“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”.

“Tell me how this isn’t genocide?” American politician Sam Parker said on X.

“Palestinian doctors in Gaza, like Doctor Adnan Al Bursh, are heroes and will forever be remembered as such,” said Yara Hawari.

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