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Demonstration in support of Palestinian captives in Jenin

images_News_2013_03_22_pro-captives-demo_300_0Palestinian residents of Arraba, south of Jenin, demonstrated in support of Palestinian captives on hunger strike and captives Muhammad Mardawi and Sami al-Oweidi who are suffering from medical neglect.

Participants called for the release of captives and headed to the homes of the two ill captives Mardawi, who is serving a 24 year sentence and Arridi who is serving 19 years and whose health condition have deteriorated.

They also called for more support for the captives issue and raised the pictures of sick captives and the captives who are on a hunger strike.

The brother of captive Mardawi confirmed the deterioration of the health of his brother and the occupation authority’s neglect of his lawyers demands for providing him with proper medical care. While released captive and Islamic Jihad leader Sheikh Khader Adnan said that activities supporting captives will continue and held the occupation authority and the international community responsible for the lives of sick captives.

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