Kamal Adwan Hospital director says reason behind detention by Israel still unclear

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Director of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital Hussam Abu Safiya has said he does not know his charges or the reason for his detention by Israel, Al Jazeera reports.

The Palestinian doctor denied ever seeing or dealing with any Israeli captives in the hospital.

He also denied that Palestinian fighters were treated there, saying that “in the end, I am delivering a humanitarian message, and those receiving treatment at our facility were ordinary civilians”.

Abu Safiya reiterated that he does not know why he was arrested or what charges he is facing, saying “I don’t know why I am here … I don’t know.”

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