The family of a Palestinian doctor arrested during an Israeli raid on a hospital in northern Gaza fear for his safety after he was detained over the weekend. Israel has claimed 15 Palestinians it arrested in and around the crippled Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza over the weekend were involved in Hamas's deadly October 7 terrorist attacks. The World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed the hospital, which was already struggling to remain open, is no longer operational as a result of the latest raid and the detention of key medical staff. Among those arrested was the hospital's director, Dr Hussam Abu Safiya. The Israeli military said Hamas militants were operating from Kamal Adwan and those arrested were suspected militants. It said Dr Hussam had been taken for questioning as he was suspected of being a Hamas operative. "Our father is currently suffering from extreme cold," Dr Hussam's family said in a statement. "Many of you have heard from released eyewitnesses about the conditions he has faced, including being forced to remove his clothing and medical coat, which were used to make him a human shield. "We appeal to every compassionate individual and all international organizations and institutions to take action." Dr Hussam had made repeated public pleas for support, in videos posted to social media. "His dedication continued after the military operation in North Gaza, which followed a siege lasting 84 days," his family said. "During this time, he faced the harshest trials, including hunger, oppression, bombardment, and threats, all for the sake of the patients. "Tragically, he lost his beloved son, Ibrahim, who was also severely injured. It is important to note that Dr Hussam is still affected by his injuries to this day." The dire situation facing the Kamal Adwan Hospital is emblematic of serious fears about Gaza's health infrastructure, with many hospitals and medical facilities knocked out of action during the now 14-month-long conflict between Israel and Hamas. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has repeatedly claimed Kamal Adwan was a stronghold for Hamas militants, in its justification for continued attacks on the facility and its surrounds. In a statement, the IDF said it killed 20 terrorists during its raid on the area, and arrested 240 terrorists from Hamas and Islamic Jihad — taking them to Israel for further interrogation. "Among the terrorists, 15 were identified as having infiltrated Israeli territory and participated in the October 7th Massacre," it said. More than 1,000 Israelis died when Hamas launched its attacks, according to Israeli tallies. Israeli media reporting Kamal Adwan will not be allowed to reopen Earlier, the IDF released vision it insisted showed a number of weapons found inside Kamal Adwan. The ABC has not been able to independently verify the IDF's claims. Israel does not allow media into Gaza, except in limited and tightly controlled circumstances when embedded with military personnel. The IDF labelled its raid on Kamal Adwan as "one of the largest operations to apprehend terrorists conducted in a single location since the beginning of the war". "Several terrorists attempted to pose as patients, with some even hiding in ambulances," it claimed. "However, they were identified by IDF soldiers and apprehended." The Kamal Adwan has been at the centre of Israel's intense bombardment of northern Gaza, which intensified in October. As Israeli soldiers stormed the facility over the weekend, hospital staff said they set fire to operating theatres — something the IDF denied. Israeli newspaper Haaretz is reporting the IDF will not allow Kamal Adwan to reopen, wanting to direct patients to other facilities in northern Gaza — such as the Indonesian Hospital. Its operations have also been threatened due to ongoing military activity. The ABC has contacted the IDF for comment. The Gaza Health MInistry says more than 45,000 Palestinians have been killed since the current conflict was sparked by the Hamas-led terror attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. Israeli strike on Hamas fighters in another hospital On Sunday, the IDF launched what it described as a "precise strike" on Hamas fighters at another hospital. It targeted the Al Wafa Hospital in Gaza City, where it said members of Hamas's air defence unit were operating. Local health authorities said seven people were killed in the strike, and more were wounded. The IDF insisted the building was no longer functioning as a hospital. ABC
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Differences between Vice-President Michael Usi and UTM Party leadership have taken a new turn with the former party leader snubbing summons to appear before a disciplinary committee purportedly because the new team is illegal. In his address to scores of his followers at Mudi State Resistance in Blantyre yesterday, he said appearing before the UTM disciplinary committee would be a waste of time and resources. Said Usi: “In as far as I am concerned, they [UTM leadership] don’t exist because they are not legitimate. “They did not follow the [UTM] constitution. So, to appear before them it’s like I am telling the nation that I am recognising them as leaders of UTM.” In a letter summoning Usi to the hearing, UTM Party director of legal affairs Charles Dokera Thole said the country’s Vice-President faced charges of behaving in a manner likely to provoke or has the potential to provoke divisions or impact negatively on the unity in UTM Party. During yesterday’s briefing, Usi also asked UTM leadership to disclose publicly condolence money collected in the wake of former vice-president Saulos Chilima’s death in a military plane crash on June 10 2014 alongside eight others. He said the party leadership should detail how the money was used. He claimed that during Chilima’s funeral, most UTM supporters lacked food and transportation. Ironically, Usi was party president at the time of the funeral service. Meanwhile, a Commission of Inquiry Report into the Plane Crash indicated that UTM Party and other parties in the Tonse Alliance as well as United Democratic Front received funding from Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs for various activities during the State funeral. Usi, who was accompanied by Umodzi Party president Thomas Kaumba, claimed that there are more political parties willing to work with him, but could not disclose the details of the said parties. He also did not indicate under which platform the other parties would want to work with him after a UTM Party national delegates conference in Mzuzu ushered in a new team led by former Reserve Bank of Malawi governor Dalitso Kabambe. But reacting to Usi’s position, UTM Party national spokesperson Felix Njawala said it was clear that Usi was bent at creating confusion. He said it was shocking that Usi maintains his stand of not recognising the party leadership when he chaired all the party meetings ahead of the UTM convention. Said Njawala: “But the party will find the way forward on Dr. Usi. On the K61 million which the party received for condolences, he [Usi] is supposed to present the report because that time he was our president. “So, as our president that time, he was leading in everything, including finances.” However, in a follow-up interview, Usi laughed off Njawala’s sentiments that he is the one to present a report on the funds, arguing that the UTM constitution give power to the treasurer general to handle finances. Said Usi: “It is strange that they are saying I should present the said report. Was I the party’s treasurer general?” Commenting on the UTM Party squabbles, political analyst Sainala Kalebe, who teaches political science at Catholic University of Malawi, said what is happening between the party and Usi is an indication of lack of intra-party dialogue. Usi shunned the UTM Party presidential race by not submitting his nomination papers, citing gross violation of the party’s constitution by the national executive committee. 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