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UN, Egypt Call on Israel to Release Palestinian Hunger Striker Abu Hawash (VIDEOS)
Egypt and the United Nations are trying to pressure Israel to end the detention of Palestinian prisoners and hunger striker Hisham Abu Hawash, media reported yesterday. Al-Mayadeen quoted sources as saying that the Palestinian Islamic […]
Israel Freezes Administrative Detention Order against Hunger Striker Abu Hawwash (VIDEO)
The Israeli occupation authorities issued a decision on Sunday to freeze the administrative detention order against Hisham Abu Hawwash, who has been on hunger striker for 132 days demanding his release, the official Palestinian news […]
Israeli Court Rejects Appeal to Release Palestinian Hunger Striker
An Israeli military court rejected on Sunday an appeal submitted for the release of a Palestinian detainee, Hisham Abu Hawwash, who has been on hunger strike for 118 days in protest of his administrative detention, […]
Report: Palestinian Hunger Striker in Critical Health Conditions
Palestinian administrative prisoner Hisham Abu Hawwash, 40, is in serious health condition after being on hunger strike for 117 days, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) as saying. PPS […]
Hunger Striking Palestinian Prisoner to Hospital after His Health Deteriorates
Palestinian prisoner Louay Al-Ashkar was moved to the Ramle prison hospital on Wednesday after his health took a turn for the worse as he continued his hunger strike for 47 days, official Palestinian sources reported. […]
Palestinian Hunger Striker Kayed Fasfous Wins Battle for Freedom
Palestinian prisoner Kayed Fasfous wins a decisive victory and ends his hunger strike after an agreement was reached on Monday to end his administrative detention and release him on December 14, the official Palestinian news […]
Palestinian Prisoner Al-Harimi Ends Hunger Strike, to Be Released in March
Palestinian prisoner Ayad Al-Harimi has suspended his hunger strike after 61 days after Israeli occupation authorities agreed to release him on March 4, 2022, the Middle East Monitor reported. The 34-year-old was recently transferred from […]
Hamas: We Must Save Hunger-Striking Palestinian Prisoners
Hamas demanded immediate intervention to save the lives of five Palestinian prisoners who are on a hunger strike to protest against their continued administrative detention, in a statement released on Sunday. Hamas spokesman, Abdul Latif […]
Hunger-Striking Palestinian Prisoner in Israel Kayed Fasfous Close to Sudden Death
Doctors at the Israeli Barzilai Medical Center, where Palestinian administrative detainee Kayed Fasfous is being treated, have told his family that Fasfous is nearing sudden death after 122 days of hunger strike, the official Palestinian […]
Palestinian Prisoner Ends 113-day Hunger Strike following Release Deal
A Palestinian political prisoner has ended a 113-day hunger strike after Israeli authorities agreed to release him at the end of his current administrative detention order in February, the Palestinian Prisoners Media Office – Asra […]
‘Global Campaign’ Calls for One-Day Hunger Strike in Solidarity with Palestinian Prisoners
The Global Campaign to Return to Palestine (GCRP) launched on Tuesday an international hunger strike campaign in support of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons who have been on an open-ended hunger strike to protest their […]
Empty Stomachs, Unbreakable Will: Palestinian Prisoners’ Defiant Pursuit of Justice
By Zubayr Alikhan In the face of insurmountable adversity and unquestioned injustice, six Palestinian prisoners are putting their lives at risk to achieve justice. Kayed Fasfous, Miqdad Al-Qawasmi, Alaa Al-A’raj, Hisham Abu Hawwash, Ayyad Harimi, […]
Palestinian Prisoners Reject Food in Solidarity with Hunger-Striking Detainees
Thousands of Palestinian political prisoners have decided to reject lunch and dinner on Sunday, in solidarity with six fellow detainees who have been on hunger strike in protest of their administrative detention, the official Palestinian […]
Palestinians in West Bank Rally in Support of Hunger-Striking Prisoners (VIDEO)
Palestinians rallied in several West Bank cities on Wednesday in support of six prisoners on hunger strike, demanding the end of their administrative detention, the New Arab reported. In Nablus, Palestinians gathered at the local […]
Israeli Authorities Reinstate Detention of Hunger-Striking Prisoner Qawasmeh
Israeli occupation authorities reinstated on Thursday the administrative detention of Palestinian prisoner Meqdad Qawasmeh, who has been on hunger strike for 106 days demanding his freedom, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. On October […]
