AOC Calls for Abu Safiya Release as Israel Cites Hamas Role

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called for Israel to release Hussam Abu Safiya, saying the Kamal Adwan Hospital director has been held without charge for 18 months and faces an imminent threat to his life. Israel's Geneva mission said Abu Safiya is lawfully detained on concrete intelligence, identified him as a Hamas Military Medical Services colonel, and rejected claims of a life-threatening condition. The mission also said the detention is under administrative and judicial review, including Supreme Court review, and that medical personnel examined him after his June 24 transfer to Nitzan. The dispute keeps Israel's Hamas-in-hospitals evidence and detainee-review process under renewed U.S. progressive and international pressure.