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Sunday, 16 February 2025
Israel tortures Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, extends arbitrary detention
A Palestinian youth walks past rubble during severe weather conditions in the al-Rimal neighborhood in central Gaza City, 12 February.
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The following is from the news roundup during the 13 February livestream. Watch the entire episode here.
Since the 19 January ceasefire in Gaza, Israel has violated the ceasefire in a myriad of ways, including by withholding the amounts of aid, fuel and medical deliveries agreed upon under the ceasefire terms, restricting people’s freedom of movement and by continuing to attack and kill Palestinians.
Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor has reported, “Despite the declaration of a ceasefire … Israel continues to commit genocide in the Gaza Strip by denying Palestinians the basic necessities for survival and imposing conditions of life calculated to bring about their physical destruction.”
The rights group added that more than 100 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire came into effect, including some who died from previous injuries during Israel’s genocidal attacks, and at least 900 have been injured.
On 10 February, Abu Obeida, the spokesperson for al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas political party, announced that the planned release of Israeli captives would be postponed indefinitely unless Israel fulfilled its obligations and stopped its ceasefire violations.
Hamas officials then submitted a report to mediators on 11 February, listing 269 “field violations” by the Israeli military since the ceasefire, as well as the ongoing denials of aid and fuel deliveries.
Also included on the list were several “political violations.” They included statements by Israeli lawmakers urging the expulsion of Gaza’s population, and the ways Israeli prison authorities were subjecting Palestinian captives to assault and violence upon their release during the exchanges.
Israeli lawmakers then accused Hamas of violating the ceasefire, with US President Donald Trump insinuating that Israel should cancel the ceasefire if the Israeli captives aren’t released.
But even the Israeli military admitted in Hebrew media that Hamas had not violated the terms.
Trucks filled with fuel, medical supplies, tents, caravans, heavy machinery and food have been set to enter the Gaza Strip. But it is unclear when these necessary supplies will arrive as agreed upon.
Israel withdraws from Netzarim corridor
Israeli forces officially withdrew from the Nezarim corridor, which bisected Gaza for more than a year.
By 9 February, the French news agency AFP and The Times of Israel jointly reported that a Gaza government official said that “Israeli forces have dismantled their positions and military posts and completely withdrawn their tanks from the Netzarim corridor on Salah al-din Road, allowing vehicles to pass freely in both directions.”
The joint report added, “An AFP journalist on the scene said there were no Israeli troops present on the corridor.”
The Al Jazeera Arabic channel filmed footage of the wreckage left behind by the Israeli military after it withdrew from the Netzarim corridor.
In a statement, the Hamas political party said that “the withdrawal of the Zionist occupation army from the Netzarim axis is a victory for the will of our people.”
Medical equipment “deliberately destroyed”
Turning to the healthcare situation in Gaza, Caroline Seguin, the emergency coordinator for Doctors Without Borders, stated from northern Gaza on 11 February that “the level of destruction is total, it’s a flat land. I’ve never seen anything like it in my life. Our Palestinian colleagues are no longer able to recognize their own neighborhoods, some were in shock, others literally collapsed.”
“Kamal Adwan Hospital has been razed, while al-Shifa, al-Awda and Indonesian hospitals are seriously damaged and only partially functioning,” Seguin added.
“We were utterly shocked to observe that in Indonesian Hospital every medical machine seemed to have been deliberately destroyed; they were smashed to pieces, one by one, to make sure no medical care could be provided anymore. You have to ask, what is the motivation of such action? These machines are made to save people’s lives, mothers, fathers, children. It’s devastating to see the state of these hospitals.”
There is an update on the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, who was abducted by the Israeli military on 27 December along with his colleagues, medical staff, patients and their companions.
As we reported last week, Abu Safiya was still prohibited by the Israeli prison authorities any access to a lawyer as he remains in administrative detention at Ofer military prison.
On Tuesday, 11 February, after 47 days of arbitrary detention, Abu Safiya met with a lawyer from the human rights group Al Mezan for the first time since his abduction from Gaza.
