The Disappearance of Gaza's Doctor

A Powerful Documentary produced by Fault Lines on Al Jazeera English tells the story of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the Palestinian pediatrician and director of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza whom Israel has detained with virtually no contact to the outside world for almost nine months. He became known to millions of people around the World for his regular video dispatches from inside the hospital describing the toll of Israel's brutal military assault on Gaza and on the hospital itself. In late December 2024, Israel raided Kamal Adwan Hospital and forcibly evicted its staff and patients. Dr. Abu Safiya was arrested by Israeli soldiers and has been held without charge and in harsh conditions ever since.

Democracy Now! plays clips from the documentary, "The Disappearance of Dr. Abu Safiya", and speaks with director Amel Guettatfi, as well as Dr. Azra Zyada in London, who was in frequent contact with Dr. Abu Safiya before his abduction.

https://www.democracynow.org

https://www.aljazeera.com/video/fault-lines/2025/9/18/the-disappearance-of-dr-abu-safiya

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BFhtBk9UDc

https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/case/dr-hussam-abu-safiya-subjected-torture-and-ill-treatment-israeli-prisons