RAMALLAH, September 4, 2016 (WAFA) – Palestinian detainee in Israeli jails, Mahmoud al-Balboul, was transferred to hospital due to a severe deterioration in his health, following over two months of hunger strike against his administrative detention.
The Palestinian Detainees and Ex-detainees Affairs Commission said that al-Balboul has entered a very critical stage, which necessitated his transfer to Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, east of Tel Aviv, Israel, for medical treatment.
Al-Bloboul has difficulty speaking and is very weak after losing almost 30 Kilograms since he began his hunger strike on July 1st.
To be noted, doctors have been warning of paralysis risks if al-Balboul insists on refusing to take any nutritional supplements. However, al-Balboul stressed his intentions to continue with his strike until his demand of ending his administrative detention is met. Al-Balboul relies on water only.
Administrative detention is the imprisonment of Palestinians without charge or trial and on the basis of secret evidence for up to six month periods, indefinitely renewable by Israeli military courts.
Palestinian detainees have continuously resorted to open-ended hunger strikes as a way to protest their illegal administrative detention and to demand an end to this policy which violates international law.
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