Palestinian inmates to go on hunger strike

Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have reportedly decided to go on hunger strike in protest against the ongoing Israeli aggression against them.

The Palestinian Ministry of Prisoners’ Affairs announced the decision by the inmates to stage a one-day-long hunger strike, Ma’an News Agency reported.

In a statement Monday, the Palestinian ministry highlighted that prisoners “are adamant to go on with struggle to obtain their rights by force.”

According to human rights groups, more than 4,800 Palestinians have been held in Israeli jails as of January 2014.

The rights groups often censure Israeli prison authorities for rampant rights abuses in jails and reports of mysterious deaths of inmates in custody.

The Palestinian ministry statement added that many Palestinian prisoners in Israeli custody were in real danger because of medical negligence.

Furthermore, the Israeli Prison Service has resumed the policy of solitary confinement against Palestinian prisoners in addition to the ongoing inspection raids, the statement added.

The announcement comes as eight Palestinian prisoners continue an open hunger strike. According to the statement, Muammar Banat, Wahid Abu Mariya and Akram al-Fseisi have been on hunger strike for 69 days.