Adnan Al-Bursh | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 September 1974 |
| Died | c. (aged 50) |
| Nationality | Palestinian |
| Occupation | Orthopedic surgeon |
Adnan Al-Bursh (Arabic: عدنان البرش, romanized: ʿAdnān al-Bursh; 17 September 1974 – c. 19 April 2024)[1] was a Palestinian orthopedic surgeon and the head of orthopedics at the Gaza Strip's largest medical facility, Al-Shifa Hospital.[2][3] He died after having been reportedly tortured in Israeli prison after four months of detention during the Israel–Hamas war.[4][5]
Adnan Al-Bursh was born in 1974 in Jabalia, the Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip, and received his early education there before traveling to Romania to study medicine.[6] Al-Bursh was married and had five children. He also served as an adviser to the Palestine national football team.[3]
In November 2023, during the Israeli invasion of Gaza, Al-Bursh was stranded in the besieged Al-Shifa Hospital. Israeli forces later requested hospital staff move south, but Al-Bursh refused to comply and instead moved north to assist at the Indonesia Hospital, where he was arrested by the Israeli military the following month. He was held at Israel's Ofer Prison in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Palestinian authorities and advocacy groups have attributed his death to torture and mistreatment in custody, with the OHCHR confirming his body showed signs of torture.[7] His death has been highlighted as part of the "systematic targeting process against physicians and the health care system in Gaza" by Israel.[5][2][4]
- ^ حبلا, أمين. "عدنان البرش أشهر أطباء غزة.. رابط بالشفاء واستشهد بسجون الاحتلال". الجزيرة نت (in Arabic). Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ a b Rahaman Sarkar, Alisha (4 May 2024). "'Heroic' Palestinian Surgeon Dies in Israeli Prison After Months in Detention". The Independent. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ a b Khadder, Kareem; Salman, Abeer; Saifi, Zeena; Magramo, Kathleen (3 May 2024). "Leading Gaza Surgeon Adnan Al-Bursh Dies in Israeli Prison". CNN. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Doctor From Gaza's al-Shifa Hospital Dies in Israeli Prison". Al Jazeera English. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Palestinian Doctor Dies in Israeli Prison". BBC. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
gdaabwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "UN expert horrified by death of Gazan orthopedic surgeon in Israeli detention". Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
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