- Two Palestinian prisoners remain in critical condition in Israeli prisons.
- Raed Rayan and Khalil Awawdeh have been on hunger strike for 102 days and 16 days respectively.
- They are protesting their detention without trial, said the Detainees Affairs Commission.
According to the Detainees Affairs Commission, two Palestinian detainees who have been on indefinite hunger strikes; in protest of their living circumstances and being held without charge or trial are still in severe condition; within Israeli jails.
According to the Palestinian Wafa Agency, Raed Rayan and Khalil Awawdeh; have both been on a hunger strike for 102 days and 16 days; respectively, and are both claimed to be experiencing major health issues.
The notorious Ramla Prison facility in Israel has been holding 27-year-old Rayan from the Beit Duqqu town; northwest of Jerusalem, since November 2021. Upon his arrest, he was handed a six-month administrative detention order. When his incarceration was later extended for another six months in April; he decided to go on a hunger strike.
Awawdeh, 40, of Ida, Hebron district, has been on a hunger strike for sixteen days. He ended his 111-day hunger strike last month after Israeli officials; verbally agreed to let him out from his administrative imprisonment.
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The father of four is apparently back on a hunger strike, though, after the Israeli government; reportedly changed its mind, according to Wafa. He is still present at Shamir Hospital, previously Assaf Harofeh; which is located southeast of Tel Aviv.
Awawdeh was formerly housed at Ramleh Prison until his health suddenly deteriorated last month; causing him to lose weight quickly and experience excruciating headaches and joint discomfort.
He has been detained five times in the past, three; of which occurred while he was being held without charge or imminent release; under the administrative detention system.
Israel continues to carry out its administrative detention policy; which permits the incarceration of Palestinians for up to six months without indictment; or trial and is renewable indefinitely.
Palestinians are frequently detained by Israeli authorities based on “undisclosed evidence”.
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