"Israel" Assaults "Issawi’s" Family

Local Editor

The sister and mother of long term hunger striker Samer Issawi said Monday that "Israeli" police assaulted them as they attempted to visit Issawi at an "Israeli" hospital.

Shireen Issawi, the sister of Samer, revealed that the "Israeli" police assaulted them as they tried to enter Kaplan hospital to attend a court hearing for Issawi, who has been on hunger strike for over 270 days.

Shireen Issawi, a lawyer, stated that there have not been any official offers from "Israel" to free Issawi, and all proposals so far have been an attempt to force Samer to end his hunger strike.

For his part, Nasser Qous, head of a detainee's center in al-Quds mentioned that Issawi's court hearing is complicated as it is taking place at Kaplan hospital, which is a violation of his rights.
On Sunday, Palestinian Authority minister for prisoners Issa Qaraqe said that Issawi had accepted an offer by "Israel" to end his strike action, on the condition that a written agreement was signed in the presence of lawyers and ICRC representatives.

Earlier, "Israel's" Ofer military court said it would hold an "urgent" hearing for Samer Issawi on Monday after he decided to stop taking vitamin supplements to protest dissatisfaction with ongoing negotiations with Israel about his release.
"Israeli" negotiators have been visiting Issawi at Kaplan Medical Center and pressuring him to accept proposals to end his hunger strike, Palestinian Prisoner Society lawyer Jawad Boulos said last week.

Issawi has been on hunger strike for over 265 days and has so far refused all offers by "Israel" to be exiled, insisting on being released to his home in al-Quds.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by moqawama.org