Massive rally in Yabad town in solidarity with hunger strikers

Hundreds of Palestinian citizens participated in a rally held on Tuesday night in Yabad town, south of Jenin, in solidarity with the hunger strikers in Israeli jails.

The rally was staged after hunger strikers Tareq Kaadan and Jafar Izzuddin, who hail from Yabad town, were transferred to hospital.

Muawiya, the brother of Tareq Kaadan, said that the health condition of his brother and his friend Jafar Izzuddin were taken to Assaf Harovih hospital after they health condition deteriorated very badly.

The crowds carried banners and chanted slogans condemning Israel’s violations against the Palestinian prisoners and demanding their release.

In a related context, an oratorical festival in solidarity with the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails was held at the Martyr Memorial near Al-Dahisha refugee camp, south of Bethlehem city.

The Palestinian information center (PIC) reporter in the city said that many families of prisoners and Hamas figures participated in the events.

Hamas MP Mahmoud Al-Khatib criticized in his speech the international silence on Israel’s violations against the prisoners, especially after the death of prisoner Arafat Jaradat.

He called on the Fatah-controlled Palestinian authority to end its security cooperation with the Israeli occupation regime instead of quelling the Palestinian young men who revolted in the face of the occupation following Jaradat’s death.

In another event, Palestinian minister of prisoners’ affairs Atallah Abul Sabeh said that the cause of the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails would remain a central issue for the Palestinian people, and the Arab and Muslim nations.

Abul Sabeh made his remarks during a ceremony held on Tuesday evening to honor the winners of the international writing contest, who were chosen for their literary works about the issue of the Palestinian prisoners.

He stressed that the issue of the Palestinian prisoners would always remain present in the hearts and writings of the creative young people in the Arab and Muslim worlds, expressing his belief that the Arabs and Muslims would never forsake or forget their brothers and sisters behind Israeli bars.