Rights Group: After 111 Days on Hunger Strike, Palestinian Prisoner Faces Imminent Death
Palestinian hunger-striking prisoner Kayed Fasfous is facing imminent death, the PLO’s Prisoners and Freed Prisoners Commission warned on Tuesday. In a statement, the body said that Al-Fasfous’ health “is quickly deteriorating and he could be […]
Palestinian Administrative Detainee Suspends Hunger Strike after 69 Days
A Palestinian administrative detainee suspended his 69-day hunger strike on Monday, following the Israeli Prison Service’s (IPS) decision to terminate his detention in April 2022, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The Prisoners Affairs […]
Israel Reinstates Administrative Detention of Hunger-Striking Palestinian Prisoner (VIDEO)
Israeli authorities have reinstated the administrative detention of Palestinian prisoner Kayed Fasfous, who has been on hunger strike for 107 days, the Palestinian Detainees Affairs Commission announced on Friday. On October 14, the Israeli High […]
Israeli Forces Attack Protest Held in Solidarity with Hunger-Striking Palestinian Prisoners
Dozens of Palestinians suffocated by tear gas on Sunday, as Israeli forces quelled a protest held in solidarity with hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. According to WAFA […]
ICRC Calls an End to Hunger-Striking Palestinian Prisoners’ Crisis
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) renewed on Friday its call to end the crisis of the Palestinian hunger strikers inside Israeli prisons, as their health conditions seriously deteriorate. Head of the ICRC […]
UN Experts to Israel: Charge or Release the Five Palestinian Hunger Strikers
Expressing grave fear for the lives of five Palestinians currently on hunger strike in Israeli prisons, United Nations Human Rights experts have called on Israel to either release or charge the prisoners, and completely end […]
Palestinian Prisoner’s Health Deteriorates after Three Months of Hunger Strike
Palestinian prisoner Miqdad al-Qawasmi, 24, is in “extremely dangerous” condition over three months into a hunger strike to protest his administrative detention, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Al-Qawasmi is the least healthy of […]
WATCH: Israeli Far-Right Lawmaker Carries Out Provocative ‘Visit’ to Palestinian Hunger Striker
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Far-right Israeli lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir on Tuesday carried out a provocative visit to hunger-striking Palestinian prisoner Meqdad Qawasmeh, and got into a confrontation with Ayman Odeh, the leader of the […]
More Palestinian Prisoners to Join Hunger Strike
More Palestinian prisoners will join the hunger strike, should the Israel Prison Service (IPS) not meet their demands and lift its sanctions, Quds Press reported on Friday. The Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) said in a […]
400 Palestinian Prisoners Start Hunger Strike to Protest Israeli Repressive Measures
Some 400 Islamic Palestinian prisoners started a hunger strike on Wednesday in protest of Israel’s repressive measures, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) said in a press release that […]
Palestinian Prisoner Zubeidi Enters Seventh Day on Hunger Strike
Palestinian political prisoner Zakaria Zubeidi has entered on Monday the seventh day of his hunger strike in protest against his continued detention in solitary confinement, Arab48 reported. According to his lawyer, Avigdor Fieldman, Zubeidi – who […]
Palestinian Prisoner Moved to Hospital as Hunger Strike Continues
A Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike was moved to hospital on Monday, as five other detainees also continue to refuse food in protest at their detention without charge by Israeli authorities, The New Arab reported. […]
Israeli Court Rejects Appeal to Release Hunger-Striking Prisoner Kayed Fasfous
The Israeli court of Ofer rejected an appeal on Sunday to release Palestinian prisoner Kayed Fasfous, who has been on hunger strike for 81 days in protest of his administrative detention, the official Palestinian news […]
Palestinian Administrative Detainee Enters 80th Day of Hunger Strike
Palestinian administrative detainee Kayed Fasfous, 32, from the southern West Bank town of Dura, has been on hunger strike for 80 days demanding his freedom, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Fasfous, from the […]
Palestinian Prisoner Transferred to Hospital after 46 Days on Hunger Strike
Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike, Alaa Al-Araj, was transferred to a hospital on Wednesday following a deterioration in his health, the Palestinian Information Center reported his wife saying. According to The Middle East Monitor (MEMO), […]
