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Three Palestinians on hunger strike in Israeli jails

Tuesday 7-August-2018

Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) on Tuesday said that there are three Palestinian detainees on open hunger strike in Israeli jails.

The PPS said in a statement that prisoner Anas Shadid 21 has been on hunger strike for 20 days in protest at his administrative detention adding that this is Shadid’s third hunger strike in two years.

A resident of Ramallah Mohammed al-Rimawi 27 started an open hunger strike 20 days ago in protest at the harsh detention and interrogation conditions he is exposed to in Ashkelon prison.

The third prisoner is Derar Abu Menshar 40 and he has been on hunger strike for 13 consecutive days for being detained without charge or trial.

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