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Islamic Jihad prisoners on solidarity hunger strike
Al Qassam website (Agencies) - Islamic Jihad-affiliated inmates started a three-day hunger strike on Thursday to show solidarity with Sheikh Khader Adnan, who has been on hunger strike for 49 days, prisoners said. Prisoners held at Israel's Eshel prison on Saturday told the Prisoners Center for Studies that prisoners threatened to announce an open hunger strike if the Israeli prison service will not respond to Adnan’s demands. They expressed worries about Adnan’s life and urged the prison service to cancel his administrative detention. Raafat Hamdouna, director of the center, called on the Palestinian people and organizations to carry out solidarity campaigns to free Adnan. He says Adnan lost 20 kilograms since he started his hunger strike. On Friday, minister of prisoners affairs Issa Qaraqe said detainees in Israeli jails launched a disobedience campaign to support Adnan, returning food, and refusing outdoor breaks and medical treatment. The... More »