On 2 August, 12 Palestinian and Jordanian detainees were reported to be on hunger strike in Israeli prisons – down from at least 23 in early July.
Administrative detainee Ayman Hamdan has refused food for over three months in protest at his detention without trial or charge. The duration of the strikes by the other 11 ranged between 30 and 90 days.
The five Jordanians launched their hunger strike in early May demanding that they be allowed serve their sentences in Jordanian prisons.
The Israeli ministry of justice is reported to be working on a bill that will allow prison authorities to force-feed prisoners on hunger strike ‘legally’. Following the lead of California….
Topics: Israel-Palestine