Israeli Occupation Submits to Pressure, Mass Hunger Strike Suspended
The Captive Movement decided to suspend the collective hunger strike after the occupation forces acquiesced to its demands. The most substantial of these demands was putting a halt to collective punishment.
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Palestinian Prisoner Club: One of the most prominent demands is to stop targeting Islamic Jihad prisoners.
The Palestinian Prisoners' Club announced in a statement today, Wednesday, that the captive movement decided to suspend the collective hunger strike after the Israeli occupation acquiesced to its demands.
The Prisoner's Club said that one of the most prominent demands is the abolition of the collective punishments imposed by the occupation after the Freedom Tunnel operation, as well ceasing to target Islamic Jihad prisoners and its organizational structure.
The Palestinian Political Captives' Movement had announced that it would resort to an escalation to stop the Israeli abuse, suppression, and isolation of the prisoners after the success of the Freedom Tunnel operation in breaking from the Gilboa prison.
The Commission for Detainees and Ex-Detainees' Affairs quoted the Captive Movement announcing that 1,380 prisoners will start an open hunger strike next Friday under the slogan "The Battle to Defend the Righteous."
Earlier today, Al Mayadeen's reporter said that the situation of the re-arrested prisoners is severe and that there is real concern for their lives, pointing out that the Israeli occupation is trying to fabricate new charges against them.
Last Monday, the Commission for Detainees and Ex-Detainees' Affairs reported that the movement decided to escalate in the face of the "Israel Prison Service," which continues to abuse, suppress, isolate and brutalize prisoners at the hands of its repressive units in various prisons.
