Dossier
Elias Abu Safiya
Coverage of Elias Abu Safiya in the Nexus archive.
- Courthouse glimpse of prominent Gaza doctor renews calls for his release from Israeli detention
Israel’s Supreme Court is considering whether to extend the detention of Hussam Abu Safiya, a Palestinian doctor from Gaza held for 17 months. Abu Safiya, former director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, faces Israeli military allegations of cooperating with Hamas, which he and medical groups deny, while his family and advocates call his detention unjust.