Gazans rally to show solidarity with Palestinian hunger strikers in Israel
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Palestinians staged a rally in the Gaza Strip on Monday to show solidarity with hunger-striking detainees in Israeli prisons.
Khalil Awawdeh and Raed Rayan have been on hunger strike for 96 days and 61 days, respectively, to protest against their administrative detention in Israel without trial or charge.
Organized by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), the rally was held outside the office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Gaza City.
“Israel is fully responsible for the lives of the Palestinian hunger strikers,” PFLP member Awad al-Sultan told the rally.
He called on international human rights groups to send medical teams to examine the health conditions of the Palestinian hunger strikers and “to shed the light on the suffering of detainees in Israeli jails.”
Under the policy of administrative detention, Israeli authorities detain anyone for six months without charge or trial, which can be extended indefinitely.
According to the Palestine Prisoner Society, there are around 4,700 Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails, including around 600 held without charge or trial.
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