APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Bethlehem - 11 November 2021. Palestinians take part in a protest in solidarity with prisoners on hunger strike at Israeli jails.
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: APAwire CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST: APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Bethlehem - 11 November 2021. Palestinians take part in a protest in solidarity with prisoners on hunger strike at Israeli jails. 0.1 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Khaled Al Harimi, Ayad's uncle. 0.2 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Firas Hassan, a citizen. STORYLINE: A Palestinian prisoner ended a 113-day hunger strike on Thursday after Israel agreed not to extend his detention without trial beyond February, Palestinian officials said. "An agreement has been reached to release the hero prisoner Miqdad al-Qawasmi next February," said Nahid Fakhouri, director of the Palestinian Prisoners Media office. Another Palestinian official from the Palestinian Prisoner Association said the February release would coincide with the end of a period of Qawasmi's so-called "administrative detention", which would not be renewed. An Israeli Prisons Authority spokeswoman confirmed that Qawasmi had ended his strike but had no further information. Five other Palestinians detained without trial are also on hunger strike, Palestinian officials said. Israel can hold Palestinians it regards as suspects, usually in security-related cases, for up to 60 days without charge and extend that period with court approval. Qawasmi was arrested in January. An Israeli security official said his detention was "well-founded on intelligence that was presented to a court" regarding his involvement in activity linked to the Islamist Hamas group. Footage by APAwire
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