UN inquiry urges release of Gaza doctor held by Israel since December 2024

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A UN inquiry has expressed concern over reported abuses against Hussam Abu Safiya, a prominent Palestinian doctor held by the Israeli military since December 2024. The commission called for his immediate release amid ongoing tensions in the occupied Palestinian territories.

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, July 8 (Reuters) - A United Nations inquiry on Wednesday expressed concern at reports of abuse against a prominent Palestinian doctor seized by the Israeli military in Gaza in December 2024 and still being held in Israel and urged his release. The U.N. Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, called for the immediate release of Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in the Gaza Strip.