Hamas: Zionist Regime to Meet Hunger Striking Prisoners Demands
GAZA STRIP (Dispatches) – Former chief of Hamas’ Political Bureau Khaled Meshaal says his movement will force the Zionist regime to meet the demands of hunger striking Palestinian prisoners, the official Hamas website reported.
According to the site, Meshaal spoke to the wife of Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike for 82 days Maher Al-Akhras, and told her that the Palestinian resistance will not let him down.
Meshaal hailed the "heroic steadfastness” of the Palestinian detainee who has been battling for freedom and dignity in spite of his critical medical conditions.
"We raise our hats for the high spirit and steadfastness of Maher,” he continued.
The father of six went on hunger strike in late July to protest against his so-called administrative detention in the Zionist regime’s jails – being held without charge or trial.
Israeli rights group B’Tselem has warned that al-Akhras is "on the verge of death”.
At the hospital, Akhras’s wife Taghreed told Reuters that he would continue the hunger strike for his immediate release despite a decision on Monday by the regime’s supreme court not to extend his four-month detention term beyond Nov. 26.
"The responsibility for what happens next lies with those who can prevent his further deterioration and even death,” the Israeli human rights group B’Tselem, which is monitoring the case, said in statement. "They can still stop this from happening.”
The Gaza-based Palestinian Center for Human Rights called on international rights groups to intervene immediately to "save the life of Akhras before it is too late.”
On Monday, about 40 people held a rally in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah to support him.
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh demanded al-Akhras’s "immediate release”, according to a statement published by the official WAFA news agency.
There are around 5,000 Palestinians in the Zionist regime’s jails, 350 of them under administrative detention, Palestinian officials said.
According to the site, Meshaal spoke to the wife of Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike for 82 days Maher Al-Akhras, and told her that the Palestinian resistance will not let him down.
Meshaal hailed the "heroic steadfastness” of the Palestinian detainee who has been battling for freedom and dignity in spite of his critical medical conditions.
"We raise our hats for the high spirit and steadfastness of Maher,” he continued.
The father of six went on hunger strike in late July to protest against his so-called administrative detention in the Zionist regime’s jails – being held without charge or trial.
Israeli rights group B’Tselem has warned that al-Akhras is "on the verge of death”.
At the hospital, Akhras’s wife Taghreed told Reuters that he would continue the hunger strike for his immediate release despite a decision on Monday by the regime’s supreme court not to extend his four-month detention term beyond Nov. 26.
"The responsibility for what happens next lies with those who can prevent his further deterioration and even death,” the Israeli human rights group B’Tselem, which is monitoring the case, said in statement. "They can still stop this from happening.”
The Gaza-based Palestinian Center for Human Rights called on international rights groups to intervene immediately to "save the life of Akhras before it is too late.”
On Monday, about 40 people held a rally in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah to support him.
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh demanded al-Akhras’s "immediate release”, according to a statement published by the official WAFA news agency.
There are around 5,000 Palestinians in the Zionist regime’s jails, 350 of them under administrative detention, Palestinian officials said.