More than 40 members of the US Congress have written to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging him to secure the immediate release of Sama Safi, a 20-year-old Palestinian American student detained by the Israeli military in the occupied West Bank since June. Safi, who was studying at Birzeit University (a Palestinian university near Ramallah), was arrested without charge in a predawn raid and lawmakers — led by Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib — warn her health is deteriorating due to inadequate medical care, verbal abuse, and harsh conditions. The State Department said it is "tracking the situation" but stopped short of publicly demanding her release, drawing criticism from rights groups who argue US law obligates Washington to cut military aid to Israeli units responsible for her detention.