Thirty Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons are scheduled to start an open hunger strike, starting on September 25, in order to reject their administrative detention without charge.
On Wednesday, 30 Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons announced their intention to go on an open hunger strike, starting on September 25, in order to reject their administrative detention (without charge).
The detainees said in a statement carried by the (non-governmental) Palestinian Prisoner Club: "Four days separate us from launching our battle against administrative detention. Our readiness is at its highest level, and we are waiting for the starting torch to be launched on the twenty-fifth of September."
The detainees added, "We give up our crumbs of bread, we tighten our belts on our stomachs, we are nourished by dignity, the tools of oppression cannot take away, we breathe freedom in the face of injustice and racial discrimination, and the policy of slow killing, we raise our voices and fists."
"The 30 detainees are in Ofer Prison, west of Ramallah," Amani Farahneh, media coordinator at the Prisoner's Club, told Anadolu Agency.
She pointed out that there are dialogues between the Palestinian factions in prisons, to support the strikers with new payments, which will join the strike later.
Administrative detention is a decision to imprison by an Israeli military order, alleging the existence of a “secret file” for the detainee, and without filing an indictment, and extends for 6 months, which can be extended several times.
Israel detains 4,650 Palestinians in its prisons, including 760 administrative detainees (without charge or trial), according to institutions specialized in prisoner affairs.
"Reckless murder" Postponement of the trial of an Israeli policeman accused of killing a Palestinian with disabilities
The Israeli District Court in East Jerusalem postponed the trial of an Israeli policeman accused of killing a Palestinian with disabilities in East Jerusalem until early next year.
The Israeli District Court in East Jerusalem postponed the trial of an Israeli policeman accused of killing a Palestinian with disabilities in East Jerusalem until early next year.
On May 30, 2020, an Israeli policeman killed 32-year-old Palestinian Iyad al-Hallaq, who had a disability, while he was on his way to his school in the Old City of Jerusalem.
In February 2022, the Israeli Public Prosecution Office filed an indictment against the policeman, whose name was not revealed, including the charge of "reckless murder".
The court is expected to issue its decision in the policeman's case, after hearing eyewitnesses.
Lawyer Khaled Zabarka, the lawyer for the Al-Hallaq family, told reporters that the Israeli District Court decided, on Wednesday, to hold seven prolonged sessions in the case in January and February 2023.
He added, "This is the important stage in this file."
Al-Hallaq's family had repeatedly demanded the imprisonment of the Israeli policeman who killed her son.
The Israeli police initially said that al-Hallaq had been shot on suspicion of having a suspicious object in his hand, but later retracted and said that no weapon had been found with al-Hallaq.
As the court session took place, Palestinians and Israelis demonstrated in front of the court building.
The Israeli demonstrators raised their country's flag, and banners calling for the policeman not to be prosecuted.
On the other hand, Palestinians and Israeli leftist solidarity activists carried banners that read "Justice for Iyad."
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