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Palestinian Prisoner Suspends Hunger Strike after 113 Days
Palestinian prisoner Raed Rayan suspended his hunger strike after reaching an agreement with prison authorities, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Rayan has been on hunger strike for 113 days in protest of his […]
Palestinian Prisoners Launch Mass Hunger Strike
At least 40 Palestinian prisoners have started an open-ended hunger strike, Al-Quds Association announced on Friday. The prisoners started their hunger strike on Thursday in solidarity with hunger striker Khalil Awawdeh, who had been on […]
Israeli Forces Arrest 14 Palestinians, Including Cancer-Stricken Patient, in West Bank
Israeli forces detained 14 Palestinians on Thursday, including a cancer-stricken patient, from various parts of the West Bank, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Local and security sources said that Israeli forces re-arrested a former […]
Hunger-Striking Palestinian Prisoners in ‘Critical Condition’
Two Palestinian prisoners remain in critical condition in Israeli prisons as they continue their open-ended hunger strikes in protest over their conditions and administrative detention, said the Detainees Affairs Commission. Raed Rayan and Khalil Awawdeh […]
Israel Cancels Agreement to Release Palestinian Prisoner after He Ends Hunger Strike
The Israeli occupation authority canceled on Thursday its agreement to release Palestinian detainee Khalil Awawdeh from administrative detention, following his 111 days of hunger strike, the Middle East Monitor reported. According to the Palestinian Prisoner […]
Palestinian Prisoner Suspends Hunger Strike after 111 Days
Palestinian administrative detainee Khalil Awawdeh, 40, suspended his hunger strike on Tuesday after 111 days, in light of promises by the Israeli occupation authorities to release him at the end of his current detention period, […]
Palestinian Prisoner Reported in Critical Health Condition after 77 Days of Hunger Strike
After 77 days of hunger strike, in protest against his administrative detention, Palestinian prisoner Khalil Awawdeh, 40, is in critical health condition, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) said that, […]
Palestinian Administrative Prisoner Persists in Hunger Strike after 68 Days
Palestinian administrative prisoner Khalil Awawdeh, who has been on hunger strike for 68 days in a row, persists in his strike until he regains his freedom, his lawyer Ahlam Haddad said on Monday, the official Palestinian […]
Palestinians Rally for Hunger Striker Khalil Awawdeh (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinians in Gaza participated in a rally in solidarity with Palestinian hunger-striking prisoner Khalil Awawdeh, who was transferred to a hospital following a serious deterioration of his health. Awawdeh, a […]
Hunger-Striking Prisoner Moved to Hospital Following Health Deterioration
A Palestinian hunger-striking prisoner was transferred to a hospital following a serious deterioration of his health, according to the Prisoners’ Affairs Commission. Hassan Abed-Rabbu, the spokesperson for the Commission, said that the Israeli Prison Services […]
Rights Groups Urge UN Special Procedures to Address Israeli Detention of Human Rights Defender
In a joint urgent appeal to UN special procedures, rights groups called for addressing Israel’s arbitrary arrest and detention of Palestinian-French human rights defender and lawyer, Salah Hammouri, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. […]
Palestinian Administrative Detainees Continue Boycott of Israeli Military Courts
At least 450 Palestinian detainees have been refusing to show up for their military court hearings since the beginning of the year, in protest of their unfair administrative detention, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA […]
Palestinian Administrative Prisoners Continue Boycott of Israeli Courts
For 23 days in a row, Palestinian administrative prisoners are continuing their boycott of Israeli military courts in protest of Israel’s widely condemned policy of administrative detention, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. At […]
EU Urges Israel to Release Critically Ill Palestinian Child Prisoner
The European Union on Monday urged Israel to release critically-ill Palestinian prisoner Amal Muamar Nakhleh, after Israeli occupation authorities extended his administrative detention until May 18, 2022, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The […]
UNRWA Calls for Immediate Release of Critically Ill Palestinian Child Prisoner
UNRWA called on Thursday for the immediate release of critically-ill Amal Nakhleh from Israeli administrative detention on urgent humanitarian grounds, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Amal Muamar Nakhleh is a 17-year-old Palestinian refugee […]
