{
  "id": 58361,
  "title": "Palestinian ‘doctor of the poor’ says he faces abuse, medical neglect in Israeli prison",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/palestinian-doctor-of-the-poor-says-he-faces-abuse-medical-neglect-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-02T21:13:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/palestinian-doctor-poor-says-he-faces-abuse-medical-neglect-israeli"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dr. Mazen Rantisi, a 71-year-old Palestinian physician affectionately known as the \"doctor of the poor,\" has alleged physical abuse and medical neglect while imprisoned in Israel, according to Haaretz. Rantisi, who is renowned for often waiving fees, distributing medicines, and operating a healthcare clinic for low-income Palestinians, was apprehended during an early morning raid on his residence in Ramallah, West Bank, on June 21. Subsequently, prosecutors indicted him for chairmanship of the Union of Health Work Committees, a Palestinian non-profit organization offering medical care to thousands annually. The doctor informed his legal counsel from the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel that prison officials denied him his regular medication for the initial ten days of confinement in Ofer prison and continue to withhold one of his prescribed medications.",
  "summary": "Palestinian ‘doctor of the poor’ says he faces abuse, medical neglect in Israeli prison Dr Mazen Rantisi, a 71-year-old Palestinian physician popularly described as the “doctor of the poor”, says he has suffered physical abuse and medical neglect since Israeli authorities detained him more than a month ago, Haaretz reported on Sunday. The doctor, known for often waiving fees, supplying medicines…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Palestinian ‘doctor of the poor’ says he faces abuse, medical neglect in Israeli prison",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/palestinian-doctor-of-the-poor-says-he-faces-abuse-medical-neglect-in-58364",
        "published": "2026-08-02T20:09:04.000Z"
      }
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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."
}