Physicians for Human Rights Israel

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Petitioned Israel's Supreme Court for the doctors' release and challenged the denial of Abu Safiya's independent exam

Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, has been held in Israeli detention since December 2024. Physicians for Human Rights Israel said on November 11, 2026, that Israel's Supreme Court had rejected its petition to release him and 13 other Gaza doctors, leaving all 14 in detention without charge or trial.

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