detention facility under medical supervision, undergoes periodic checks, and has never been found to be in life-threatening danger. It further alleges that Abu Safiya is a Hamas colonel who exploited his role as hospital director to divert humanitarian aid for terror purposes and enabled Hamas operatives to operate from the hospital against IDF forces. The statement frames his detention as legal and under court supervision. The claims of deteriorating health have not been independently verified, and the Israeli statement constitutes the first official response to those allegations. As The Zioneer previously reported in a background context, Abu Safiya was alleged to be a Hamas terrorist in disguise, though that report did not address his current health status.
2 developments
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- ConfirmedHamas spokesman Hazem Qasem transferred to Al-Shifa hospital after IDF strike
- DevelopingYNET publishes article supporting Gaza hospital director detained for 18 months
- DevelopingFormer senior Shin Bet official: Agency released Shifa director over PM's head without authority
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