Hands and feet tied.. Shocking details about the detention conditions of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya in solitary confinement

Lawyer Nasser Odeh, representing the detained Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safiya, reported that his client is facing extremely harsh detention conditions inside the occupation prisons, where he is deprived of the most basic human rights, including potable water and sufficient food. Odeh explained that the last visit revealed that the doctor remains permanently handcuffed and shackled, despite suffering from chronic diseases that require intensive medical care not available to him in his current detention.

Legal sources indicated that the prison administration transferred Abu Safiya on June 3rd from Naqab Prison to solitary confinement in Nafha Desert Prison, which increased his family's fears about his fate given the قطع communication with him. This escalatory step comes after months of abuse and beatings the doctor was subjected to during transfers between prisons, causing him severe and continuous back and neck pain without proper treatment.

The lawyer described the details of the legal visit as taking place under strict camera surveillance and in the presence of heavily armed guards, with communication via phone from behind a thick glass barrier. He confirmed that these measures, in addition to the short duration of the visit, prevented the prisoner from speaking freely about the details of the violations he is subjected to, fearing further punitive or retaliatory measures by the jailers.

Occupation forces arrested Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya in late December last year while he was performing his professional duty as director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip. Since then, he has been transferred for detention under the so-called 'Unlawful Combatant Law,' a legislation that allows Israeli authorities to detain Palestinians for indefinite periods without formal charges or clear legal evidence.

Medical and human rights reports indicate a severe deterioration in Abu Safiya's health, as he has lost about 25 kilograms of weight due to the policy of starvation and deliberate medical neglect. The doctor also suffers from heart disease and high blood pressure, in addition to contracting scabies, which has spread in prisons due to poor hygiene and the deteriorating living conditions imposed by the occupation on prisoners.

The Israeli High Court of Justice is scheduled to hear an appeal filed by the legal team on the tenth of this month against the continued detention of Abu Safiya under the Unlawful Combatant Law. International organizations, including the United Nations and the World Health Organization, demand the immediate release of Palestinian medical personnel and the guarantee of their physical and psychological safety in accordance with international Geneva Conventions.

It is worth noting that Dr. Abu Safiya's case highlights the suffering of about 9,500 Palestinian prisoners held in occupation prisons, where they face systematic policies of torture and abuse. Human rights organizations have warned that the continuation of these policies has led to the martyrdom of dozens of prisoners due to deliberate medical neglect and the inhumane conditions imposed by the prison administration since the beginning of the last aggression.

The visit took place in a camera-monitored room, during which Abu Safiya remained handcuffed and shackled, and communication was via phone from behind a glass barrier.