“Sickening”: Reactions to Israel’s Raping, Torturing to Death of Gaza’s Best-Known Surgeon

Gaza (Quds News Network)- Condemnations and reactions from anti-genocide activists poured in over the “likely rape” and murder of a renowned Palestinian doctor from Gaza in an Israeli prison after a report revealed chilling new details of his last moments.
Raped, Tortured to Death in Israeli Custody
Adnan Al-Bursh, an orthopedic surgeon who had continued to treat the wounded even when Israeli bombs fell all around him, was abducted by Israeli forces on December 19, 2023, and taken to the notorious Sde Teiman detention facility.
Four months later, he was transferred to Ofer Prison in the occupied West Bank, unable to walk and eventually died, a Sky News investigation has revealed.
According to testimony collected by the Israeli human rights organization HaMoked, al-Bursh arrived in Ofer Prison in a severely battered condition, naked from the waist down, and unable to stand. He died shortly after his arrival.
A prisoner, who says he previously knew Al-Bursh in Gaza, provided the above-mentioned details in a deposition to lawyers from HaMoked.
“In mid-April 2024, Dr Adnan Al-Bursh arrived at Section 23 in Ofer Prison. The prison guards brought Dr Adnan Al-Bursh into the section in a deplorable state. He had clearly been assaulted with injuries around his body. He was naked in the lower part of his body.”
“The prison guards threw him in the middle of the yard and left him there. Dr Adnan Al-Bursh was unable to stand up. One of the prisoners helped him and accompanied him to one of the rooms. A few minutes later, prisoners were heard screaming from the room they went into, declaring Dr Adnan Al-Bursh (was dead).”
“Tell Me How This Isn’t Genocide?”
UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese called out “the racism of Western media” who are not covering the story of “a stellar surgeon. The embodiment of Palestinian ethics”.
Likely raped to death.
A doctor. A stellar surgeon. The embodiment of Palestinian ethics.
Likely raped to death.The racism of Western media who are not covering this, and Western politicians who are not denouncing this, together with the thousand other testimonies and… pic.twitter.com/IRpCSi9nVZ
— Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt (@FranceskAlbs) November 18, 2024
“Tell me how this isn’t genocide?” American politician Sam Parker said on X.
🇵🇸🇮🇱 BREAKING: Dr. Adnan Al-Bursh was head of orthopaedic surgery at Al-Shifa Hospital.
He was raped to death in israel's infamous Sde Teiman torture facility.
Tell me how this isn't genocide? israel is the scum of the earth and it's surely where demons go when they die. pic.twitter.com/eiBYjini5e
— Sam Parker-ucas Gage🇺🇲 (@SamParkerSenate) November 16, 2024
“Palestinian doctors in Gaza, like Doctor Adnan Al Bursh, are heroes and will forever be remembered as such,” said Yara Hawari.
Palestinian doctors in Gaza, like Doctor Adnan Al Bursh, are heroes and will forever be remembered as such.
On the contrary, the Israeli regime will be forever remembered as being a murderous one that slaughtered Palestinians in homes, hospitals, schools and tents. https://t.co/WRRJnlapX9
— Dr. Yara Hawari د. يارا هواري (@yarahawari) November 14, 2024
Justice for all the Palestinian healthcare workers who have been detained without charges, and have been brutally tortured, sexually and psychologically abused, and murdered by the Israeli forces. Justice for Dr. Adnan Al-Bursh. Their only crime was providing life-affirming care… pic.twitter.com/PCh2qhWfHR
— Yipeng Ge 葛义朋 (@yipengGe) November 18, 2024
Dr Adnan Al-Bursh was a Palestinian doctor in Gaza. He spent the last weeks of his life treating his patients, sleeping on the floor of the hospital, and helping bury the patients he had no way of helping.
He was kidnapped from inside a hospital by the IDF in December and like… https://t.co/1QGV76Sefn
— Jehad Affoneh (@jaffoneh) November 14, 2024