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Palestinian Huger Striking Prisoners Defeat «Israel»: Al-Qadi, Balboul Brothers into Freedom

Palestinian Huger Striking Prisoners Defeat «Israel»: Al-Qadi, Balboul Brothers into Freedom
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Once again the will of Palestinian prisoners behind bars defeat that of the Zionist entity. Three Palestinian prisoners ended months-long hunger strikes Wednesday after the apartheid entity set release dates for them.

Palestinian Huger Striking Prisoners Defeat «Israel»: Al-Qadi, Balboul Brothers into Freedom

Brothers Muhammad Balboul, 26, and Mahmoud Balboul, 23, have refused food since July 7 and July 4, respectively, while 25-year-old Malik al-Qadi began his hunger strike July 16, protesting their administrative detention.

All three are currently hospitalized and al-Qadi, who fell into a coma 60 days into his strike, was reported to be "fighting death" last week.

The release date for the Balboul brothers was set for December 8, while al-Qadi is slated to be released on Thursday.

Issa Qaraqe, head of the Palestinian Committee for Prisoners' Affairs, said "the strikers had notched a "'victory' over the 'Israeli' prison system."

The planned release of the detainees was the result of "a great political effort" carried out by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian leadership along with local and international human rights groups, he said in a statement.

The three are the latest in a series of Palestinian held under administrative detention to sue for their release by refusing food.

Of more than 7,500 Palestinians currently in "Israeli" jails, about 700 are being held in administrative detention, according to Palestinian rights groups.

On September 14, some 100 other Palestinian prisoners announced a hunger strike in support of the three. A day earlier, the High Court of Justice rejected a petition to cancel al-Qadi's administrative detention.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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