Number of Palestinian Prisoners Hunger Striking to Reach 3000

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The number of Palestinian political prisoners, held by "Israel" in various prisons, detention camps and interrogation facilities, will likely reach 3000 as waves of detainees intend to join the strike, demanding their internationally-guaranteed rights.

In their battle of empty stomachs declared a week ago, Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike are escalating their move till achieving their goals.

Head of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS), Qaddoura Fares, told Maan News Agency that the first group of detainees, held under administrative detention without charges, have reached the "no return point" as they have been on hunger-strike since 56 days, and insist on not breaking their strike until they are released.

Fares added that "the second group of detainees has been on hunger strike since seven days now".

The strike aims at ending "Israel's" illegal administrative detention polices, halting all violations against the detainees and their families, improving the living conditions of the detainees , allowing visitation rights, ending all solitary confinement policies, allowing prisoners the right of education, and ending all night raids targeting them and their rooms.

"The current number of detainees who are on hunger-strike is around 1600, and will likely increase to 3000 in the coming few days," Fares announced, clarifying that " the striking detainees are from different political factions and groups."

"They are all united in their legitimate demands regardless of their political affiliation,"he confirmed.

It is worth mentioning that "Israel" is conducting punitive measures against 1200 Palestinian detainees by denying their visitation rights, and isolating them from the detainees who are not part of the protests yet.

Furthermore, a spokeswoman of the "Israeli" Prison Administration, stated that "all privileges have been taken away from the detainees, including family visitations, and all electric equipment have been removed."

Meanwhile, the Palestinian national football squad detainee- who is four weeks on his hunger strike inside "Israeli" bars-is seriously ill.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by moqawama.org

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