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APAIMages - APAIMages CLIENTS ONLY, Gaza city - 08 April 2019. Palestinians take part in a protest in solidarity with prisoners held in Israeli jails, at the Red Cross office, in Gaza city.
STORYLINE The Palestinian Prisoners and Liberties Committee announced Saturday that a first group of security prisoners will begin a hunger strike starting tomorrow.
According to the announcement, if their demands are not met by the end of the week, including easing the prison conditions and removing the cellular shields from the prisons in which they were installed, the prisoners will also stop drinking water.
Minister of Public Security Gilad Erdan (Likud) said that 'the strike would be gradual, tomorrow Hamas leaders would start, and a few days later dozens of other terrorists. A week later, hundreds of prisoners will join them."
"It's true that the Palestinian prisoners have status, but just like two years ago when Barghouti led the longest ever mass hunger strike, they failed to spark a flame and cause mass demonstrations," Erdan said. "Currently, our deployment is to reinforce the forces inside the prison, doctors and paramedics so that there will be no need to evacuate them, and for as few as possible to get out of the prison and flood civilian hospitals, we hope they will break down before that."
The crisis broke out after the installation of cellular shielding in some prisons, which interferes with cellular reception within the prison walls and is intended to prevent security prisoners from using mobile phones
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: APAIMages CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST: APAIMages - APAIMages CLIENTS ONLY, Gaza city - 08 April 2019. Palestinians take part in a protest in solidarity with prisoners held in Israeli jails, at the Red Cross office, in Gaza city. STORYLINE The Palestinian Prisoners and Liberties Committee announced Saturday that a first group of security prisoners will begin a hunger strike starting tomorrow. According to the announcement, if their demands are not met by the end of the week, including easing the prison conditions and removing the cellular shields from the prisons in which they were installed, the prisoners will also stop drinking water. Minister of Public Security Gilad Erdan (Likud) said that 'the strike would be gradual, tomorrow Hamas leaders would start, and a few days later dozens of other terrorists. A week later, hundreds of prisoners will join them." "It's true that the Palestinian prisoners have status, but just like two years ago when Barghouti led the longest ever mass hunger strike, they failed to spark a flame and cause mass demonstrations," Erdan said. "Currently, our deployment is to reinforce the forces inside the prison, doctors and paramedics so that there will be no need to evacuate them, and for as few as possible to get out of the prison and flood civilian hospitals, we hope they will break down before that." The crisis broke out after the installation of cellular shielding in some prisons, which interferes with cellular reception within the prison walls and is intended to prevent security prisoners from using mobile phones
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