Tag: hunger strike

250 Islamic Jihad prisoners to launch hunger strike

Israel Prison Service says it is unaware of any mass hunger strike, denies prisoners' claims they have been separated and ...

Suspected member of Palestinian Islamic Jihad quits hunger strike

By AP and ILH Staff

Maher al-Akhras, who has been arrested at least five times for alleged terrorist activity, which his family denies, has refused ...

Palestinian, Israeli rights groups fear for life of Palestinian hunger striker

By Reuters and ILH Staff

Maher Al-Akhras, 49, is now in an Israeli hospital suffering from heart pain and convulsions and has at times slipped ...

Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails end hunger strike

Palestinian Authority Prisoners Affairs Minister Qadri Abu Bakir says that a deal was reached with Israeli authorities to end the ...

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