Younis: Hunger strike will continue until victory or martyrdom

The longest-serving Palestinian prisoner in Israeli jails Kareem Younis affirmed on Tuesday that the Palestinian prisoners will continue the Freedom and Dignity hunger strike until victory or martyrdom.

In a leaked letter, Younis pointed to the Israeli lies and attempts to break the will of the strikers referring to the video published by the Israel Prison Service (IPS) which claims that leader Marwan al-Barghouthi broke his strike.

He stressed the importance of the role the Palestinian people should play in this battle through intensifying their solidarity activities at all levels in view of the escalating measures practiced by the IPS against the hunger striking prisoners.

Meanwhile, the National Committee to Support the Strike announced the cancellation of the partial strike which was scheduled on Thursday and declared it instead a day of anger and escalation and asked the Palestinian people to participate in its activities in all Palestinian provinces.

More than 1,500 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have been on hunger strike since 17th April 2017, which marks the Palestinian Prisoner Day, in demand for their basic rights which they are denied by the IPS and which they were able to clinch in previous strikes.