The Real ‘Doomsday Scenario’: How Palestinian Hunger Striker, Abu Hawash Forced Israeli Concession
By Ramzy Baroud As soon as media reports emerged regarding a deal between Palestinian prisoner, Hisham Abu Hawash and the Israeli prison authorities, Israeli extremists, led by Knesset member Itamar Ben-Gvir, angrily raided the […]
Family Voices Concern over Ill Palestinian Minor Held by Israel
Family members of arrested Palestinian teenager Amal Nakhleh have voiced their fears that Israeli authorities could renew their ill son’s detention in a Monday hearing, AFP reported on Sunday. Nakhleh, 17, suffers from myasthenia gravis, […]
Palestinian Administrative Detainees Continue Boycott of Israeli Military Courts
For eight consecutive days, Palestinian administrative prisoners are continuing their boycott of Israel’s military courts, in protest of Israel’s unlawful policy of administrative detention, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Palestinian prisoners held without […]
UK-Based NGO Launches Campaign to Stop Israel’s Administrative Detention
UK-based NGO Friends of Al-Aqsa (FOA) launched a campaign in London, calling for an end to the administrative detention – imprisonment without charge or trial – of Palestinians by Israeli occupation forces. The #StopAdministrativeDetention campaign […]
Israeli Media: Agreement Reached to End Palestinian Prisoner’s Hunger Strike after 141 Days
By Palestine Chronicle Staff An agreement was reportedly reached Tuesday afternoon to end Palestinian prisoner Hisham Abu Hawwash’s hunger strike after 141 days, after negotiations between Israeli and Palestinian officials with Egyptian mediation, Israeli […]
EU ‘Seriously Concerned’ about Health Condition of Palestinian Hunger Striker Abu Hawwash
The European Union said on Monday that it was seriously concerned about the health condition of Palestinian hunger striker Hisham Abu Hawwash, 40, who has been on an extended hunger strike for 141 days to […]
US Congresswoman Tlaib Expresses Solidarity with Abu Hawwash, Holds Israeli Government Responsible
US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib denounced the Israeli government’s administrative detention practices and policies against Palestinian prisoners, particularly hunger striker Hisham Abu Hawash, holding Israel responsible for their health, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. […]
Death of Abu Hawwash Would Be ‘Assassination’: Palestinians Rally for Palestinian Hunger Striker (PHOTOS)
By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza Hundreds of Palestinians in Gaza joined a solidarity march on Monday night in solidarity with Palestinian prisoner Hisham Abu Hawwash. Abu Hawwash, 40, has just completed his 140 days of […]
Thousands Sign Petition Demanding Release of Hunger-Striking Palestinian Prisoners
Over 13 thousand people have signed a petition calling for the immediate release of all Palestinian administrative detainees on hunger strike in Israeli prisons, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The petition on Change.org […]
Shtayyeh Calls for International Intervention over Dying Hunger Striker
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh called for international intervention on Monday to secure the release of a dying hunger-striking prisoner. Speaking during the weekly cabinet session in Ramallah, Shtayyeh stated that he was closely monitoring […]
Palestinian FM Urges International Community to Press Israel over Hisham Abu Hawwash
The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has urged the international community to press the Israeli government to release Palestinian prisoner Hisham Abu Hawash, who is in a critical condition after five months of […]
Hunger-Striking Prisoner Abu Hawwash in Extremely Critical Condition, Says Lawyer
Hisham Abu Hawwash, a Palestinian prisoner who has been on hunger strike for 138 days, has entered an extremely critical health stage, the Detainees Affairs Commission said on Saturday. Abu Hawwash, a father of five, […]
Israel Freezes Administrative Detention Order against Hunger Striker Abu Hawwash (VIDEO)
The Israeli occupation authorities issued a decision on Sunday to freeze the administrative detention order against Hisham Abu Hawwash, who has been on hunger striker for 132 days demanding his release, the official Palestinian news […]
Israeli Court Rejects Petition to Release Hunger-Striking Prisoner Abu Hawwash
An Israeli court has rejected a petition to release Hesham Abu Hawwash, a Palestinian prisoner who has been on hunger strike for 125 days demanding an end of his administrative detention, the official Palestinian news […]
Israeli Court Rejects Appeal to Release Palestinian Hunger Striker
An Israeli military court rejected on Sunday an appeal submitted for the release of a Palestinian detainee, Hisham Abu Hawwash, who has been on hunger strike for 118 days in protest of his administrative detention, […]