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Palestinian Man Who Completed 103-Day Hunger Strike Freed from Israeli Prison

HeadlineNov 30, 2020

Maher al-Akhras, a Palestinian man who went on a 103-day hunger strike against his imprisonment without charge, was released last Thursday by Israeli authorities. Al-Akhras told reporters, “My freedom is the freedom of my people, and we have won over the occupation with our will and determination.”

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