Israeli appeals court in Ofer jail adjourned on Thursday the trial of the Palestinian prisoner Hisham Abu Hawash, who has been on hunger strike for 115 days.
Faraan: The lawyer Jawad Boulos affirmed that the court was supposed to look into the health report of hunger striker Abu Hawash, but it adjourned it at the pretext that it did not obtain the report it had asked for 10 days ago from the Israeli prison service to decide whether to be held in hospital or in prison.
Boulos pointed out that the hearing delay came as part of the Israeli manipulation policy against Palestinian prisoners.
Abu Hawash’s family has earlier warned that its son may die at any moment as a result of his prolonged hunger strike, calling for urgent action to save his life before it is too late.
The prisoner started his hunger strike 115 days ago in protest at his administrative detention, with no trial or indictment.
At least four of five other hunger strikers have recently ended their protests after reaching deals with Israeli authorities. They are expected to be released in the coming months.
Hunger strikes have been common among Palestinian prisoners and have helped secure numerous concessions from Israeli authorities.
The nature of these strikes have varied from individuals protesting detention without charge to groups calling for improved imprisonment conditions.
Around 500 of the 4,600 Palestinians detained by Israel are held in administrative detention, according to Addameer, a Palestinian prisoner rights group.
