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Abu Safiya’s health crisis
Doctors for Human Rights warned that Palestinian doctor حسام أبو صفية faced an imminent danger to his life after his transfer to the underground investigations section of Ramla Prison, saying his lawyer observed recent and serious injuries and bruises on the head and around the eyes, ears, and neck.
“The Israeli association 'Doctors for Human Rights' warned of a dangerous deterioration in the health of Palestinian doctor حسام أبو صفية after his transfer to the underground investigations section of Ramla Prison, stressing that he faces an imminent danger to his life”
The association said that حسام أبو صفية told his lawyer that four or five guards assaulted him in his cell, beating him all over his body, and that he appeared in a state of extreme weakness with difficulty breathing and speaking continuously.
Nasser Awda, the lawyer for Palestinian doctor حسام أبو صفية, confirmed that a legal visit on May 26 revealed 'harsh conditions' inside his prison, where he remains handcuffed and leg‑shackled and is deprived of potable water, adequate food, and regular medical care despite suffering from chronic diseases.
The Association of Doctors for Human Rights and his family held Israeli authorities and the prison administration fully responsible for his life, describing solitary confinement as a 'dangerous escalation' and a new punitive measure under harsh detention conditions.
Detention transfers and assaults
Physicians for Human Rights said Dr. Husam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip, was moved to solitary confinement at Genot Prison after being abruptly removed from Ketziot Prison, and it said the group had not received clarification about the reasons for the transfer.
The organization said the information emerged during a June 4 visit by an organization lawyer to five Palestinian doctors from Gaza detained in Ketziot Prison, including Dr. Raed Mehdi and Dr. Ahmed Musa, after four of them said security personnel restrained Dr. Abu Safiya and took him to an unknown destination.
Haaretz reported that Physicians for Human Rights said Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya was in immediate life-threatening danger after his lawyer reported a severe deterioration in his condition following a visit at the "Rakefet" detention facility at Israel's Nitzan Prison.
In a written testimony relayed by Al-Markaz al-Filastini lil-iʿlām, lawyer ناصر عودة stated that Dr. أبو صفية was brought to the visit handcuffed at the wrists and ankles and surrounded by masked guards, while new and serious injuries appeared on his body, including the head and around the eyes, ears, and neck.
Calls for urgent intervention
Al-Quds al-Ikhbariyya quoted lawyer Nasser Awda warning that Dr. Abu Safiya’s life was in imminent danger after a July 2 visit inside the 'Rikfet' wing at Nitzan Prison in the city of Ramla, describing fresh and serious injuries and difficulty breathing and continuously speaking.
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During the visit, Dr. Abu Safiya told his lawyer: "This is the last time you will see me... They brought me here to kill me... I do not see myself alive... This is the end."
The Association of Physicians for Human Rights warned that any delay in intervention could put his life at real risk, and it demanded an independent and urgent investigation into the conditions of detention and the torture they are subjected to.
Al-Jazeera Net added that the United Nations, the World Health Organization, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and international rights and medical organizations called on Israel to ensure his safety and provide the necessary medical care.
