Israeli authorities succumb to demands of Palestinian detainees
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Palestinian prisoners pause actions in protest of arbitrary aggression that Israeli authorities practice in occupation prisons.
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A Palestinian prisoner looks out of the prison truck, set to be released as part of the first stage of an Israeli-Palestinian prisoner exchange, as it arrives at the Negev prison, Al-Naqqab, occupied Palestine, on October 16, 2011. (AFP)
An agreement was reached between the Captive Movement in Israeli prisons and occupation authorities after tensions boiled over as a result of the occupation forces' oppressive actions taken against a number of detainees in the "Negev" prison, Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported on Friday.
Our correspondent revealed that the prisoners decided to suspend all their actions in protest of the oppression that they faced, following the "occupation's commitment to return the transferred prisoners from Negev prison next week," in addition to "halting all arbitrary transfers and provocative actions [against detainees in Israeli prisons]."
Likewise, the Supreme National Emergency Committee of the Palestinian Captive Movement echoed the remarks in a statement of their own.
The committee emphasized in its statement that it is monitoring the "implementation of what was agreed upon," confirming the prisoners remain ready to "resume their movement if necessary."
Ahmed Al-Qadra, the director of the Detainees' Media Office, saluted the heroic prisoners, hailing them for the stance that they took against the "brutal [Israeli] aggression," and adding that they presented "high readiness and unified resolve" in the face of oppressive actions.
The Palestinian Ministry of Detainees and Ex-Detainees stated that the success of the agreement between the prisoners and the Israeli administration depends on the implementation of the agreed-upon clauses, which include returning prisoners from Blocks 3 and 4 in the "Negev" prison, which have been described as unfit for human habitation.
In the same context, Helmi Al-Araj, the chairman of the High Authority for Detainees' Affairs, told Al Mayadeen that the captive movement is capable of managing its affairs and responding to the Israeli government and the Israeli prison authorities "through struggle, tactical, and strategic programs."
Read more: 1,000 Palestinian prisoners go on hunger strike in IOF prisons
This comes after nearly 1,000 prisoners across a number of Israeli occupation prisons initiated an open-ended hunger strike on Thursday evening in protest of the aggression occupation prison administrations conduct against them.
These actions and threats forced the Israeli occupation to negotiate a settlement with the Palestinian prisoners who suffer from horrific living conditions within Israeli cells.
The last statistics put out by Palestinian rights organizations say that there are 5,100 political prisoners currently in Israeli prisons, 1,200 of which are held under no charges under what is called "administrative detention."
