{"id":32706,"date":"2024-07-01T13:59:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T17:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/leader-of-gazas-al-shifa-hospital-accuses-israel-of-abusing-palestinian-prisoners\/01\/07\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-07-01T13:59:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T17:59:00","slug":"leader-of-gazas-al-shifa-hospital-accuses-israel-of-abusing-palestinian-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/leader-of-gazas-al-shifa-hospital-accuses-israel-of-abusing-palestinian-prisoners\/01\/07\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Leader of Gaza&#8217;s Al-Shifa hospital accuses Israel of abusing Palestinian prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>TEL AVIV \u2014 One of Gaza\u2019s top doctors accused <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/Israel-Hamas-war-Gaza-Strip-conflict\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Israel;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Israel<\/a> of abusing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/israel-hamas-war-prisoners-allegations-abuse-beatings-torture-rcna134280\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Palestinian prisoners;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Palestinian prisoners<\/a> hours after he was freed along with dozens of other detainees \u2014 a decision that sparked outrage and recriminations among right-wing lawmakers and Israel\u2019s security establishment.<\/p>\n<p>After more than seven months in Israeli detention without charge or trial, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/live-blog\/israel-hamas-war-live-updates-rcna126373\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Dr. Muhammad Abu Salmiya;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Dr. Muhammad Abu Salmiya<\/a>, the director of Gaza City\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/idf-retreat-al-shifa-hospital-palestinians-rubble-dead-rcna147061\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Al Shifa Hospital;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Al Shifa Hospital<\/a>, was seen walking in the enclave along with 54 other freed Palestinians, many still wearing their gray prison uniforms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you seek treatment, you are tortured by the nurse and doctor, and this is against international conventions,\u201d he told an NBC News crew in Gaza about his experiences in what he said was multiple Israeli prisons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have left the prisoners in a very difficult situation. What the prisoners are going through now has not happened in the history of the prisoner movement,\u201d he added, surrounded by family, colleagues and well-wishers celebrating his return.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 640px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/dTUBKJa2cvduy.YEfJl0UQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTI0MDA7aD0xNjAw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/nbc_news_122\/9aea22fd0c6a730996b9173b316a07ec\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Al-Shifa Hospital Director Released (Bashar Taleb \/ AFP - Getty Images)\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/hDqKyOtrNDBh1ewowvgSvw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/nbc_news_122\/9aea22fd0c6a730996b9173b316a07ec\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Al-Shifa Hospital Director Released (Bashar Taleb \/ AFP &#8211; Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In a separate statement by Gaza\u2019s Hamas-run health ministry, Salmiya said the Palestinian prisoners had been assaulted and insulted. Conditions behind bars were \u201ctragic,\u201d he said, adding there was a lack of food and drink.<\/p>\n<p>NBC News has asked the Israel Prison Service for comment. Asked about torture allegations in the past, a prison service spokesperson said it \u201coperates according to the provisions of the law,\u201d and \u201call basic rights required are fully applied.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Inside Israel, the rare prisoner release set off a wave of anger and finger-pointing even among officials and agencies who are responsible for detentions, exposing how the conduct of the war in Gaza has deepened divisions within Israeli officialdom.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/israel-ben-gvir-visits-jerusalem-holy-site-palestinians-rcna63996\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Itamar Ben Gvir;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Itamar Ben Gvir<\/a>, the country\u2019s ultranationalist minister of national security, blasted the decision to release the prisoners as \u201csecurity negligence,\u201d and demanded that Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/netanyahu-putting-political-future-ahead-good-israel-rcna130000\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Benjamin Netanyahu;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> block Defense Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/intense-phase-israel-war-hamas-end-netanyahu-cease-fire-hezbollah-rcna158531\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Yoav Gallant;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Yoav Gallant<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/shin-bet-interrogation-hamas-rcna125748\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Shin Bet;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Shin Bet<\/a>, Israel\u2019s internal security agency, from \u201cconducting an independent policy contrary\u201d to the government.<\/p>\n<p>Benny Gantz, a former member of Netanyahu\u2019s now defunct <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/israels-netanyahu-faces-growing-pressure-gaza-plan-war-cabinet-rcna152953\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:war Cabinet;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">war Cabinet<\/a> and one of the prime minister\u2019s key rivals, said that the mass release had included militants who helped execute <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/israel-says-palestinian-militants-are-infiltrating-gaza-rcna119315\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Hamas\u2019 Oct. 7 attacks on Israel;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Hamas\u2019 Oct. 7 attacks on Israel<\/a>, which left 1,200 dead and saw more than 240 people taken hostage.