Palestinian Captive Movement announces victory in its battle

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies
23 Mar 2023 12:28

The Palestinian Captive Movement issues a statement announcing victory in its battle against the Israeli jailer.

A Palestinian flag flutters next to an Israeli prison. (Archive)

After months of civil disobedience in protest against the arbitrary punitive measures taken by the administration and the extremist Police Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, the Palestinian Captive Movement issued a statement announcing victory in its battle against the Israeli jailer.

In the statement, the Palestinian Captive Movement sent three clear messages. In the first message, the Movement addressed Palestinian prisoners, hailing them for proving their "full readiness and solid unity."

In the second message, the Movement addressed the resisting people of Palestine, thanking them for su pporting the Palestinian prisoners throughout their latest battle.

In the third message, Palestinian Captive Movement addressed "the Israeli enemy, who must understand well that the prisoners are not alone and are not easy prey for every passerby on our land."

A new victory for Palestinian prisoners

The Palestinian captive movement has achieved a new victory through its hunger strike, as it was able to have its demands fulfilled after strenuous negotiations with the Israeli occupation prison administration, Al Mayadeen correspondent reported Wednesday.

"The open hunger strike was suspended, and the situation is returning back to normal in Israeli prisons, as it was before the measures taken by Israeli Police Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir," our correspondent added.

The Israeli occupation government responded to all of the prisoners' demands without undergoing a hunger strike, and the prisoners had all of their demands fulfilled, the Captive Movement underlined.

The Prisoners' Information Office stated that the prison administration will receive the names of 2,000 prisoners who would go on an open hunger strike that was anticipated to commence in conjunction with the start of Ramadan amid calls for support and solidarity with the prisoners in their battle against the occupation's prison administration.

It was reported that the occupation forces isolated the Emergency Committee leaders who said they were going on strike, confirming that the hunger-striking prisoner Ammar Mardi, a representative of the Fatah movement, and the hunger-striking prisoner, Salama Al-Qatawi, a representative of the Hamas movement, were arbitrarily transferred to an unknown destination.

It was also reported that the occupation transferred the dean of the prisoners, Muhammad Al-Tus, who began his strike with the Captive Movement leaders, to an "unknown destination," noting that "the campaign of arbitrary transfers that affected the strike leaders is a desperate step and will not disturb the strike program."