Britain’s healthcare workers must demand Israel release Gaza’s Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya
Healthcare workers in Britain are calling for the immediate release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the medical director of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan hospital, who is currently detained by Israel. Reports indicate he is being held at the Rakefet interrogation centre and has allegedly suffered severe physical abuse.
Why it matters
The detention of a prominent medical figure in a conflict zone raises significant international humanitarian and human rights concerns.
13 July 2026 facebook icon NHS FightBack supports the stand taken by healthcare workers across Britain mobilising in support for Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, medical director of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan hospital. We echo the demand that he is released immediately from Israel’s Rakefet interrogation centre, where he is being tortured and faces death.
The source is a socialist publication with a clear ideological stance against Israeli state actions, using emotive language like 'tortured' and 'living in hell'.
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