He said that he called for the immediate release of all political prisoners in the West Bank while meeting with Abbas to discuss ways to end the Palestinian political split.
Dozens of Palestinian youth have gone on hunger strike while staging a sit-in at Manara Square downtown Ramallah since March 15, amid demands that the Palestinian Authority security agencies release those prisoners in the West Bank who have been ruled free men by the Palestinian Supreme Court.
Five of those protesters have been hospitalized after their health deteriorated due to the fasting, one of the protesters has told our correspondent.
The youth were promised during a meeting with Abbas that all of those prisoners would be released within 72 hours, but eight days has passed since then.
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