PALESTINE
Sun 10 Sep 2023 10:41 am - Jerusalem Time
Three detainees continue their open hunger strike
Three detainees in Israeli occupation prisons continue their open hunger strike, in light of the deterioration of their health condition.
The Prisoners' Club said that the health condition of the striking detainees, Sultan Khalouf, Kayed Al-Fasfous, and Maher Al-Akhras, has deteriorated over time, and despite this, the prison administration has not responded to any of their demands.
He added that the detainee Khalouf (42 years old) from the town of Burqin, west of Jenin, who has been on a hunger strike for 39 days in rejection of his administrative detention, faces a continuous deterioration in his health condition, as he is detained in a cell “in the Ramle prison clinic.”
He explained that the health condition of detainee Khalouf is difficult, as he suffers from vomiting, to the point of vomiting blood, poor vision, severe headaches, dizziness and difficulty standing, and he moves around using a wheelchair.
He stressed that great fears are increasing regarding his fate, as the occupation prison administration is exercising great pressure against him, including eating food in front of him, and trying to convey messages to him that he is alone, and his people will not stand with him.
It is noteworthy that the detainee, Khalouf, began the strike from the moment of his arrest on August 3, 2023, and an administrative detention order was issued against him for a period of four months, noting that he is a former prisoner who spent years in the occupation prisons, and he had gone on a hunger strike in 2019, which lasted for (67 years). ) one day, in refusal of his administrative detention.
The prisoner, Al-Fafsous, from Dura in Hebron (34 years old), has been on strike for 39 days and has been detained since May 2. He is a former prisoner who spent about 7 years in the occupation prisons. He went on a hunger strike at the end of May and the beginning of last June for 9 days. He is married and the father of a daughter. He also went on strike in 2021 against his administrative detention, which lasted for 131 days in 2019, and he is detained in the cells of the Negev.
The mute prisoner (52 years old) from the town of Silat al-Dhahr in Jenin has been on strike for 19 days. He is a former prisoner who spent five years in the occupation prisons, the last of which was in 2020, during which he embarked on an open hunger strike in rejection of his administrative detention that lasted for 103 days. He is married and a father. He has six children, noting that he is detained in the cells of “Al-Jalama” detention center.
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Three detainees continue their open hunger strike