The Israeli courts reject the release of 14 doctors detained in Gaza.
Israeli courts have rejected petitions seeking the release of 14 Palestinian doctors from the Gaza Strip who remain imprisoned without charge or trial, according to a statement issued today by Doctors for Human Rights Israel.
The rulings include the Supreme Court's decision to keep the arrest of the doctors, including prominent hospital managers and specialist doctors, alongside rejecting a request for an independent medical examination by Dr. Hussam Abu Safia, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital.
Detained since December 2024 under Israel's illegal combatants law, Dr. Sepia experienced a sharp weight loss from 90 to 76 kg, a drop in hemoglobin levels, chest pains, scabies and rib injuries following reports of beatings by guards.
Despite independent medical reviews highlighting serious health warning signs and a lack of adequate prison supervision, Israeli authorities have blocked independent assessments based on classified security allegations and international campaigns.
Human rights organizations report that approximately 9,350 Palestinians are currently held in Israeli prisons, facing systematic medical neglect, torture and starvation amid the ongoing genocide in Gaza.