We are appalled by the grim news of killing Dr Adnan Al-Bursh inside Ofer Israeli Prison.

Dr Al-Bursh is a renowned Consultant Orthopaedics Surgeon, and Head of Orthopaedics Department at Al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza.

Dr Al-Bursh had to evacuate Al-Shifa Hospital after its first invasion. He then refused to let his lifesaving duty and moved to the Indonesian Hospital in North Gaza, where he was targeted by IOF missile while operating on a patient in the OR.

After the invasion of the Indonesian Hospital, he moved to Al-Awda Hospital in North Gaza. On 17th December 2023, IOF invaded Al-Awda Hospital, and abducted Dr Al-Bursh.

A leaked photo showed Dr Al-Bursh in Israeli detention. A released detainee testified that Dr Al-Bursh was brutally tortured and repeatedly hit by IOF soldiers on his head.

Dr Al-Bursh was executed by IOF inside prison on 19th April 2024. His body is still in Israeli detention to hide the only evidence on this brutal crime!

We at Healthcare Workers Watch – Palestine condemn the execution of Dr Al-Bursh and the killing of over 500 healthcare workers and the unlawful detention of over 300 healthcare workers all over Palestine by Israel Occupation Forces.

This must stop !!

Healthcare workers must not be a target. Healthcare workers must be respected and protected.