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At least seven Palestinian inmates have remained on an open-ended hunger strike to protest the Israeli so-called administrative detention, which allows prisoners to be held without charge or trial.
According to a report by the Detainees Affairs Commission, among them had been the oldest hunger-striker Kayed Fasfous, who stopped eating almost 95 days ago. He was later transferred to Kaplan Medical Center, south of Tel Aviv because of his serious illness and he’s being held there under detention.
Among other Palestinian prisoners, who insist to continue their strike despite their seriously deteriorating condition, were inmates identified as Muqdad Qawasmeh, Alaa Aaraj, Hesham Abu Hawwash , Shadi Abu-Akr, Ayyad Hureimi and Khalil Abu-Aram.
They were detained by Israeli forces during raids in various Palestinian cities across the occupied West Bank over the past few months.
They have now gone on a long-term strike and spent a span time of one week to about three months without any food in Israeli jails.
In November, the Israeli regime released Palestinian inmate Maher al-Akhras, who was on hunger strike for more than 100 days in protest at his detention without charge.
Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners are held under administrative detention, in which Israel keeps the detainees without charge for up to six months, a period which can be extended an infinite number of times. Women and minors are among these detainees.
Palestinian detainees have continuously resorted to open-ended hunger strikes in an attempt to express their outrage at the detention. Palestinians hold Israeli authorities fully responsible for any deterioration of the circumstances in jails.
More than 7,000 Palestinians are reportedly held in Israeli jails.
