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Freed hostage Tasnim Al-Hams, Daughter of Dr. Marwan Al-Hams, recounts how she was taken hostage to pressure his father

No.

29201

Date

30 January, 2026

Location

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Sahat

Original Social Media Post

"Freed hostage Tasnim Al-Hams, Daughter of Dr. Marwan Al-Hams, recounts to @sahatenglish the moment she saw her father for the first time in detention—crying, weak, and in a dire state of health after losing over 24 kilograms. Tasnim was taken hostage to pressure her father into giving forced confessions for crimes he did not commit." - Source

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Event Notes

Abduction of Dr. Marwan Al-Hams and his daughter

Around midday, an Israeli special forces unit carried out an operation to inflitrate and abduct Dr. Marwan Al-Hams while he was in a visit to the Red Cross field hospital near the Fish Fresh in southwest Gaza.

Dr. Marwan Al-Hams is the Director of Field Hospitals in Gaza, a spokesperson for the inistry of Health, and the director of the Abu Yusuf Al-Najjar Hospital which was completely destroyed by the IDF.

During the abduction, the Israeli unit shot and injured the driver fo the ambulance where Dr. Al-Hams was. Journalist Tamer Al-Zaanin was killed by Israeli gunfire during the operation whereas his colleague Ibrahim Abu Ashiba was injured.

2025, July 7:

On July 22, it was revealed that Dr. Al-Hams was being held at Ashkelon prisonand had a sustained a gunshot wound to his foot. He is barred from meeting his attorney until July 31 and his detention has been extended until then.

An Israeli court then re-extended his detention until September 11.

2025, October 2:

an Israel-backed gang abducted Dr. Al-Hams's daughter, Tasneem, a 22 year-old nurse while she was on duty at a medical point in Mawasi Khan Younis. Eyewitnessed reported that 5 armed people came in a Volswagen Golf car and abducted her. Her whereabouts remain unknown since.

2026, October 13

The Palestinian Prisoners' Media Office reported that Dr. Al-Hams had been subjected to beating leading to fractures and severe back pain during a visit of Israeli security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. The latter was present at the time and had entered the doctor's prison room. He had him singled out, provoked him then ordered prison guards to restrain and beat him.

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Dr. Marwan Al-Hams - Tasneem Al-Hams