smiling and sitting with his family is something Dr Muhammad Abdu Samia hasn’t been able to do in more than 7 months we were subjected to severe torture and my little finger was broken I was repeatedly subjected to hitting on the head causing bleeding multiple times the director of el shifa hospital was taken into Israeli custody November 23rd while traveling with medical staff and patients evacuated from gaza’s Main Hospital Israel alleged the medical facility was being used by Hamas and released video of tunnels apparently running under the facility it was later destroyed in Israeli military operations the doctor says he fears the treatment of those still being held it has crossed all human values it tortures detainees day and night they deprive them of food day and night the allegations are in line with claims made by others in May Alice Jill Edwards the UN special rler Tour on torture called on Israel to investigate reports of torture and ill treatment Israel routinely says it upholds International rules of law Dr ALU Samia may not have been charged with a crime but he’s also not seen as innocent rather his arrest cancelled for now along with roughly 50 others Israel’s internal security service known as Shin Bet said it is opposed to the release of high-risk prisoners but it feared overcrowding in its facilities for that reason it freed prisoners who pose a lesser severe danger in order to address the shortage in detention spaces Israel’s minister of National Security took to social media calling the move security negligence there is also still intense outrage over loved ones still being held captive in Gaza weekly demonstrations calling on Israeli government to secure their release are growing in size and Desperation Crystal ganing Global News London
Israel has released dozens of Palestinian prisoners, including Al-Shifa hospital director Dr. Mohammed Abu Salmiya.
He had been detained for seven months amid allegations that Hamas militants were operating from Gaza’s main hospital.
Global’s Crystal Goomansingh explains why Dr. Abu Salmiya was freed, how his release is causing an uproar, and what he is accusing Israel of.
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