A resurfaced 2016 photo shows Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, dressed in a Hamas uniform alongside senior officers. Abu Safiya, who holds the rank of colonel in Hamas's Military Medical Services, was detained by Israel in December 2024 during a raid on the hospital, which authorities allege was being used as a Hamas command center. He remains in Israeli custody, with his lawyers claiming he has suffered severe physical abuse. Abu Safiya had published two opinion pieces in a major US newspaper condemning Israel's actions in Gaza, without disclosure of his Hamas affiliation. Reports indicate that several hospital staff members are also Hamas operatives, and the facility was allegedly used for military purposes, including the detention of a kidnapped soldier.