Sep 12, 2025 #Gaza #Israel #documentary
For more than two decades, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya served as a pediatrician in northern Gaza, rising to l

Sep 12, 2025 #Gaza #Israel #documentary
For more than two decades, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya served as a pediatrician in northern Gaza, rising to lead Kamal Adwan Hospital. Though he had many chances to leave, he chose to stay with his patients even as Israeli attacks escalated.

With each passing month, the toll deepened. His son was killed, his hospital repeatedly struck, and his life threatened. Still, he remained at Kamal Adwan. His resilience was captured in a 10-second video: a lone pediatrician in a white coat walking through rubble toward Israeli forces. To the world, it symbolized defiance. To his family and colleagues, it reflected who he always was.

By late 2024, as Israel intensified its campaign to drive Palestinians out of northern Gaza, hospitals became both sanctuaries and targets. Kamal Adwan, a 300-bed facility already battered by shortages and bombardment, became a focal point of that campaign.

On December 27, 2024, Israeli forces stormed the hospital, detaining 240 staff and patients, stripping them, and rendering the facility inoperable. Dr. Abu Safiya, who refused to abandon his post, was beaten and taken into custody under Israel’s “Unlawful Combatant Law,” with no charges or release date.

Through firsthand testimony, archival footage, and on-the-ground reporting, Fault Lines investigates the assault on Kamal Adwan Hospital, the raid that led to Dr. Abu Safiya’s unlawful detention, and the broader targeting of Gaza’s healthcare system.

CREDITS:

Director and Producer: Amel Guettatfi
Editor and Story Producer: Adrienne Haspel
Executive Producer: Laila Al-Arian

Directors of Photography
Hussien Jaber
Bilal Salem

Production manager: Hasan Mashharawi
Producer: Ashraf Mashharawi
Production services: Media Town

Al Jazeera 360 team
Abdulqader Sabbah
Bilal Salem
Motasem Abu-Asr
Mahmoud Sabbah
Osama Abu Rabie
Mohammed Sawwaf
Ibrahim Al Otla
Hassona Al Jerjawi
Hassan Semama

Sound Mix: Luke Rohwer
Colourist: Anna Stalter

Archivists
Shelley Simpson
Muhammad Atif Jahangir
Sultan Abu Tayeh
Quamar Awik
Mohammad Usman
Laila Antiporda
Mostafa Ebrahim
Kareem Osman
Mohamed Afifi
Julia Moroles

Legal: George Stephanopoulos
Digital Producer: Riham Mansour
Creative Producer: Jorge Maldonado
Translation: Amel Guettatfi
Fact checking: Mehr Sher
U.S. Production Management: Anabelle Rojas

Archive
Al Jazeera 360
Al Jazeera Mubasher
AFP
AP
Reuters
Anas al-Sharif
Mohammad al-Sharif
Islam Ahmed
@dr.hussam73
Quds Network
@translating_palestine
@translating_falasteen
@ariel_mualem
Channel 13
Channel 14
Israeli Prison Services
Israeli Military Press Handouts

Special Thanks
AJ360 for sharing footage filmed with Dr. Abu Safiya prior to his detention
Kawthar Abu Sadeh
Dr. Azra Zyada
Mohamed Alzanin
Younis Tirawi
Rafi Mustafa
Naji Abbas
Muath Alser
Healthcare Workers Watch
Airwars