Gaza doctor Adnan Al-Bursh tortured, killed in Israeli jail
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Adnan Al-Bursh, a prominent Gaza surgeon, was killed while in Israeli detention, leaving many to mourn and pay tribute to him.

Adnan Al-Bursh, a renowned Gaza surgeon, was tortured to death in Israeli detention, a Palestinian prisoner association announced on Thursday.

His killing has been called a “deliberate assassination” after it was revealed he died on 19 April in Israel’s Ofer detention centre in the occupied West Bank. His body remains withheld by Israel.

Al-Bursh, who studied in the UK, was taken away by Israeli forces at Al-Amal Hospital in Gaza in December, while providing medical treatment to Palestinians injured in Israel’s indiscriminate assault on the besieged enclave.

Prior to his detention, Al-Bursh was renowned for traveling to various hospitals in Gaza to treat patients, even amidst heavy Israeli bombing.

Al-Bursh was also remembered for his efforts during the Great March of Return in 2018-19, when he performed over 28 surgeries in one day on Palestinians injured by Israeli fire.

  • TheFonz@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    6 months ago

    Wait so the body hasn’t been released? How do we know he was tortured? I’m not saying he wasn’t, but what are the sources on this?

    • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      31·
      6 months ago

      He was tortured before according to witnesses.

      He is dead according to israel.

      If israel wants to disprove this they can release the body of the person they killed.

      • TheFonz@lemmy.worldEnglish
        12·
        6 months ago

        I’m not saying that it’s not true. It’s very likely. But if evidence comes out that none of this is true it ends up giving points to the IDF and we don’t want to give more ammunition to Israel. We should be cautious about how we share information. That’s all.

        • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          22·
          6 months ago

          This doctor was in good health when he was kidnapped. There are two options: he spontaneously suffered a heart attack or they tortured him to death. And as they refuse to release the body, you know how the saying about Jeffrey Epstein goes.

          Or can you think of another reason why israel is holding his body hostage?