Islam Times - Palestinian prisoner to stage hunger strike in Israel

Islam Times - Minister of Detainees and Ex-Detainees, Issa Qaraqe, on Tuesday announced that prisoners will launch a one-day hunger strike on Thursday, on the occasion of the Prisoner's day that coincides the 17th of April.

Qaraqe said in a press release that the prisoners handed the Israel Prison Service (IPS) a letter holding it accountable for the continuous dangerous violations committed against them, especially the deteriorated health condition of a number of prisoners, and the policies of the suppress, raids, isolation and mass punitive procedures against them.

The prisoners addressed the IPS by identifying themselves as "We are the prisoners of the independent Palestinian state", referring to their legal status as fighters for freedom, after the United Nations, its institutions and conventions recognized their national resistance against the occupation.