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Gaza Al-Shifa doctor tortured to death by Israeli forces

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 3 May 2024 00:11
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Martyr Al-Bursh, a resident of Jabalia, was arrested by the Israeli army in January 2024 while carrying out his duties at Al-Awda Hospital with his staff.

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  • Gaza Al-Shifa doctor tortured to death by Israeli forces
    Martyr Dr. Adnan Al-Bursh who has been killed in Israeli prisons resting following one of the operations he did on injured people during the ongoing aggression against Gaza and its people (X: @DrBursh)

In a joint statement on Thursday, the Higher Committee for Prisoners' Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoners Club announced the martyrdom of Dr. Adnan Al-Bursh, 50 years old, a consultant and head of the orthopedic department at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, and Ismail Khudair, aged 33.

Both were martyred as a result of torture in Israeli jails, the statement read.  

Martyr Al-Bursh was a resident of Jabalia, Northern Gaza. He was arrested by the Israeli forces in January 2024 while carrying out his duties at Al-Awda Hospital with his staff.

نموت واقفين ولن نركع....
ومثل ما حكيت.. ما يبقى في الوادي الا حجارتو... واحنا حجارتو#مستشفى_الشفاء#مستشفى_الاندونيسي pic.twitter.com/FKyTMdRrvS

— د.عدنان البرش Adnan Albursh (@DrBursh) November 20, 2023

Information obtained by Palestinian civil affairs indicated that Al-Bursh was martyred in Ofer prison on April 19, 2024, and his body is still being held by Israeli forces. It also reveals that Al-Bursh sustained injuries while in an Indonesian hospital approximately five months prior to his death. 

As for Martyr Khudair, his martyrdom occurred subsequent to his arrest. His body was handed over today along with dozens of Gaza detainees who were released through the Karam Abu Salem crossing, as announced by the Borders and Crossings Authority in Gaza.

#طوفان_القدس #غزة_تقاوم#هنا_غزه_العتيده#غزة_تحت_القصف#GazaUnderAttack #Gaza_under_attack pic.twitter.com/VTa121iRoH

— د.عدنان البرش Adnan Albursh (@DrBursh) November 6, 2023

The Prisoners Committee and the Prisoners Club have confirmed that both martyrs were killed as a result of torture and medical homicide.

The statement notes that Al-Bursh's death was a deliberate murder committed by the Israeli regime as part of its genocidal strategies, which include the targeting of health facilities and professionals.

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Al-Bursh will always be remembered for his selfless dedication and heroic commitment to providing medical assistance to those in need, the statement added.

اعدمه الجيش النازي ليُخفي شهادته عن حجم الجرائم المروعة التي ارتكبها الجيش الصهيوني في مجمع الشفاء الطبي..

الطبيب #عدنان_البرش شهيداً في سجون النازية الصهيونية.. pic.twitter.com/YjAxS5zUL5

— أدهم أبو سلمية 🇵🇸 Adham Abu Selmiya (@adham922) May 2, 2024

Read more: Palestinian detainee, father of a newborn, dies in Israeli prison

With the disclosure of the deaths of Al-Bursh and Khudair, the total number of prisoners who have died in Israeli prisons and camps due to torture, medical negligence, and starvation policies has reached 18. This includes those whose deaths have been officially announced and their identities revealed, except for one individual from Gaza whose death was announced without disclosing their identity.

But the Club and Committee say that the figures are much higher than reported. Previous reports have shown that no fewer than  27 detainees from Gaza have been martyred in Israeli prisons and camps.

Available data on detainees remains limited, including names, places of detention, and numbers of detention. The only data declared by the Israeli regime what they labeled "unlawful combatants;" their number from the start of April is 849.

Some of the ex-detainees recounted their experience at Section 23 where the regime detains Gaza prisoners, and the sorts of torture and humiliation they were subjected to, including sounds coming from the section and the continuous raids by armed and police dogs.

The Club and Committee noted that their calls for the international community to address enforced disappearances have not been answered. They renewed their calls to the UN and international NGOs to bear their responsibilities and address Israeli war crimes. 

With the martyrdom of Al-Bursh, the toll of martyrs in the health sector in Gaza has risen to 496 since October 7th, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza.

The ministry announced that the toll of Israeli crimes against the Palestinian health sector in Gaza has risen to 1,500 wounded and 309 prisoners. It renewed its call to the international community and health and human rights organizations to intervene and protect prisoners from torture, terrorism, and murder.

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