A Palestinian prisoner has been transferred on Saturday night to Ramleh prison medical center after twelve days of hunger strike.
Mohammad Halas is the latest prisoner to be transferred to the prison medical facility after his health began to deteriorate from the extended hunger strike in which he joined seven other long-term hunger strikers, including two that have had no food for sixty days.1200 Palestinian prisoners began an open-ended hunger strike on April 17th, Palestinian Prisoners Day, joining eight prisoners who began hunger strikes in March. In the days since, they have been joined by hundreds more prisoners.
The West Bank-based Palestinian Prisoner's Club said that 75 prisoners in one detention facility joined the strike on Saturday, in addition to another unspecified number of detainees in Ofer prison.
The open-ended hunger strikes are meant to challenge Israel's policy of administrative detention.
Two prisoners, Thaer Halahleh and Bilal Diab, marked their 60th day of hunger striking on Saturday. Both men are facing organ failure and death in a matter of days, but have both pledged to continue their hunger strikes until death or until their release.
Palestinian Prisoners organization, Addameer, criticized the Zionist entity’s decision to transfer many of the prisoners on hunger strike to solitary confinement, where they have been held in violation of international law.
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29-04-2012 - 14:26 Last updated 29-04-2012 - 14:28
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