Protesters gather in New York in support of Gaza hospital director
Palestine Solidarity Movement demonstrators including healthcare officials gather outside NYU Tisch Hospital
-NEW YORK- (AA)
Scores of protesters gathered in New York City on Monday to call for the release of an heroic doctor in Gaza who had been arbitrarily arrested by Israeli forces for standing by his patients to the very end during the attack on the Kamal Adwan Hospital.
The demonstrators, including healthcare workers, protested outside NYU Tisch Hospital to demand the release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the resilient director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, who was detained last month.
They carried banners that said “Not another child, Not another hospital,” “Gaza forever” and “We are sick from genocide.”
Abu Safiya had stayed in the hospital throughout the assault and had appealed to the world several times to prevent Israel from destroying the hospital. He had refused to abandon his patients even through personal bereavement when his own son was killed. Israel, however, continued the operation relentlessly, at the end of which the courageous lone doctor was detained by Israeli forces on December 27.
In late December, Amnesty International urged Israeli authorities to release him, expressing extreme concern over his well being.
According to some reports, the doctor has been shifted to the Sde Teiman prison in Israel, which is notorious for torture and abuse.
The Israeli army has continued a genocidal war on Gaza that has killed more than 45,800 people, mostly women and children, since October 7, 2023, reducing the battered enclave’s population by 6%. UN Security Council resolutions calling for an immediate cease-fire have been rubbished as the genocidal assault has continued unabated.
In November last year, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its deadly war on the enclave.
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