Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safiya had been beaten so savagely in Israeli prison that his own lawyer said he struggled to recognise him during a visit this week.
The prominent paediatrician used to run Kamal Adwan Hospital, which, for a while, was the last hospital standing in utterly razed northern Gaza. The Israeli military repeatedly raided and besieged the hospital – until finally, in December 2024, they ejected everyone and took Abu Safiya, 53, who has been held without charge ever since.
