Jordanians gathered in front of the Israeli embassy in Amman to protest against the mistreatment of Jordanian prisoners in Israeli prisons,  a Sputnik correspondent reported Friday.

The brother of a Jordanian prisoner sentenced to five life terms in "Israel" warned, "If the repressive measures do not stop, the prisoners will declare a general hunger strike at the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan." 

A statement was issued by the Jordanian prisoner's committee which clarified that they plan to protest the mistreatment happening in Israeli prisons toward Jordanian inmates. 

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They also plan to protest the Knesset-endorsed draft bill for the death penalty.

As such, protesters gathered in front of the Israeli embassy with banners calling upon the prisoners to remain strong, while attacking the draft bill presented in the Israeli parliament. 

The Knesset endorsed at the beginning of March a draft bill asking for the death penalty for those carrying out operations against the Israeli occupation. 

If the bill is approved by the Israeli government, the Knesset will then consider the bill in the first reading.

As a result, concerns mounted in Jordan as there are many Jordanian inmates held in Israeli prisons who serve long sentences, and are charged with carrying out operations against the Israeli occupation. 

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