Hunger strikes

News in Brief

On 13 October, 30 Palestinian detainees ended a 19-day hunger strike aimed at the release of all Palestinian political prisoners held in Israeli prisons, including those held in detention without charge or trial.

In their statement, the 30 (who had been joined by another 20 prisoners on 9 October) said that they had won the release of ‘the sick and the elderly during the next two months’.

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