The prisoner Munif Abu Atwan began a hunger strike on Wednesday in solidarity with the prisoner Ghadanfar who has been on hunger strike in the Israeli occupation prisons for 51 days according to Munqith Abu Atwan the director of the Office of Palestinian Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs in Bethlehem.
Abu Atwan explained in press statements that Munif Abu Atwan is in Ramon prison and has been sentenced to life imprisonment five times and he is the uncle of prisoner Ghadanfar.
He pointed out that this solidarity strike comes in light of the deteriorating health condition of Ghadanfar and as a message to the world and human rights organizations to pay attention to the condition of all prisoners who suffer in the Israeli prisons.
Ghadanfar’s family said in a letter that their son was physically assaulted twice by the jailers during his hunger strike which violates all moral and humanitarian norms. They added that they also received threats from the Israeli intelligence.
In another development Um Abdullah the wife of the prisoner Sheikh Jamal al-Taweel confirmed that her husband suffers from severe headaches and dizziness as a result of his continuing hunger strike.
Um Abdullah said that Sheikh Taweel has lost 13 kilograms of his weight as he refuses to take supplements and lives on water and salt.
Taweel continues his open hunger strike for the 20th consecutive day protesting his arrest and extending his daughter’s administrative detention.
His wife underlined that her husband will continue his hunger strike until his daughter is released.
