Jewish settlers attack Issawi’s family

Jewish settlers attacked on Monday morning the family of detained hunger striker Samer Issawi in front of the hospital.

Shireen, Samer’s sister, said on her Facebook page that the settlers’ premeditated attack came after the Israeli police refused to allow them to enter the hospital to attend his case hearing.

She said that their mother, relatives, and solidarity activists went to the hospital in a bus to attend the hearing but were denied access and staged a rally outside it.

Shireen had asked all national forces in Jerusalem and 1948 land to take part in the rally to back her brother who has been on hunger strike for more than six months demanding his release.