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2 Palestinian hunger strikers subjected to inter-prison transfers

Wednesday 22-February-2017

The Israeli prison service (IPS) on Wednesday transferred two Palestinian hunger strikers from Negev jail to the Eshel and Ashkelon jails.

According to the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) IPS transferred hunger strikers Jamal Abu al-Leil aged 50 to Eshel prison and Raed Mteir 47 to Ashkelon.

Prisoners Abu al-Leil and Mteir have been on an open-ended hunger strike for the seventh consecutive day in protest at being sentenced to a renewed six-month administrative term with neither charge nor trial in Israeli jails.

A series of protest moves has been held in Qaladniya refugee camp in northern Occupied Jerusalem in solidarity with the hunger strikers.

Meanwhile journalist Mohamed al-Qeiq has been on an open-ended hunger strike since February 6 in response to a six-month administrative prison sentence slapped by IPS against him.

Al-Qeiq was re-arrested by the Israeli forces on January 15.

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