Palestinian Prisoners Go On Hunger Strike

World | August 15, 2004, Sunday // 00:00
Palestinian Prisoners Go On Hunger Strike A youth takes part in a rally to show support for Palestinian held in Israeli prisons. Thousands of Palestinian prisoners went on hunger strike in protest at their conditions in Israeli jails. Photo by AFP

Thousands of Palestinian prisoners staged a hunger strike in protest at their conditions in Israeli jails as militants threatened to kidnap Israeli troops to secure the release of inmates. Prison Service spokesman said that more than half of the 3,800 Palestinians being held inside Israel had refused breakfast while a similar proportion of inmates in military-run detention facilities inside the West Bank were also thought to be refusing their meals. A total of some 8,000 Palestinians are currently being held in Israeli prisons.

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