#Palestine / Freed Gaza hospital head accuses Israel of repeated torture
The head of al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, Mohammed Abu Salmiya, has accused Israel of subjecting him and other detainees to "almost daily torture" while they were held without charge for up to seven months. Abu Salmiya was among dozens of Palestinians released by Israeli authorities on Monday. Other freed detainees have also alleged abuse during their detention.
[cont'd] Al-Shifa Hospital director set free from Israeli torture camp: ‘Even doctors abuse us’
The Cradle often challenges mainstream Western narratives, but if we've learned anything so far, it's that these narratives need to be challenged. The claim that Israeli doctors are complicit in physical abuse tantamount to torture is discussed in Israeli media as well.
“As you may recall, Israel’s Ministry of Health declared that detained Gazans would not be treated in public hospitals and would instead be transferred to medical facilities operated by the Israel Prison Service or the military - regardless of whether these facilities were equipped to provide adequate care. Subsequently, the ministry issued medical treatment guidelines, which, as our report concludes, violate medical ethics and disregard the fundamental principles of the healthcare professions. These guidelines were reinforced by medical professionals who supported the refusal to treat detained Gazans, even when they were brought in by the military. The report cautions that in light of the current circumstances at the facility, its medical personnel risk committing severe breaches of medical ethics.”