During the visit, “Dr. Abu Safiya detailed the various forms of torture and abuse to which he has been subjected both during his unlawful arrest and throughout his arbitrary detention by Israeli forces and authorities,” Al Mezan stated.
“When he was captured from Gaza and transferred to the Sde Teiman military detention camp, he was subjected to various forms of torture and inhuman and degrading treatment – methods that are emblematic of Israeli mass arrest operations in Gaza.”
Abu Safiya reported “being forcibly stripped, having his hands tightly shackled, and being made to sit on sharp gravel for approximately five hours by Israeli forces. He was also subjected to severe physical abuse, including beatings with batons and electric shock sticks, as well as repeated blows to the chest.”
Al Mezan said that Abu Safiya was held in solitary confinement for 25 days at Ofer prison and “endured nearly continuous interrogation for 10 days.” He reported severe health problems and a precipitous decline in his weight, and has been denied access to healthcare.
Al Mezan urged the so-called international community, particularly Israel’s enabling allies, “to take immediate action to demand the immediate and unconditional release of Dr. Abu Safiya, as well as of all Palestinians who have been unlawfully arrested and arbitrarily detained by Israeli authorities, including hundreds of healthcare workers.”
In a statement, Hussam Abu Safiya’s family said there is “a possibility of his release in the coming stages, as there are no charges against him from the Israeli public prosecution. He urges the world to help secure his release and the release of all detained healthcare personnel from all hospitals. They must be protected, their rights ensured, and they should receive care and be released as soon as possible.”
However, on 14 February, Al Mezan stated that the Israeli army has issued an order to “detain Abu Safiya under the Unlawful Combatants Law.”
This law, Al Mezan says, “enables prolonged detention without charges, stripping detainees of any meaningful judicial review or due process rights.”
40,000 forcibly displaced in occupied West Bank
Turning to the occupied West Bank, The Electronic Intifada’s Tamara Nassar reports that Israel’s ongoing deadly assaults have nearly emptied several refugee camps, specifically in the northern areas.
Some 40,000 Palestinians have been forcibly displaced since Israel’s military operation, dubbed “Iron Wall,” launched in the northern Jenin refugee camp on 21 January.
Since then, Israel expanded its assault to Tulkarm refugee camp and Nur Shams refugee camp near Tulkarm, also in the north. Al-Faraa refugee camp in the foothills of the Jordan Valley, south of Tubas, was also targeted.
Nassar writes that the Israeli army has carried out invasions and airstrikes, destroyed critical infrastructure such as electricity, sewage and water lines, raided homes, arrested youth and deployed snipers in residential areas.
Nearly 50 Palestinians have been killed in those areas and over 100 have been injured.
And in occupied Jerusalem, two owners of the Educational Bookshop were arrested and detainedon 9 February after Israeli police raided both of their stores in the city and threw books on the floor, accusing the owners of selling items that incite terrorism, including a children’s coloring book titled From the River to the Sea.
The owners, Mahmoud and Ahmed Muna, were released on Tuesday, and according to their lawyer, the Israeli court charged them with disturbing public order and ordered that they be placed under house arrest for five days.
The court also ordered them not to be allowed to return to their bookstores for 20 days.
Highlighting resilience
Finally, as we always do, we wanted to share images of people expressing determination and resilience in the aftermath of Israel’s 15-month campaign of destruction.
A group of kids sitting around a campfire in Jabaliya, in northern Gaza, spoke with journalist Anas al-Sharif about US-Israeli aspirations to expel them to other countries and take over Gaza.
Every time Anas asks the kids if they’re thinking about leaving the north of Gaza, they all shout in unison “no!”
“Let Trump bark all he wants,” one of the kids says. “We’re not leaving.”
