{
  "id": 5567532,
  "title": "Hussam Abu Safiya: Abducted Palestinian doctor still subject to torture by Israel",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/hussam-abu-safiya-abducted-palestinian-doctor-still-subject-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T13:11:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/hussam-abu-safiya-abducted-palestinian-doctor-still-subject-torture-israel"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Palestinian pediatrician Hussam Abu Safiya, who has been held in Israeli captivity since December 2024, continues to face physical abuse at the hands of his guards, according to Physicians for Human Rights and Abu Safiya's lawyer. The detainees from the Physicians for Human Rights group reported that Abu Safiya has been subjected to beatings using hands, feet, and batons, as well as sleep deprivation tactics. The Israeli guards have reportedly threatened Abu Safiya, preventing him from discussing the conditions of his detention. Abu Safiya, a former medical director of a hospital in northern Gaza, was abducted in Gaza and held without charge. In July, United Nations experts urged Israel to release Abu Safiya and other healthcare workers held in arbitrary detention, stating that his continued imprisonment reflects Israel's systematic targeting of Palestinian health workers. The experts highlighted that Abu Safiya's detention under Israel's Unlawful Combatants Law contravenes international humanitarian and human rights law.",
  "summary": "Hussam Abu Safiya: Abducted Palestinian doctor still subject to torture by Israel Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 09/04/2026 - 13:46 The Israel-based Physicians for Human Rights group said the medic taken captive in Gaza has been beaten and is subject to sleep deprivation Abu Safiya has been in Israeli captivity since December 2024 (Supplied) Off Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safiya has told his…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Hussam Abu Safiya says Israeli prison guards still beating him",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/hussam-abu-safiya-says-israeli-prison-guards-still-beating-him",
        "published": "2026-09-04T12:39:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}