Today, the occupation published footage of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya shackled in prison.

Dr. Abu Safiya was arrested on December 28, 2024, after occupation forces stormed Kamal Adwan Hospital. During the raid, he was severely beaten and used as a human shield.

Abu Safiya lost his son who ascended to martyrdom due to occupation forces’ gunfire during the siege of Kamal Adwan Hospital. He was also injured by shrapnel from an IOF shell when occupation soldiers targeted the hospital, which was then destroyed and set on fire after being forcibly evacuating all medical staff and patients, some of whom were martyred.

He was held in solitary confinement for 24 days.

Lawyer of Dr. Abu Safiya from Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights to Safa News Agency:
– Dr. Abu Safiya is suffering from severe health complications due to the torture he endured in occupation prisons.
– The torture he faced in Gaza before being transferred to the occupation’s prisons was brutal, involving inhumane methods that disregarded his status as a doctor.
– The charge against Dr. Abu Safiya is that he continued working at Kamal Adwan Hospital despite threats from the occupation army, in addition to working within the Gaza government affiliated with Hamas.
– These accusations do not classify him as an “unlawful combatant” and therefore do not strip him of his rights as a prisoner under the Fourth Geneva Convention.
– The Southern Command Chief of the occupation army issued a decision to detain Abu Safiya for 45 days until the “israeli” court upholds the arrest order.
– If the court confirms the “unlawful combatant” designation, Abu Safiya will be sentenced to six months of actual imprisonment, subject to renewal.
– The “unlawful combatant” status is similar to administrative detention in that the period can be extended. However, it differs in definition:
– An “unlawful combatant” is detained in war zones.
Administrative detention ends when the occupation deems the prisoner “no longer a threat,” whereas an “unlawful combatant” remains in detention indefinitely.

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