Fault Strains investigates the assault on Kamal Adwan Hospital and Dr Hussam Abu Safiya’s unlawful arrest by Israeli forces
For greater than 20 years, Dr Hussam Abu Safiya served as a paediatrician in northern Gaza, rising to steer Kamal Adwan Hospital. Although he had many probabilities to depart, he selected to stick with his sufferers at the same time as Israeli assaults escalated.
With every passing month, the toll deepened. His son was killed, his hospital repeatedly struck, and his life threatened. Nonetheless, he remained at Kamal Adwan. His resilience was captured in a 10-second video: a lone paediatrician in a white coat strolling via rubble in the direction of Israeli forces. To the world, it symbolised defiance. To his household and colleagues, it mirrored who he all the time was.
By late 2024, as Israel intensified its marketing campaign to drive Palestinians out of northern Gaza, hospitals turned each sanctuaries and targets. Kamal Adwan, a 300-bed facility already battered by shortages and bombardment, turned a focus of that marketing campaign.
On December 27, 2024, Israeli forces stormed the hospital, detaining 240 workers and sufferers, stripping them, and rendering the ability inoperable. Abu Safiya, who refused to desert his put up, was overwhelmed and brought into custody below Israel’s “Illegal Combatants Legislation”, with no fees or launch date.
By means of firsthand testimony, archival footage, and on-the-ground reporting, Fault Strains investigates the assault on Kamal Adwan Hospital, the raid that led to Abu Safiya’s illegal detention, and the broader concentrating on of Gaza’s healthcare system.
Printed On 18 Sep 2025
