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Palestinians mark Prisoner's Day with massive hunger strike

Xinhua, April 17, 2017 Adjust font size:

The Palestinians in the occupied territories mark Monday the national Prisoner's Day in support for hundreds of prisoners imprisoned in Israeli jails.

Head of Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Detainees Affairs Commission Eassa Qaraqe' said Monday that several hundreds of prisoners have begun an hunger strike on Monday morning.

The Palestinian Prisoners Club (PPC), Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Detainees Affairs Commission announced that a series of public activities are to be carried out during the day to express solidarity with more than 7,000 Palestinian and Arab prisoners behind the bars in Israel.

They said that over 1,500 Palestinians are expected to join the open-ended hunger strike against the Israeli prisons' services, calling for improving their daily living conditions in jail. Endit