Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Security'Do Everything Possible to Get Me Out' According to Physicians for Human Rights-Israel, detained Gaza hospital director Hussam Abu Safiya, who had been held without charge in Israeli prison since 2024, told his lawyers he is subjected to continuous beatings while masked guards stood within earshotShare 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 12:17 AM • July 17 2026 IDTGaza hospital director Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, who is being held in an Israeli prison without trial and is reportedly in life-threatening condition, said he was subject to beatings and held in complete solitary confinement after a visit earlier this month by his lawyer rallied lawmakers globally to call for him to receive urgent medical treatment. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel High CourtPalestiniansGazaHuman rightsIsrael-Gaza WarIsrael Prison ServiceCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel NewsStrait of HormuzIranMahmoud AhmadinejadRo Khanna Sara NetanyahuIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastJailed Gaza Doctor Says He Was Beat and Isolated After Lawyer's Previous Visit'Then Someone Says: "You Saved My Son." And I Think: What Did I Even Do?'Haaretz Cartoon'Israel Isn't anti-Arab – Just Look at How It Treats Its Arab Citizens'Israel's Knesset Approves Bill Legalizing Gender Segregation in UniversitiesRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIInside the Mossad Plot to Install Ahmadinejad as Iran's LeaderEgypt Lost the World Cup. But Was the Referee Really Jewish?Eisenkot Is Quietly Gaining Ground in Likud Territory. Enough to Beat Netanyahu?Ro Khanna, U.S. Lawmaker & Israel Critic, Says West Bank Settlers 'Detained' HimNetanyahu's Biggest Challenger: Who Is Gadi Eisenkot and What Does He Stand For?I Joined Rep. Ro Khanna on His West Bank Visit. Here's What I Saw