File photo of Islamic Jihad leader in the West Bank Sheikh Khader Adnan.
(MaanImages/Mushir Abdelrahman)
(MaanImages/Mushir Abdelrahman)
GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- A group of youth activists in the Gaza Strip said Saturday they will start a hunger strike to support Islamic Jihad detainee Khader Adnan.
Adnan is being held in Israeli jail without charge, and has refused food for 49 days to protest his treatment.
The Gaza activists announced their strike at a press conference organized by the Soul of Jerusalem Martyrs and Prisoners organization outside the Gaza office on the International Committee of the Red Crescent.
They pledged to follow the strike with other solidarity actions according to Adnan's situation.
Meanwhile, DFLP politburo member Saleh Nasser said he supported Adnan's "heroic battle against the Israeli occupation's inhumane and racist policies."
He called on the International Criminal Court and the Court of International Justice to investigate Israeli treatment of Palestinian prisoners.
The West Bank Jihad leader, who was detained from his Jenin-district home on Dec. 17, was given four months jail without charge on Jan. 8 and is appealing the order.
Detainees affiliated to Islamic Jihad, as well as other factions, this week announced they were launching partial hunger strikes to support Adnan.
There are currently 280 Palestinian prisoners in administrative detention -- without charge -- in Israeli jails.
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights has called for the international community to intervene as Adnan's health situation deteriorates.
Administrative detention "is illegal and falls under the category of political arrests, constituting a violation of the detainee’s right to a fair trial, including his right to receive adequate defense and to be informed of the charges against him," PCHR says.
Adnan is being held in Israeli jail without charge, and has refused food for 49 days to protest his treatment.
The Gaza activists announced their strike at a press conference organized by the Soul of Jerusalem Martyrs and Prisoners organization outside the Gaza office on the International Committee of the Red Crescent.
They pledged to follow the strike with other solidarity actions according to Adnan's situation.
Meanwhile, DFLP politburo member Saleh Nasser said he supported Adnan's "heroic battle against the Israeli occupation's inhumane and racist policies."
He called on the International Criminal Court and the Court of International Justice to investigate Israeli treatment of Palestinian prisoners.
The West Bank Jihad leader, who was detained from his Jenin-district home on Dec. 17, was given four months jail without charge on Jan. 8 and is appealing the order.
Detainees affiliated to Islamic Jihad, as well as other factions, this week announced they were launching partial hunger strikes to support Adnan.
There are currently 280 Palestinian prisoners in administrative detention -- without charge -- in Israeli jails.
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights has called for the international community to intervene as Adnan's health situation deteriorates.
Administrative detention "is illegal and falls under the category of political arrests, constituting a violation of the detainee’s right to a fair trial, including his right to receive adequate defense and to be informed of the charges against him," PCHR says.
Maan News Agency
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