Six Palestinian prisoners have been on open hunger strike for different periods in Israeli prisons in protest at their detention administratively without charge or trial.

The hunger strikers are Ahmad Ghannam42 Sultan Khalouf 38 Naser al-Jada’ 31 Ismail Ali 30 Tareq Qa’dan 46 and Thaer Hamdan 30 and they have been on hunger strike for 56 52 32 46 39 and 27 days respectively.

According to the Palestinian Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Commission some of the hunger striking prisoners are being held at prison hospitals and clinics after their health conditions have worsened.

RAMALLAH (PIC)– Six Palestinian detainees have been on an open-ended hunger strike in protest at being held without charge or trial in the Israeli occupation jails the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) reported Wednesday.

According to a statement by the PPS Palestinian inmate Bilal Omar Daoud from Bethlehem has been on a hunger strike for the sixth day running.

Prisoner Daoud detained since March 4 2015 has been serving two consecutive six-month prison-terms in the Meggido lock-up.

Nidal Abu Aker 48 Shadi Maali 39 Ghassan Zawahreh 32 all from Bethlehem and Badr al-Ruzza from Nablus along with Munir Abu Sharar from al-Khalil have begun their hunger strike since August 20 to protest their detention without trial.

All six inmates were transferred from the Negev jail to the Ayala solitary lock-downs.

Administrative detention allows for the arbitrary internment of Palestinians without trial or charge for six-month terms that can be renewed indefinitely. The policy has been strongly condemned by the international community as well as both Israeli and Palestinian human rights activists.