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Palestinian prisoner Maher Al-Akhras, who has been detained for about four months in Israel, decided to end his hunger strike on Friday night after it lasted more than 100 days, according to his wife and politicians.
In a video, Israeli Arab MP Ahmed Tibi said al-Akhras had finished his attack, which was confirmed to France Press, the prisoner’s wife, whose health was of concern in the Palestinian territories.
Today, Friday, Al-Akhras’s wife said: “His situation is difficult. He dies a hundred times a day before my eyes, and my heart breaks with him.”
Taghreed Al-Akhras (41), who was allowed by Israeli authorities to visit him in hospital just two months after the start of his attack, told AFP that he “suffers from severe headaches, seizures and tremors … then passed out. “
She asked, “What can I do when I see my dearest person die in front of me and I can’t do anything for him? He doesn’t take supplements. He just drinks water.”
Maher al-Akhras, 49, was arrested on July 27 at his home in Silat al-Dhahr, Jenin district, and placed in the Hawara camp near Nablus, in the northern occupied West Bank.
He went on a hunger strike from the first day of his arrest, barely an administrative detention order was issued against him for a period of four months.
Meanwhile, he was transferred to various detention centers. On September 9, he was transferred to the Kaplan Hospital in Rehovot, south of Tel Aviv, after his condition deteriorated, which had worsened.
Israeli authorities suspect that Al-Akhras is linked to Islamic Jihad.
The Israeli Supreme Court refused to release him in more than one petition filed by his lawyer, but the court suspended his administrative detention.
His lawyer, Ahlam Haddad, previously told France Press that “the decision to freeze the detention does not mean its end,” adding that “secret sessions were held between the intelligence services and the court judges … and we said that if he suspended his administrative detention, why didn’t he go home, but they refused. “
Taghreed Al-Akhras says that Maher is “very thin and speaks with difficulty”. He added: “There are 19 days left from the end of the administrative detention decision on the 26th of this month, and the Israeli authorities refuse to transfer him to an Arab hospital.”
Strong warning
Taghreed Al-Akhras wonders: “What danger do you pose to the authorities while you are in this situation? You cannot get out of bed, you have not been able to relieve yourself for a while and you refuse to receive help from the doctors.”
“They asked me to be strong, and if he died, I would not let any of them touch him … Where will the strength come when I see him die little by little?” He says.
Ayman Odeh, head of the Joint Arab List and a member of the Israeli Knesset, warned of “the dangerous deterioration in the condition of prisoner and administrative detainee Maher Al-Akhras.” “The deterioration of Al-Akhras’ condition could lead to bloodshed,” Al-Khamis said from the Knesset stage. “I warn you”.
“Its historical leader, Menachem Begin, from this stage described administrative detention as a Nazi act and an illegal act,” added Ayman Odeh, addressing right-wing MPs in the Knesset.
But Israel’s Foreign Ministry spokesman said: “Israel is doing and will continue to do everything in its power to ensure the health of the Islamic Jihad activist in Palestine … However, it should be noted that the hunger strike is used as a political tool by terrorists and terrorist organizations “.
Demonstrations
Administrative detention is inherited from the British mandate and no charges are brought against the detainee, as the detention depends on secret information or a secret file.
Daily demonstrations in solidarity with Maher Al-Akhras take place in front of the hospital, with the participation of Arab members of the Knesset.
MK Dr. Yusef Jabareen said: “On behalf of our representative bodies, I have asked the international and European community to pressure the Israeli government to secure the release of Maher, whose health is deteriorating by the day.”
He added: “Administrative detentions are prohibited, prohibited and contrary to the most basic human rights of international law, and Israel is hitting the wall with these laws,” blaming the Israeli government for “endangering the lives of the prisoners in danger. imminent”.
In a statement about two weeks ago, the International Committee of the Red Cross expressed concern that Al-Akhras “has entered a critical stage and has possible irreversible consequences for health.”
Palestinians organize sit-ins in various cities in the West Bank almost daily, demanding the release of the silent prisoner.
The Palestinians, against whom an administrative detention order is issued, fear that their detention will be prolonged at the end of the first period of detention. Therefore, many of them went on a hunger strike to protest the detention and prevent the extension of administrative detention, during which no clear charges were brought against the detainee.
Maher Al-Akhras was subjected to administrative detention in Israeli prisons in 2009 for a period of 16 months, as well as administrative detention in 2018.
And the Palestinian Prime Minister, Muhammad Shtayyeh, demanded “the immediate release of Al-Akhras”, blaming the occupation with “full responsibility for his health.”
There are 350 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, including minors under administrative detention orders.
