Palestinian detainees could launch mass hunger strike

ِPalestinian detainees held in Israeli jails without charge could launch a collective hunger strike to demand an end to administrative detention orders, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club told The New Arab on Thursday. Indefinite detention without charge, known as administrative detention, is used by Israel to jail hundreds of Palestinians without trial and no date set for their release. Renewal orders can keep them detained indefinitely. Some 600 Palestinian administrative detaineeshave boycotted Israeli court hearings since January, demanding an end to the practice, and could soon launch a coll…

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