Israel menyiksa Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, memperpanjang penahanan sewenang-wenang
Hak dan Akuntabilitas Nora Barrows-Friedman 14 Februari 2025
Seorang pemuda Palestina, mengenakan celana jins hitam dan kaus hitam, membawa payung melewati tumpukan puing-puing
Seorang pemuda Palestina berjalan melewati puing-puing selama kondisi cuaca buruk di lingkungan al-Rimal di pusat Kota Gaza, 12 Februari.
Gambar Omar Ashtawy APA
Berikut ini adalah dari kumpulan berita selama siaran langsung 13 Februari. Tonton seluruh episodenya di sini.
Sejak gencatan senjata 19 Januari di Gaza, Israel telah melanggar gencatan senjata dengan berbagai cara, termasuk dengan menahan jumlah bantuan, bahan bakar, dan pengiriman medis yang disepakati berdasarkan ketentuan gencatan senjata, membatasi kebebasan bergerak rakyat dan dengan terus menyerang dan membunuh warga Palestina.
Monitor Hak Asasi Manusia Euro-Med telah melaporkan, "Meskipun deklarasi gencatan senjata ... Israel terus melakukan genosida di Jalur Gaza dengan menolak kebutuhan dasar Palestina untuk bertahan hidup dan memaksakan kondisi kehidupan yang diperhitungkan untuk membawa kehancuran fisik mereka."
Kelompok hak asasi manusia menambahkan bahwa lebih dari 100 warga Palestina telah terbunuh sejak gencatan senjata mulai berlaku, termasuk beberapa yang meninggal karena luka-luka sebelumnya selama serangan genosida Israel, dan setidaknya 900 telah terluka.
Pada 10 Februari, Abu Obeida, juru bicara Brigade al-Qassam, sayap militer partai politik Hamas, mengumumkan bahwa rencana pembebasan tawanan Israel akan ditunda tanpa batas waktu kecuali Israel memenuhi kewajibannya dan menghentikan pelanggaran gencatan senjatanya.
Pejabat Hamas kemudian menyerahkan laporan kepada mediator pada 11 Februari, mencantumkan 269 "pelanggaran lapangan" oleh militer Israel sejak gencatan senjata, serta penolakan bantuan dan pengiriman bahan bakar yang sedang berlangsung.
Juga termasuk dalam daftar adalah beberapa "pelanggaran politik." Mereka termasuk pernyataan oleh anggota parlemen Israel yang mendesak pengusiran penduduk Gaza, dan cara-cara otoritas penjara Israel menundukkan tawanan Palestina untuk menyerang dan melakukan kekerasan setelah pembebasan mereka selama pertukaran.
Anggota parlemen Israel kemudian menuduh Hamas melanggar gencatan senjata, dengan Presiden AS Donald Trump menyindir bahwa Israel harus membatalkan gencatan senjata jika tawanan Israel tidak dibebaskan.
Tetapi bahkan militer Israel mengakui di media Ibrani bahwa Hamas tidak melanggar ketentuan tersebut.
Truk yang diisi dengan bahan bakar, persediaan medis, tenda, karavan, alat berat, dan makanan telah diatur untuk memasuki Jalur Gaza. Tetapi tidak jelas kapan persediaan yang diperlukan ini akan tiba seperti yang disepakati.
Israel mundur dari koridor Netzarim
Pasukan Israel secara resmi menarik diri dari koridor Nezarim, yang membelah Gaza selama lebih dari satu tahun.
Pada 9 Februari, kantor berita Prancis AFP dan The Times of Israel bersama-sama melaporkan bahwa seorang pejabat pemerintah Gaza mengatakan bahwa "pasukan Israel telah membongkar posisi dan pos militer mereka dan sepenuhnya menarik tank mereka dari koridor Netzarim di Jalan Salah al-din, memungkinkan kendaraan untuk lewat dengan bebas di kedua arah."
Laporan bersama menambahkan, "Seorang jurnalis AFP di tempat kejadian mengatakan tidak ada pasukan Israel yang hadir di koridor."
