{"id":23302,"date":"2024-12-30T02:11:04","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T02:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/?p=23302"},"modified":"2024-12-30T02:11:04","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T02:11:04","slug":"cair-urges-biden-to-seek-gaza-hospital-directors-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/?p=23302","title":{"rendered":"CAIR urges Biden to seek Gaza hospital director’s release."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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WASHINGTON:   The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a prominent Muslim advocacy group,  They called on US President Joe Biden to demand the release of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Gaza\u2019s Kamal Adwan Hospital, who was kidnapped by Israeli forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hospital was the last functioning medical facility in northern Gaza and Friday\u2019s Israeli bombing put it out of service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WASHINGTON, Dec 29 (APP): The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a prominent Muslim advocacy group, Sunday called on US President Joe Biden to demand the release of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Gaza\u2019s Kamal Adwan Hospital, who was kidnapped by Israeli forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hospital was the last functioning medical facility in northern Gaza and Friday\u2019s Israeli bombing put it out of service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to media reports, Dr. Safiya was assaulted before being detained on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CAIR also condemned Israel\u2019s targeted attacks on hospitals and its killing, kidnapping and abuse of medical staff and patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those kidnapped by Israel at the hospital described being beaten, spit on, stripped and left in the cold for hours as they were held and interrogated. \u201cThey took photos of all of us. They spat on us. They humiliated us,\u201d one man said. \u201cBefore releasing us, they put a number on everyone\u2019s chest and back.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a statement, CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIsrael\u2019s ongoing genocidal assault on medical personnel, patients and hospitals must be condemned by all people of conscience who value international laws and norms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Biden administration, which is complicit with Israel\u2019s genocide, must call for an end to Israeli attacks on medical facilities throughout Gaza and must demand the release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since Oct 7, 2023, Israel has slaughtered more than 45,000 people in Gaza, mostly women and children. The World Food Program now says Israel is forcibly depriving over two million people of access to food, water, shelter in Gaza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The whereabouts of Abu Safiya and other hospital staff are unclear, CAIR said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As calls grow for information on Abu Safiya\u2019s fate, a picture has circulated on social media depicting him as \u201cone of the most honorable examples of resilience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDr. Hussam Abu Safia stands as one of the most honorable examples of resilience, embodying its noblest form. Like the roots of Palestine\u2019s olive trees, older than Israel\u2019s entire existence, Dr. Hussam represents steadfastness,\u201d \u2018Martyrs of Gaza\u2019 wrote in a post on X.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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