by Julia Conley | Oct 19, 2025 | Beit Lahia, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, Gaza, Israel, News, Palestine, prisoner exchanges
As families on Monday celebrated the return of about 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and 20 living Israeli hostages after the two-year Israeli bombardment that has killed more than 67,000 people and left rubble across Gaza, advocates demanded the return of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, who was captured nearly a year ago and has reportedly been imprisoned in a detention center known for torturing detainees.
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by Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg | Oct 17, 2025 | ceasefire, Gaza, Gaza Ceasefire, Health Care Workers, hostages, Israel, News, Palestine, prisoner exchanges, Torture
More than two dozen Palestinian healthcare workers held hostage in Israel’s torture camps were supposed to be released on Monday, October 13, according to Healthcare Workers Watch-Palestine (HWW), an organization that tracks Israel’s attacks on Palestine’s healthcare system. “While not all releases are confirmed yet, the list includes 24 nurses, 7 doctors, and 2 paramedics,” the group said in…
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