RAMALLAH, Thursday, September 05, 2019 (WAFA) – While one Palestinian detainee held in Israeli jail has called off his hunger strike after he was promised that his administrative detention order will not be renewed, seven other detainees are still on hunger strike demanding their release, the Prisoners’ Commission said today.

It said Fadi Yousef Hroub, 31, from Deir Samet village in the south of the West Bank, has ended his hunger strike after the Israeli authorities agreed not to renew his detention order past the current date of release.

It said seven other Palestinians held in administrative detention are continuing with their hunger strike most prominently Huthayfa Halabiyeh, 28, from Abu Dis near Jerusalem, who has been on hunger strike for 67 days and was recently moved to hospital due to deterioration in his health.

In addition to Halabiyeh, six other Palestinians held in administrative detention are currently on hunger strike demanding an end to the arbitrary and open-ended detention and to set a specific date for their release.

These include: Ahmad Ghannam, 42, from Dora in Hebron district, on strike for 54 days, Sultan Khlouf, 38, from Burqin near Jenin, on hunger strike for 50 days, Ismail Ali, 30, from Abu Dis and has been on hunger strike for 44 days, Tareq Qadan, 46, from Jenin has been on hunger strike for 37 days, Nasser al-Jada, 31, from Burqin in Jenin area and has been on hunger strike for 30 days, and Thaer Hamdan, 30, from Beit Sira near Ramallah and has been on hunger strike for 25 days.

M.K.