Alwaght- Israeli regime was forced to agree to release Hisham Abu Hawwash, a Palestinian prisoner who has been on hunger strike for 141 days to protest being imprisoned without charge.
The 40-year-old Palestinian and father of five, is the latest of several Palestinians to go on hunger strike to protest being held under “administrative detention”, a measure where a prisoner is held indefinitely without charge or trial.
Administrative detainees are arrested on “secret evidence,” unaware of the accusations against them, and are not allowed to defend themselves in court.
Abu Hawwash’s lawyer, Jawad Boulos, said on Tuesday that he agreed to end the hunger strike after Tel Aviv regime pledged to release him on February 26, Al Jazeera reported.
Palestinians have rallied across the occupied West Bank and the besieged Gaza Strip in support of Abu Hawwash. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad had threatened military action against Israel if he died in custody.
Prisoner groups had warned that Abu Hawwash faced “imminent danger of death”.
Abu Hawwash is the latest of several prisoners who have in recent weeks refused food and water to protest their detention. Hunger strikers are usually hospitalised for prolonged periods until Israeli regime is made to release them.
Like many before him, Abu Hawwash was hospitalised last month. During the last few days, he slipped in and out of a coma, and temporarily lost his eyesight and his ability to speak, according to local media reports.
