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Gaza hospital director alleges abuse after release from Israeli custody

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Israel released 55 Palestinian prisoners Monday, including the director of Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital who alleged that he was abused during his eight-month detention. Mohammed Abu Salmiya, who was detained by Israeli forces while escorting patients with the backing of the United Nations from the hospital during Israel’s initial raid of al-Shifa in November, said he…

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Freed Gaza hospital director accuses Israel of torture during detention – video

The director of Gaza's al-Shifa hospital has said he and other prisoners were tortured while in detention in Israel. Mohammed Abu Salmiya spoke about his experience after being freed with dozens of other Palestinians on Monday. He was arrested at his workplace in November after Israeli forces raided the al-Shifa hospital. Since the start of the war, Israeli forces have detained thousands of Palestinians from Gaza and the occupied West Bank, crow…

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NDTV

Gaza Hospital Chief Among Palestinians Prisoners Freed By Israel

Israel released the head of Gaza's biggest hospital, who had been detained for more than seven months, among dozens of Palestinian prisoners returned Monday to the besieged territory for treatment. His release was confirmed on social media by Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and by a medical source inside the Gaza Strip. Al Shifa director Mohammed Abu Salmiya was detained in November. Successive raids have seen the hospital wh…

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ABC News

Israel releases director of hospital it says was used as a Hamas base. He alleges abuse in custody

Israel has released the director of Gaza’s main hospital after holding him for seven months without charge or trial over allegations the facility had been used as a Hamas command center

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New York Times

Release of Gazan Hospital Director Draws Outcry in Israel

Mohammad Abu Salmiya, the director of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, was released on Monday after more than seven months in Israeli detention without charges.

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Israel releases director of hospital it says was used as a Hamas base. He alleges abuse in custody

Israel released the director of Gaza's main hospital on Monday after holding him for seven months without charge or trial over allegations the facility had been used as a Hamas command center. The decision to release Mohammed Abu Selmia, apparently taken in order to free up space in overcrowded detention centers, sparked uproar from across the political spectrum, with government ministers and opposition leaders saying he should have remained be…

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Israel releases director of hospital it says was used as a Hamas base. He alleges abuse in custody

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel released the director of Gaza’s main hospital on Monday, seven months after the military raided the facility over allegations it was being used as a Hamas command center. The release of Mohammed Abu Selmia without charge or trial raised further questions about Israel’s allegations regarding Shifa Hospital, which its forces have raided on two occasions since the start of its nearly nine-month war with Hamas. …

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