The occupation admits to the kidnapping of Palestinian doctor Marwan Al-Hams and his daughter to pressure him.

The Israeli occupation admitted to the abduction of the director of Abu Yusuf al-Najjar Hospital and the person in charge of managing the field hospitals file, and the spokesperson for the ministry, Dr. Marwan al-Hams, in a special intelligence operation, about five months ago.

The Israeli occupation army stated that "Marwan al-Hams, the Hamas-affiliated terrorist involved in identifying Lieutenant Hadar Goldin, was arrested, and al-Hams is also suspected of knowing the location of Lieutenant Goldin's burial in the 'White Crown' tunnel in Rafah."

It added, "This operation, which was carried out in July 2025, was part of dozens of covert operations conducted over the past six months to recover Lieutenant Hadar Goldin and return him for burial in Israel."

It is noted that al-Hams is a Palestinian doctor, born and raised in a refugee camp in the city of Rafah in the southernmost part of the Gaza Strip. He joined the Ministry of Health, worked in its hospitals, managed the Martyr Abu Yusuf al-Najjar Hospital, and held the position of director of field hospitals and spokesperson for the Ministry of Health.

Al-Hams was abducted by an Israeli special force while he was on his way to a work mission at the International Committee of the Red Cross hospital in the Mawasi area, southwest of Khan Younis, on the afternoon of Monday, July 21, 2025.

The Israeli channel "i24" reported that the General Security Service "Shabak" conducted "intensive interrogations with al-Hams regarding potential locations in the tunnel network, and also detained his daughter in an attempt to pressure him, but he did not provide the required information."

Ultimately, Goldin was located after Hamas allowed access to the tunnel during a ceasefire.

The Israeli occupation authorities continue to detain the Palestinian nurse Tasneem al-Hams (22 years old), despite an official decision for her release.

Abadah al-Hams, the son of Dr. Marwan al-Hams and brother of the detainee Tasneem, stated that his sister is still stuck at the "Kerem Shalom" crossing without the implementation of her release order, according to local sources.

Al-Hams explained that lawyer Muhammad Jbarin informed the family of a clear decision for Tasneem's release, but the occupation authorities refrained from implementing it under the pretext of what they described as "closing the release door" at the crossing.

Al-Hams completed his primary and intermediate education in schools run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), and his secondary education in a public school in Rafah.

After successfully passing the general secondary exams, he moved to Russia to study, obtaining a doctorate in medicine from Saratov University in 1998.

He obtained a diploma in anesthesia and intensive care from the Islamic University in Gaza in 2003.

Al-Hams's name emerged during the genocide against the Gaza Strip, and he was prominently featured in the media speaking about Israeli crimes, and the use of siege and starvation as weapons to exterminate the population of Gaza by preventing humanitarian and medical supplies to the area. The Ministry of Health referred to him as "the voice of the sick and the starving."