Saluran Arab Al Jazeera merekam rekaman puing-puing yang ditinggalkan oleh militer Israel setelah mundur dari koridor Netzarim.
Dalam sebuah pernyataan, partai politik Hamas mengatakan bahwa "penarikan tentara pendudukan Zionis dari sumbu Netzarim adalah kemenangan bagi kehendak rakyat kita."
Peralatan medis "sengaja dihancurkan"
Beralih ke situasi perawatan kesehatan di Gaza, Caroline Seguin, koordinator darurat untuk Dokter Tanpa Batas, menyatakan dari Gaza utara pada 11 Februari bahwa "tingkat kehancurannya total, itu adalah tanah yang datar. Saya belum pernah melihat hal seperti itu dalam hidup saya. Rekan-rekan Palestina kami tidak lagi dapat mengenali lingkungan mereka sendiri, beberapa terkejut, yang lain benar-benar runtuh.”
“Rumah Sakit Kamal Adwan telah diratakan, sementara rumah sakit al-Shifa, al-Awda dan Indonesia rusak parah dan hanya berfungsi sebagian,” tambah Seguin.
“Kami benar-benar terkejut mengamati bahwa di Rumah Sakit Indonesia setiap mesin medis tampaknya telah sengaja dihancurkan; mereka dihancurkan berkeping-keping, satu per satu, untuk memastikan tidak ada perawatan medis yang dapat diberikan lagi. Anda harus bertanya, apa motivasi dari tindakan seperti itu? Mesin-mesin ini dibuat untuk menyelamatkan nyawa orang-orang, ibu, ayah, anak-anak. Sungguh menghancurkan melihat keadaan rumah sakit ini.”
Ada pembaruan tentang direktur Rumah Sakit Kamal Adwan, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, yang diculik oleh militer Israel pada 27 Desember bersama dengan rekan-rekannya, staf medis, pasien dan teman-teman mereka.
Seperti yang kami laporkan minggu lalu, Abu Safiya masih dilarang oleh otoritas penjara Israel untuk mengakses pengacara karena dia masih dalam penahanan administratif di penjara militer Ofer.
Pada hari Selasa, 11 Februari, setelah 47 hari penahanan sewenang-wenang, Abu Safiya bertemu dengan seorang pengacara dari kelompok hak asasi manusia Al Mezan untuk pertama kalinya sejak penculikannya dari Gaza.
Selama kunjungan, "Dr. Abu Safiya merinci berbagai bentuk penyiksaan dan pelecehan yang telah dia alami baik selama penangkapannya yang melanggar hukum maupun selama penahanan sewenang-wenangnya oleh pasukan dan otoritas Israel," kata Al Mezan.
"Ketika dia ditangkap dari Gaza dan dipindahkan ke kamp penahanan militer Sde Teiman, dia menjadi sasaran berbagai bentuk penyiksaan dan perlakuan tidak manusiawi dan merendahkan - metode yang merupakan lambang operasi penangkapan massal Israel di Gaza."
Abu Safiya melaporkan "dilucuti secara paksa, tangannya dibelenggu erat, dan dipaksa duduk di atas kerikil tajam selama kurang lebih lima jam oleh pasukan Israel. Dia juga menjadi sasaran pelecehan fisik yang parah, termasuk pemukulan dengan tongkat dan tongkat kejut listrik, serta pukulan berulang ke dada.”
Al Mezan mengatakan bahwa Abu Safiya ditahan dalam sel isolasi selama 25 hari di penjara Ofer dan "menahan interogasi hampir terus menerus selama 10 hari." Dia melaporkan masalah kesehatan yang parah dan penurunan berat badannya yang cepat, dan telah ditolak aksesnya ke perawatan kesehatan.
Al Mezan mendesak apa yang disebut komunitas internasional, khususnya sekutu Israel yang memungkinkan, "untuk mengambil tindakan segera untuk menuntut pembebasan segera dan tanpa syarat Dr. Abu Safiya, serta semua warga Palestina yang telah ditangkap secara tidak sah dan ditahan secara sewenang-wenang oleh otoritas Israel, termasuk ratusan pekerja kesehatan."
