While the health situation is catastrophic in the Gaza Strip, particularly in the north of the enclave, Israel does not intend to allow the reopening of the Kamal-Adwan hospital, closed since last week, and we has no news from his director.
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With our correspondent in Jerusalem, Michael Paul
A week after his arrest, many questions remain about the fate of the director of Kamal Adwan HospitalDoctor Hossam Abou Safiya. After confirming his arrest, an Israeli army spokesperson told the opposition daily on Thursday, January 2 Haaretz have no indication of his detention.
This Friday, a military source delivered a different version. According to her, Hossam Abou Safiya was arrested for his alleged involvement in terrorist activities and for having held a position within the terrorist organization Hamas, without giving further details.
In the “Israeli Guantanamo”
According to testimonies collected by the television channel CNN, the pediatrician was detained in the company of others doctors of its establishment in the Sdei Teiman camp in southern Israel, nicknamed the “Israeli Guantanamo” because of the treatment inflicted on the prisoners who stay there.
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) and Physicians for Human Rights, an Israeli NGO, have requested details of his whereabouts. Without getting a response so far.
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