The son of the Palestinian doctor Dr Hussam Abu Safiya has told Middle East Eye that his family feels betrayed by human rights groups, and that they hold the international community accountable for his deteriorating health in Israeli prison.
Dr Abu Safiya is a paediatrician and former medical director of Kamal Adwan hospital in northern Gaza. He was abducted by Israel and held without charge since December 2024.
Last week the advocacy group Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI) warned that his life is in imminent danger and demanded his immediate release.
Abu Safiya’s son Elias,told MEE: “Regrettably the time for appeals has passed - the moment has arrived for a final opportunity, a last call addressed to every person to intervene urgently and speak out about my father’s situation.
“The world clearly doesn’t see us as human beings or deserving of equal rights. There is far more support for Israeli causes than Palestinian ones.
