900 prisoners in "Ofer" return meals in support of hunger strikers

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Al Mayadeen English + Agencies
6 Oct 13:22

This comes as 30 administrative prisoners continue their hunger strikes for the 12th consecutive day protesting "Israel's" arbitrary detention policy.

Support for prisoners on hunger strike continues

The Prisoners Information Office reported on Thursday that 900 prisoners in the "Ofer" Prison returned their meals in solidarity with the administrative prisoners that are carrying out a hunger strike for the twelfth day in a row.

Around 30 administrative prisoners continue their open hunger strike for the 12th consecutive day protesting the arbitrary administrative detention policy imposed by the Israeli occupation authorities.

Hassan Abed Rabbo, the spokesperson for the Commission of Detainees and ex-Detainees, commented on the health condition of the striking prisoners, saying that "signs of fatigue and exhaustion began to appear on the hunger-striking prisoners, and they also began to suffer from weight loss."

The Palestinian Prisoners Club stated that the administrative detainees will continue their strike and that there are currently no indications or results from all dialogues taking place with the administration of the Israeli occupation prisons.

The Prisoners Club also pointed out that the striking prisoners are awaiting the response of the occupation prison administration to their demands, which is expected to be after the end of the Jewish holidays, confirming that new prisoners will join the strike if the demands are not met.

Two days ago, the Palestinian Prisoners Club said that if the occupation authorities continue to carry out more administrative arrests, 30 administrative detainees will continue their open-ended hunger strike in rejection of the crime of administrative detention against Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli prisons.

The Palestine Center for Prisoners Studies confirmed that the list of prisoners serving the longest sentences has increased again to reach 297 prisoners, with new prisoners entering their 21st consecutive year in captivity during the past weeks, the latest of whom was the prisoner Nihad Sobhi Nabatiti from Tulkarem, who has been detained since October 2002 and is sentenced to life.