Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails launched a mass open hunger strike. (Photo: File)
Palestinian Prisoners Club yesterday announced that 40 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails are to begin a hunger strike today in support of eight hunger-striking prisoners who have been protesting against their administrative detention, Anadolu reported.
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The 40 prisoners from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine announced their plan after the end of hunger strike carried out by 20 other prisoners also in support of the eight, who have been on hunger strike for more than a month.
According to the prisoners club, the Israeli prison service has been treating the hunger strikers harshly since they started their protest.
The body reported that the hunger strikers have been sent to solitary confinement and they are being held in cells “which are not fit for humans”.
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Prisoners held in two sections of Ofer prison in Ramallah refused to eat their meals on Sunday night “as an act of protest against the targeting of the prisoners’ leaders in Ofer, and the committees that run their daily affairs”http://ow.ly/pWs430pieR6
Israeli forces crack down on Palestinian prisoner hunger strike, says prisoner group
Prisoners held in Ofer Prison refused to eat on Sunday night, the latest in a string of protests in recent months over conditions
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It added that there are no ongoing talks with the Israeli prison authorities to end the administrative detention.
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