Israel previously said the flow of aid would be cut by half and Rafah crossing would not open as planned due to delay in returning bodies of hostages
Israel limits aid into Gaza in dispute over hostages’ remains
Under Gaza’s ceasefire deal, Israel freed dozens of doctors, nurses, paramedics and other medical personnel seized during raids on hospitals. But more than 100 remain in Israeli prisons, including Dr Hossam Abu Safiya, a hospital director who became the face of the struggle to keep treating patients under Israeli siege and bombardment, reports the Associated Press (AP)
Despite widespread calls for his release, Abu Safiya was not among the hundreds of Palestinian detainees and prisoners freed on Monday in exchange for 20 hostages held by Hamas. Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan hospital in northern Gaza, has been imprisoned without charge by Israel for nearly 10 months, reports the AP.
Health Workers Watch, which documents detentions from Gaza, said 55 medical workers – including 31 doctors and nurses – were on lists of detainees from Gaza being freed on Monday, though it could not immediately be confirmed all were released. The group said at least 115 medical workers remain in custody, as well as the remains of four who died while in Israeli prisons, where rights groups and witnesses have reported frequent abuse.
Cheering staff from al-Awda hospital carried on their shoulders their released director, Ahmed Muhanna, who was held by Israel for about 22 months since being seized in a raid on the facility in northern Gaza in late 2023.
Source: World news | The Guardian.
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