Palestinian detainee Kayed Fasfous has been on hunger strike for two months, protesting his detention without charges, as the Israeli military judiciary system has not yet ruled on his petition for release.
Soon after sirens sounded in Israel as rockets were fired from Gaza on Wednesday, hardline Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said he would press on with a crackdown on Palestinian prisoners that
By Ali Sawafta and Nidal al-Mughrabi RAMALLAH, West Bank/GAZA (Reuters) - Soon after sirens sounded in Israel as rockets were fired from Gaza on Wedne.
Soon after sirens sounded in Israel as rockets were fired from Gaza on Wednesday, hardline Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said he would press on with a crackdown on Palestinian prisoners that could further inflame tensions despite U.S. calls for calm. Ben-Gvir this week ordered a halt to Palestinian security prisoners working in bread bakeries in two Israeli jails, saying he was cancelling "benefits and indulgences". On Thursday, a state of heightened alert with reinforced staffing levels was imposed, a spokesperson for the prison service said.
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