<\/p>\n<p>Calling it \u201ca moral and ethical operational error,\u201d he said in a statement on Telegram that \u201cwhoever made the decision lacked judgment \u2014 and should be fired today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NBC News has asked the prison service whether anyone suspected of involvement in the Oct. 7 attacks was freed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 640px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/nidE7TaT6_ppnFK01t_hmA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTI0MDA7aD0xNjAw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/nbc_news_122\/aab8b95a3d3b93e78fdcfce85b095c3b\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"The medical facility, the largest in the Gaza Strip, was reduced to rubble after an Israeli operation in March, the WHO said.  (Oman Al-Qatta \/ AFP - Getty Images)\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/imlC8h7QJmUHxnmVZOC09w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/nbc_news_122\/aab8b95a3d3b93e78fdcfce85b095c3b\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The medical facility, the largest in the Gaza Strip, was reduced to rubble after an Israeli operation in March, the WHO said.  (Oman Al-Qatta \/ AFP - Getty Images)\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/imlC8h7QJmUHxnmVZOC09w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/nbc_news_122\/aab8b95a3d3b93e78fdcfce85b095c3b\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">The medical facility, the largest in the Gaza Strip, was reduced to rubble after an Israeli operation in March, the WHO said. (Oman Al-Qatta \/ AFP &#8211; Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Gallant, in a statement, attributed the decision to the Shin Bet and the Prison Service, which is under the authority of Ben Gvir, the national security minister.<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu\u2019s office meanwhile called Salmiya\u2019s release a \u201csevere error and a moral failure.\u201d In a statement it said the decision to release him &#8220;without the knowledge of the political leadership or the heads of the organizations.&#8221; It added that the prime minister had ordered \u201ca thorough investigation into how this happened,\u201d and Shin Bet director Ronen Bar was expected to present the findings within the next 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>The Shin Bet answered the scalding criticism by laying blame on what it called the Israeli government\u2019s inability to relieve prison overcrowding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor about a year now, the General Security Service has been warning in every possible forum, in writing and orally, about the plight of incarceration and the obligation to increase the number of incarceration places,\u201d the intelligence agency said in a statement. \u201cWithout an immediate solution to the shortage of places of confinement, arrests will continue to be canceled and detainees will continue to be released.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For months, Israeli officials had described Al Shifa Hospital, Gaza\u2019s largest, as a hive of Hamas activity and a prime example of the militant organization\u2019s use of civilian infrastructure as \u201chuman shields\u201d to mask their operations.<\/p>\n<p>Israel\u2019s military attracted international criticism when it laid siege to the sprawling hospital complex in November. Hospital administrators and Hamas denied that the facility had hosted military operations, and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/information-missteps-led-questions-israels-credibility-rcna125723\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Israel\u2019s attempts to justify;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> Israel\u2019s attempts to justify<\/a> its attacks on the hospital were met with skepticism.<\/p>\n<p>Hospitals can lose their protection under international\u00a0law if combatants use them for military purposes.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past few months, advocacy groups have drawn attention to the plight of Gaza\u2019s medical workers. In a<a href=\"https:\/\/reliefweb.int\/report\/occupied-palestinian-territory\/un-human-rights-office-opt-statement-killing-and-arbitrary-detention-health-workers-gaza\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:statement;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> statement<\/a> last week, the U.N. Human Rights Office decried the \u201creported killing of 500 health workers in Gaza\u201d since Oct. 7.<\/p>\n<p>More than 37,900 people in Gaza have been killed since Israel launched its offensive following the Hamas attacks, according to the enclave\u2019s health ministry, which said last week that 310 health workers had been detained.<\/p>\n<p>The killings and arrests \u2014 doctors and nurses are often held for months without charge \u2014 have been a cause of outrage among Palestinian leaders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIsraeli ministers and the opposition must apologize to doctors and health workers for arresting, torturing, and abusing them in flagrant violation of international humanitarian law,\u201d Mustafa Barghouthi, the secretary general of the West Bank-based National Initiative, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>This article was originally published on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/gaza-prison-doctor-accuse-torture-israel-hamas-war-rcna159710\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NBCNews.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">NBCNews.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/leader-gazas-al-shifa-hospital-173525097.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TEL AVIV &mdash; One of Gaza&rsquo;s top doctors accused Israel of abusing Palestinian prisoners hours after he was freed along with dozens<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/leader-of-gazas-al-shifa-hospital-accuses-israel-of-abusing-palestinian-prisoners\/01\/07\/2024\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32708,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32706"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32706"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32706\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}