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Head of Gaza's al-Shifa Hospital released after months of detention [View all]
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/07/01/israel-gaza-hamas-shifa-abu-salmiya/Head of Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital released after months of detention
Pulled from a U.N. convoy, Mohamed Abu Salmiya’s detention bookended one of the most indelible chapters of Israel’s nine-month military operation in Gaza.
By Louisa Loveluck and Jennifer Hassan
July 1, 2024 at 5:53 a.m. EDT
The director of Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital was released from Israeli custody early Monday, apparently without charge, seven months after he was detained on accusations that he had been allowing Hamas militants to use the Palestinian enclave’s largest medical facility as a command center.
Mohamed Abu Salmiya was arrested from a U.N. convoy carrying wounded civilians away from heavy fighting in Gaza City during one of the most indelible chapters of Israel’s nine-month military operation in Gaza, as Israeli officials presented a controversial raid on the al-Shifa medical complex as a crucial war aim.
Abu Salmiya was arrested in November, after Israeli forces raided Gaza’s largest and most important hospital compound. The Israeli military had accused the medical director of allowing Hamas militants to use the complex as a command and control center.
A Washington Post analysis later found that evidence presented by the Israeli government fell short of supporting claims regarding the facility’s active use as a command hub.
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Pulled from a U.N. convoy, Mohamed Abu Salmiya’s detention bookended one of the most indelible chapters of Israel’s nine-month military operation in Gaza.
By Louisa Loveluck and Jennifer Hassan
July 1, 2024 at 5:53 a.m. EDT
The director of Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital was released from Israeli custody early Monday, apparently without charge, seven months after he was detained on accusations that he had been allowing Hamas militants to use the Palestinian enclave’s largest medical facility as a command center.
Mohamed Abu Salmiya was arrested from a U.N. convoy carrying wounded civilians away from heavy fighting in Gaza City during one of the most indelible chapters of Israel’s nine-month military operation in Gaza, as Israeli officials presented a controversial raid on the al-Shifa medical complex as a crucial war aim.
Abu Salmiya was arrested in November, after Israeli forces raided Gaza’s largest and most important hospital compound. The Israeli military had accused the medical director of allowing Hamas militants to use the complex as a command and control center.
A Washington Post analysis later found that evidence presented by the Israeli government fell short of supporting claims regarding the facility’s active use as a command hub.
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