a senior palestinian doctor one is dead inside Israel The Palestinian Prisoners’ Association said he was jailed after being detained for more than four months.
Adnan was the head of al-Bursh Orthopedics at Al Shifa Hospital , GazaThe largest medical facility in.
He was arrested along with 10 other medical workers by Israeli forces while treating patients at al-Awda hospital in northern Gaza, which is part of the strip. israel‘S The continuous missile attacks have completely ended,
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society called his death “murder”, saying it was part of “a systematic targeting process against physicians and the health care system in Gaza”.
Al-Bursh’s body has not yet been released by Israeli authorities.
An Israeli military spokesman said the prison service had declared al-Bursh dead on 19 April after being detained for national security reasons in Ofer prison. The spokesperson did not comment on the cause of death.
Mohammed al-Bursh, the nephew of the late surgeon, said he learned of his uncle’s death from the prisoners’ association at around 1pm (local time) on Thursday.
“I didn’t know how to tell his wife and my father. It is difficult to keep such news in check… We are more shocked than anyone can imagine. We are in pain,” he told CNN.
Colleagues of the late surgeon described him as “kind” and “heroic”. Suhail Matar called his colleague the “safety valve” for every orthopedic department in all hospitals in Gaza.
“It’s rare that you find someone like him in your life, because this doctor worked all his life with dedication and made tremendous efforts at the cost of himself,” Dr Matar told BBC Arabic.
Marwan Abu Saada, director of al-Shifa hospital, said the news of al-Bursh’s death was “hard for the human soul to bear”.
Medical groups including the World Health Organization have called for an end to attacks on Gaza health workers More than 200 people have been killed so far in the Gaza conflict, according to an estimate by Insecurity Insight, a research group that collects and analyzes data. Analyzes. Attacks on aid workers around the world.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said al-Bursh was one of 496 medical workers killed by Israel since October 7. It said 1,500 others were injured while 309 were arrested.
Israel has accused Hamas of using the hospitals for military purposes and claims the presence of fighters justifies its campaign against them. Hamas and medical staff deny the allegations.
More than 34,600 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s months-long offensive on the Gaza Strip. The war began when Hamas militants killed 1,200 people and abducted 253 others in an attack in October, 133 of whom are believed to be in captivity in Gaza.