by Khaled Abu Toameh
The detainee, Hisham Abu Hawwash, has been on a hunger strike for 138 days in protest of his administrative detention.
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ISLAMIC JIHAD terrorists ride on pickup trucks during a symbolic
funeral for Ramadan Shallah, a former leader of their group, in Gaza
City on June 7
(photo credit: MOHAMMED SALEM/ REUTERS)
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The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) organization warned over the
weekend that if a Palestinian administrative detainee who is on hunger
strike dies it would consider his death an “assassination” by Israel.
The detainee, Hisham Abu Hawash, has been on hunger strike
for 138 days in protest of his administrative detention. He was
recently transferred to the Shamir Medical Center (Assaf Harofeh), where
he is reported to be in critical condition. Abu Hawash has been held in
administrative detention since October 2020.
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PIJ Secretary-General Ziyad al-Nakhala threatened that if Abu
Hawash dies, his organization would consider the death an assassination
and respond accordingly.
A PIJ statement issued in the Gaza Strip claimed that Abu Hawash was “being subjected to a process of assassination.”
“All
options are open and on the table in case the occupation continues its
procrastination and evasion of responsibility,” the statement cautioned.
Palestinian
Islamic Jihad militants take part in the funeral of their comrade in
the southern Gaza Strip November 14, 2019 (credit: REUTERS/IBRAHEEM ABU
MUSTAFA)A PIJ-affiliated
armed group called the Jenin Brigades in the West Bank threatened that
Israel would pay a heavy price if the prisoner dies. The group announced
a “state of general mobilization” among its members, saying it was
ready for retaliation.
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh on Saturday
called on Israel to release the detainee. “Abu Hawash is in critical
condition and we hold the occupation authorities fully responsible for
his life,” he said.
On
Friday, a delegation from the PA Health Ministry visited Abu Hawash at
the hospital and found that his health condition was seriously dangerous
as he suffers blurry vision, significant muscular atrophy and inability
to move and talk, the ministry said in a statement.
The
ministry said that it had reached out to international human rights
organizations to demand that Abu Hawash be moved to a Palestinian
hospital after the serious deterioration in his health condition.
Khaled Abu Toameh
Source: https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/article-690312
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