Dalam sebuah pernyataan, keluarga Hussam Abu Safiya mengatakan ada "kemungkinan pembebasannya pada tahap yang akan datang, karena tidak ada tuduhan terhadapnya dari penuntutan umum Israel. Dia mendesak dunia untuk membantu mengamankan pembebasannya dan pembebasan semua petugas kesehatan yang ditahan dari semua rumah sakit. Mereka harus dilindungi, hak-hak mereka terjamin, dan mereka harus menerima perawatan dan dibebaskan sesegera mungkin.”
Namun, pada 14 Februari, Al Mezan menyatakan bahwa tentara Israel telah mengeluarkan perintah untuk "menahan Abu Safiya di bawah Hukum Kombatan yang Melanggar Hukum."
Undang-undang ini, kata Al Mezan, "memungkinkan penahanan yang berkepanjangan tanpa tuduhan, melucuti tahanan dari tinjauan yudisial yang berarti atau hak proses hukum."
40.000 mengungsi secara paksa di Tepi Barat yang diduduki
Beralih ke Tepi Barat yang diduduki, Tamara Nassar dari The Electronic Intifada melaporkan bahwa serangan mematikan Israel yang sedang berlangsung hampir mengosongkan beberapa kamp pengungsi, khususnya di wilayah utara.
Sekitar 40.000 warga Palestina telah mengungsi secara paksa sejak operasi militer Israel, yang dijuluki "Tembok Besi," yang diluncurkan di kamp pengungsi Jenin utara pada 21 Januari.
Sejak itu, Israel memperluas serangannya ke kamp pengungsi Tulkarm dan kamp pengungsi Nur Shams di dekat Tulkarm, juga di utara. Kamp pengungsi Al-Faraa di kaki bukit Lembah Yordan, selatan Tubas, juga menjadi sasaran.
Nassar menulis bahwa tentara Israel telah melakukan invasi dan serangan udara, menghancurkan infrastruktur penting seperti listrik, saluran pembuangan dan air, menggerebek rumah, menangkap pemuda dan mengerahkan penembak jitu di daerah pemukiman.
Hampir 50 warga Palestina telah tewas di daerah tersebut dan lebih dari 100 orang telah terluka.
Dan di Yerusalem yang diduduki, dua pemilik Toko Buku Pendidikan ditangkap dan ditahan pada 9 Februari setelah polisi Israel menggerebek kedua toko mereka di kota dan melemparkan buku ke lantai, menuduh pemiliknya menjual barang-barang yang menghasut terorisme, termasuk buku mewarnai anak-anak berjudul From the River to the Sea.
Pemiliknya, Mahmoud dan Ahmed Muna, dibebaskan pada hari Selasa, dan menurut pengacara mereka, pengadilan Israel mendakwa mereka dengan mengganggu ketertiban umum dan memerintahkan agar mereka ditempatkan di bawah tahanan rumah selama lima hari.
Pengadilan juga memerintahkan mereka untuk tidak diizinkan kembali ke toko buku mereka selama 20 hari.
Menyoroti ketahanan
Akhirnya, seperti yang selalu kami lakukan, kami ingin berbagi gambar orang-orang yang mengekspresikan tekad dan ketahanan setelah kampanye penghancuran Israel selama 15 bulan.
Sekelompok anak-anak yang duduk di sekitar api unggun di Jabaliya, di Gaza utara, berbicara dengan jurnalis Anas al-Sharif tentang aspirasi AS-Israel untuk mengusir mereka ke negara lain dan mengambil alih Gaza.
Setiap kali Anas bertanya kepada anak-anak apakah mereka berpikir untuk meninggalkan utara Gaza, mereka semua berteriak serempak "tidak!"
"Biarkan Trump menggonggong sesukanya," kata salah satu anak. "Kami tidak akan pergi."
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