Palestinian Detainees Hold One-Day Hunger Strike to Protest Israeli Violations

Palestinian Minister of Detainees, Issa Qaraqe’, stated on Monday that “the Palestinian detainees in the Galboa’ Israeli prison, are holding a one-day hunger strike, as an initial step, part of activities in support of hunger striking detainees, and to protest the ongoing Israeli violations.”

IMEMC quoted Qaraqe’ as saying that “120 to 140 detainees in Galboa’ declared strike and returned their meals as part of further steps that also come in retaliation to the death of detainee Arafat Jaradat who was tortured to death.”

Qaraqe’ also pointed out that Israeli soldiers broke into Section 11 of the Negev Detention Camp, and attacked several detainees there, while Israeli sources said an “Israeli officer was injured in the eye after being punched by a detainee when the army broke into Section 6 of the Negev Camp.”