The Palestinian Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Commission on Monday said that eight Palestinian detainees have been on hunger strike for different periods in Israeli jails protesting their administrative detention.

The Commission said that prisoner Huthaifa Halabiya a resident of Abu Dis town east of Jerusalem has been on hunger strike for 64 days adding that his health condition is getting worse every new day.

The other detainees are Ahmad Ghannam Sultan Khalouf Ismail Ali Tareq Qa’dan Naser al-Jada’ Thaer Hamdan Fadi al-Horoub and Anas Awwad and they have been on hunger strike for different periods ranging 25-51 days.

Two Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have joined the ongoing hunger strike against administrative detention the Palestinian Prisoner Society said on Sunday.

The Palestinian Prisoner Society said that Naser al-Jada’ and Thaer Hamdan started an open-ended hunger strike 12 and 7 days ago respectively in protest at their detention without charge or trial by the Israel Prison Service.

Eight Palestinian prisoners are now on hunger strike against their administrative detention. The first to start the strike was Huthaifa Halabiya 49 days ago and other detainees followed him.

Halabiya’s health condition is deteriorating while the Israel Prison Service completely ignores his demands and complaints and refuses to offer him medical help.