10 Palestinian Hunger Strikers in Hospital, Hamas Threatens ’’Israel’’

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Ten Palestinian hunger strikers held at the "Israeli" Ramle prison have now been moved to hospital because of their deteriorating health.

The Palestinian envoy to the United Nations Riyad Mansour announced Friday that prisoners Bilal Diab and Thaer Halahla, on hunger strike for more than 65 days, are now in grave condition.
In his letter to the UN Security Council, Palestinian representative said in a letter to the UN Security Council that the 10 prisoners have now been moved to hospital.

"The lives of several Palestinians who have been on hunger strike for between 59 and 67 days were at risk," he added.
Mansour stated that "Diab and Halahla are suffering life-threatening conditions, including severe weight loss, nerve damage, dehydration, decreased muscle tone and low blood pressure."

The two men appeared before "Israel's" Supreme Court on Thursday to appeal their detention without charge. Diab fainted during his hearing, his lawyer said.
"All the hunger strikers are protesting "Israel's" malicious treatment of Palestinian civilians held in prisons, including more than 300 held without charge under administrative detention," said Mansour.
At least 1,550 Palestinian prisoners are now on hunger strike in Israeli jails protesting their detention.

Meanwhile, the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has warned that the Zionist entity regime would face unexpected consequences if any of the Palestinian hunger strikers die in "Israeli" jails.

"You must realize that the hunger strike isn't a party, and we could be surprised by the death of some of them," Khalil al-Haya, a senior Hamas member, said on Friday.

From a Gaza solidarity tent with Palestinian Prisoners al-Haya stressed that "if that happens, you can expect both the expected and the unexpected from us."
"We are summoned to ready armies to free our prisoners... We have the means to mobilize and for combat," Hamas official added.


Source: News agencies, Edited by moqawama.org