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- Country of residence: Palestine
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Muhammad Muhammad Abd al-Halim Abu Salmiya (Abu Khaled; born October 18, 1973 in al-Shati refugee camp) is a Palestinian pediatrician. He worked as the medical director of al-Nasr Governmental Children's Hospital in 2007, and as the director of the Martyr Dr. Abdul Aziz al-Rantisi Governmental Specialized Children's Hospital in 2015. In 2019, he took over the management of al-Shifa Medical Complex, and was arrested by the Israeli army during its invasion of the Gaza Strip in 2023 and its first storming of al-Shifa Medical Complex in November 2023. He was later released on July 1, 2024.
Birth and upbringing
Muhammad Abu Salmiya was born in the Shati refugee camp west of Gaza City , to parents from the village of Al-Jura near Ashkelon in the Gaza District .
Study and scientific formation
He obtained his high school diploma from Al-Karmel Secondary School for Boys in Gaza City in 1991.
He studied medicine at Bogomolets National Medical University in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev , because the Israeli occupation prevented the licensing of any medical college in the Gaza Strip at that time.
He returned to the Gaza Strip in 1998 , and later began specializing in pediatrics and obtained the Palestinian Board in 2013.
Medical Experience
Abu Salmiya worked in several hospitals in the Gaza Strip, where he started working as a doctor at the European Gaza Hospital in Khan Yunis in 2000. He then moved to Al-Nasr Children's Hospital, where he served as the hospital's medical director in 2007. In 2015 , he took over the management of Al-Rantisi Children's Hospital , and in July 2019 , he became the director of Al-Shifa Medical Complex .
His arrest and investigation
Abu Salmiya was arrested on November 23, 2023 , during a raid on the emergency department of Al-Shifa Hospital during the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip. He was subjected to torture and abuse in Israeli prisons because of his refusal to submit to the allegations that the occupation tried to spread regarding the use of the hospital for military purposes.
One of his fellow prisoners reported that the occupation jailers forced Abu Salmiya to kneel on his hands and knees after breaking his hands, putting a rope around his neck, and leading him in front of the rest of the prisoners.
Release him
On July 1, 2024, the Israeli occupation released Dr. Muhammad Abu Salmiya, along with 50 Gazan prisoners. The news of his release sparked intense anger and resentment among Israeli politicians of all stripes. Abu Salmiya said in a press conference following his release, “I was arrested in a convoy of patients and doctors who were heading to the southern Gaza Strip. Despite being tried three times, I was not charged with any crime. I remained in prison, witnessing all kinds of torture in prisons. Many of the crew members were martyred under torture, in which doctors and medical crews affiliated with the occupation also participated.”
Duties and Responsibilities
2000 : He worked as a doctor at the European Gaza Hospital .
2004 : He worked as a doctor at Al -Nasr Children’s Hospital .
2007 : He assumed the position of Medical Director of Al-Nasr Hospital .
2013 : Obtaining the Palestinian Board in Pediatrics .
2015 : He took over the management of Al -Rantisi Hospital .
2019 : He became the director of Al - Shifa Hospital .
He worked as a lecturer at Al-Azhar University and the Islamic University .
He headed the Friendship Sports Club.
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