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11 administrative detainees on hunger strike in Israeli jails

Tuesday 2-July-2019

The number of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails in protest at their administrative detention on Monday rose to 11.

Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Commission said that prisoners Mohammed Abu Akar Mohammed al-Hasanat and Huthaifa Halabiya on Monday started an open hunger strike in Negev desert jail against their detention without charge or trial.

Ehsan Othamn 21 and Ja’far Izz el-Din 48 have been on hunger strike for 17 days.

Mahmoud al-Fasfous 29 Kayed al-Fasfous 30 Ghadanfar Abu Atwan 26 Abdul-Aziz Sweiti 30 Saed Nammoura 27 and Saed Zahran 31 started an open hunger strike 9 days ago.

There are 500 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails held administratively without trial or indictment.

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