An independent Israeli doctor has warned that Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the former director of Kamal Adwan hospital in northern Gaza, who surrendered to Israeli forces after an 80-day siege of the hospital in December 2024, has raised serious concerns about his health.

Last month, Israel’s supreme court rejected a petition to release the doctor, reported The Guardian. Over the weekend, a district court rejected a separate petition to allow Abu Safiya an independent medical examination, despite troubling findings in his medical records that were not adequately investigated, according to Prof. Amit Tirosh, an independent Israeli specialist, who reviewed a file obtained by Physicians for Human Rights Israel.

Tirosh told The Guardian that Abu Safiya’s weight had fallen from 90kg in January 2025 to 76kg (198 to 167 pounds) last May. “Continuous food deprivation and weight loss, repeated beatings and injuries, with inadequate medical care, can definitely cost Dr Abu Safiya his life,” Tirosh said. “According to PHRI records, more than 100 prisoners died in Israeli facilities between 2023 and 2025 … a threat to his life unfortunately cannot be ruled out.”