Palestinian ambassador to Egypt Gamal Al-Shobky said in a press conference on Sunday that the Palestinian government supports the legitimate demands of detainees on hunger strike in Israeli prisons. “Today is the fourteenth day of strike, marking the beginning of a dangerous phase for their health conditions and lives,” he stated. Ambassador Al-Shobky stated that the strikers’ demands include allowing them to see their families, extending the duration of the visits, installing telephones inside prisons, and allowing them to access proper medication. “Israel is putting them in conditions that lead to their slow death,” he added, condemning the Israeli stance on Palestinian detainees that remains unchanged despite interference of the international community, the Red Cross, and Israeli civil society organisations. Human Rights Watch’s (HRW) report for 2016 revealed that Israeli forces detained Palestinian children without the presence of adults or lawyers, as well as practicing detention without trials, known in Israel as administrative detention.

Source: Daily News Egypt April 30, 2017 14:03 UTC