Israel faced mounting pressure Saturday over its detention of a Gaza hospital chief during a raid on one of the last functioning medical facilities in the battered north of the Palestinian enclave.
An Israeli human rights group has filed a petition with the country’s top court demanding to know the whereabouts of Abu Safiya.
Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan hospital, shows the damage inside the hospital in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip, on Dec. 18, 2024.
Israeli forces raided Kamal Adwan Hospital late last month, detaining scores of people and forcing the closure of the medical facility.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said Friday that the three public hospitals operating in the northern Gaza Strip — Beit Hanoun Hospital, Indonesian Hospital and Kamal Adwan Hospital — are now all out of service.
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