Current sectionWest Bank NewsAmid Fears for His Life 48 Bundestag lawmakers called on Israel's President Isaac Herzog to ensure that Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, who is said to be held in Israeli prison without charges in life-threatening condition, receives immediate access to medical care and his release if credible charges aren't filedShare 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 formatSubscribeDavid Issacharoff 12:10 PM • July 14 2026 IDTNearly 50 German lawmakers have joined international calls on Israel to grant Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya – a Gaza hospital director who is being held in Israeli prison without trial and is reportedly in life-threatening condition – immediate access to medical care, disclose the allegations against him and release him unless credible charges are filed.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:PalestiniansGazaIsraeli politicsGermanyHuman rightsIsrael Prison ServiceCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel NewsIranMahmoud AhmadinejadLindsey GrahamRo KhannaGazaIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastFrom 1948 to October 7: The ultra-Orthodox Draft Remains Israel's Fault LineMinister Seeks Pardon for Ex-soldier Convicted of Killing Wounded TerroristNew Study: Children of Female Holocaust Survivors Face Higher Schizophrenia RiskCase Closed Against Officer Suspected of Leaking Bibileaks Probe to PM's OfficeThe Israeli Who Sparked a Nation-wide LEGO CrazeRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIInside the Mossad Plot to Install Ahmadinejad as Iran's LeaderThe Original Tradwives of Ancient RomeMade in Kurdistan, Smuggled via Jordan: The Mysterious Firearms Flooding IsraelEgypt Lost the World Cup. But Was the Referee Really Jewish?Inside the German pro-Israel Lobby's Campaign to Defund UNRWARo Khanna, U.S. Lawmaker & Israel Critic, Says West Bank Settlers 'Detained' Him