Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityDr. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Gaza's Kamal Adwan Hospital, has been held since 2024 under the Unlawful Combatants Law, which permits the arrest of foreign nationals alleged to belong to terrorist groups or to have taken part in hostile actions. Physicians for Human Rights called the ruling 'a profound moral failure'Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeNir Hassonand Linda Dayan 01:40 PM • June 16 2026 IDTIsrael's Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an appeal filed by the director of a major Gaza hospital who has been held without ⁠charge since he was captured in Gaza in late 2024.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:PalestiniansIDFGazaIsraeli judiciary Human rightsIsrael Supreme CourtIsrael Prison ServiceIsrael-Gaza WarCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-Iran DealIsrael Buffer ZonesTrump-NetanyahuStanding TogetherTel Aviv PrideFIFAHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsraeli Airlines Could Be Rocked by EU Fuel Rules as Government StallsTrump Made a Deal With Iran. What Will Netanyahu Do?Some Jewish Knicks Fans Say Date of Historic Win Is No CoincidenceAny Israeli Strike on Lebanon Violates U.S. Agreement, Tehran SaysFallen Standing Stone Built Into Later House May Show King Hezekiah ReformRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHumiliated by Trump on the Iran Front, Netanyahu May Set the Middle East AblazeTrump Just Dropped a Megaton Bomb on Netanyahu's Re-election CampaignWhy Does the Jewish State Keep Deporting Diaspora Jews?'Once-in-a-lifetime Discovery': 1,700-year-old Roman Busts Found in IsraelThe Fake Gaza Charity Linked to the Anti-left Disinformation Campaign in FranceIran Reportedly Calls Off Missile Strikes on Israel After Trump Intervenes