Calls for Red Cross Committee to pressure the occupation to release the striking prisoners

Today, the Palestinian Prisoners and Released Affairs Authority called on the International Committee of the Red Cross to pressure the Israeli occupation authorities to release the prisoners on hunger strike.

The media spokesman for the Authority, Hassan Abd Rabbo, told WAFA News Agency that six prisoners are continuing their open hunger strike, the longest duration is Kayed al-Fosfus for 88 days, Miqdad al-Qawasmeh for 81 days, Alaa al-Araj for 63 days, Hisham Abu Hawash for 55 days, Rayek Bisharat for 59 days, and Shadi Abu Aker for 47 days.

Abd Rabbo noted that the health conditions of the prisoners are in sharp deterioration, especially the two prisoners  al-Fosfus and Qawasmeh, who sometimes fall into a coma and suffer from a lack of fluid in the body. This hunger strike affects the work of their vital organs and threatens to expose them to a sudden health setback that could cause paralysis or lead to their death.

About 5,000 Palestinian prisoners are facing harsh detention conditions, including 600 prisoners who need urgent medical intervention.

Inas Abdulkareem