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Palestinian Enters “Unknown Territory” with 3-Month Hunger Strike

HeadlineFeb 24, 2016

An advocacy group says a Palestinian prisoner has entered “unknown territory” with his more than 89-day hunger strike. Physicians for Human Rights-Israel says journalist Mohammed al-Qeq has been on hunger strike longer than any other Palestinian prisoner and longer than any of the Irish Republican Army prisoners held by Britain in Northern Ireland, 10 of whom died after their fasts. Israeli authorities have accused him of “terrorist activities” tied to the group Hamas. He is in critical condition in a hospital. Al-Qeq is one of nearly 600 prisoners being held under administrative detention, which lets Israel incarcerate people without charge or trial.

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