On December 27, 2024, the Israeli military raided Kamal Adwan hospital in Mashrou’ Beit Lahiya and arbitrarily detained its director, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, along with other medical staff and patients. The raid put the hospital, the last functioning major medical facility in the North Gaza governorate, out of service.
Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya has been a prominent voice of Gaza’s decimated healthcare sector.
April 28, 2026 Update: The Israeli court approved the extension of Abu Safiya’s detention under the Unlawful Combatant Law without filing any charges against him, rejecting the defense’s request for his immediate release. Abu Safiya continues to be held in Negev Prison under harsh conditions and is being denied access to his essential medication and adequate medical treatment, despite his deteriorating health.
Israeli authorities must immediately release him. Pending his release, they must disclose his whereabouts and grant him access to a lawyer and ensure his protection from torture and other ill-treatment, and provide him with adequate healthcare.
Deadline to take action has extended from September 4, 2025 to October 27, 2026.
Please take urgent action before the deadline of October 27, 2026.
Dear Maj. Gen. Itai Ofir,
I am writing to you to demand the immediate release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, a pediatrician and the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in the occupied Gaza Strip, who was arbitrarily detained and forcibly disappeared by Israeli forces on December 27, 2024, along with other hospital staff and patients, following a deadly raid on the hospital, which put it out of service.
Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, 51, has for months acted as one of the most prominent voices of Gaza’s decimated healthcare sector, providing information about the healthcare situation in the North Gaza governorate, particularly since Israeli forces laid a near-total siege to the area since October 6, 2024. He continued to bear witness and treat children despite the killing of his son in October 2024.
Testimonies collected by Amnesty International and other human rights groups reveal a dreadful reality inside Israeli prisons and detention centers, where Palestinian detainees, including health workers, face systematic torture and other ill-treatment.
I urge you to secure the release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya and all other Palestinians forcibly disappeared and arbitrarily detained by Israel. Pending Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya’s release, I urge you to disclose his whereabouts and ensure his protection from all forms of torture and other ill-treatment, including coercion. Also pending his release, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya must be granted access to legal counsel and adequate medical care while in detention.
Yours sincerely,
[YOUR NAME]
Additional Ways to Act and Resources
- pRINT AND SHARE THE PAPER PETITION FOR THIS ua
- SHARE THIS GRAPHIC ON YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT
- Join the Young Responders Network
- Check out AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL’S occupied palestinian territories and israel toolkit
- Read more about Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory
- rEPORT ANY ADDITIONAL ACTIONS YOU TOOK ON THIS UA HERE
- See our tips for writing effective letters and emails.
Take More Action
Extend your impact with these opportunities to fight for the human rights of more individuals at risk around the world.
FREE VENEZUELAN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS
UA : 1.25 VenezuelaRELEASE JOURNALISTS ARRESTED AFTER COP29
UA : 2.25 AzerbaijanENVIRONMENTAL LAWYER MUST BE PARDONED
UA : Fourth 55.24 USAUrgent Action
emails
"*" indicates required fields