Abu Atwan to Al-Mayadeen: “Hunger Strike until Victory”
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Ghadanfar Abu Atwan bravely told Al Mayadeen that his will “is stronger than Israeli prisons”, and that “his empty intestines are the weapon with which he will prevail and obtain his freedom”.
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Ghadanfar Abu Atwan is a Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike to protest his Administrative Detention in Israeli prison
The health condition of Palestinian prisoner, Ghadanfar Abu Atwan, has seriously deteriorated as he entered his 63rd day of hunger strike.
Abu Atwan told Al-Mayadeen that he will "continue his strike until victory is achieved," emphasizing that "his will is greater than prisons, and his empty intestines are the weapon with which he will win and gain his freedom."
62 days on hunger strike.
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) July 5, 2021
Palestinian prisoner #ghadanfar Abu Atwan has a message: I will defeat the occupation with an empty stomach#FreeGhadanfar #FreePalestine pic.twitter.com/qn2sngHQu2
Simultaneously, Palestinians staged a protest in support of prisoner Abu Atwan in front of his family's home in the town of Tabqa, south of Al-Khalil, near the city of Dura.
Ghadanfar began his hunger strike on May 5, and has refused all food, including vitamins and supplements.
The Palestinian prisoner has been arrested and imprisoned by “Israel” four times since he was 19 years old, for a total of over seven years in custody. Three of his four detentions were administrative incarceration terms, including the most recent one, totaling nearly five years in prison.
