THREAD: The lives of six Palestinian political prisoners on hunger strike are in grave danger.
The six imprisoned Palestinians are on a lengthy hunger strike—between 51 and 90 days each—protesting their administrative detention by Israel.
The six imprisoned Palestinians are on a lengthy hunger strike—between 51 and 90 days each—protesting their administrative detention by Israel.
Administrative detention—meaning indefinite imprisonment without charge or trial—is commonly used by Israel to torment Palestinians in custody and punish their families on the outside.
The six Palestinians are: Miqdad Al-Qawasameh, 24, Alaa Al-Araj, 34, Hisham Ismail Abu Hawasheh, 39, Rayeq Sadiq Bisharat, 45, and Shadi Abu Akar, 37.
The imprisoned Palestinians have been punished by Israeli prison guards for their protest. They’ve been held in solitary confinement and refused use of the restroom, deprived of their basic rights and humanity.
As the health of the six detainees deteriorates rapidly, other imprisoned Palestinian men and women have begun their own hunger strikes in a show of solidarity.
Human rights groups have called for an end to Israel’s illegal administrative detention practice, but the state continues to use it on Palestinians indiscriminately
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