Lawmakers call on Rubio to intervene in case of US citizen detained by Israel
Lawmakers call on Rubio to intervene in case of US citizen detained by Israel More than 40 US lawmakers have signed a letter urging Secretary of State Marco Rubio to intervene in the case of a US citizen who has been held in an Israeli prison without charge since June. The signatories are all Democrats, but they come from both chambers of Congress. Sama Safi, a 20-year-old Birzeit University…
More than forty US lawmakers have penned a letter demanding Secretary of State Marco Rubio step in on behalf of a US citizen held captive in an Israeli prison since June. All of the signatories are Democrats, but they hail from both chambers of Congress. Sama Safi, a 20-year-old student from Birzeit University in the occupied West Bank, was arrested along with three other female colleagues on June 2nd.
Safi possesses a severe and chronic health condition that has rapidly worsened following her family's home raid by Israeli soldiers in the middle of the night. Her family was torn apart as she was carried away from them without a moment's notice. The letter reveals Safi's medical condition has rapidly deteriorated over the months she has been held, with doctors warning of irreversible and potentially life-threatening damage to her internal organs should Israeli authorities maintain her detention.
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