Israel transfers detainee al-Akhras to prison hospital
Maher al-Akhras admitted to hospital earlier this month due to his continued hunger strike
RAMALLAH
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said on Friday that the Israeli authorities canceled freezing the detention of Palestinian detainee Maher Al-Akhras and transferred him to Ramallah Prison Hospital.
According to PSS, al-Akhras was suddenly transferred from Kaplan Hospital to Ramallah Prison Hospital.
The PSS stressed that the Israeli authorities holds the responsible for al-Akhras's life.
Al-Akhras was admitted to the hospital earlier this month as his health condition deteriorated due to his continued hunger strike.
On Sept. 23, the Israeli Supreme Court freezed al-Akhras’s detention and he announced continuing his strike until his release.
Al-Akhras was detained July 27 and held under Israel’s administrative detention policy which allows it to hold Palestinians without charge.
About 4,400 Palestinian political detainees are languishing in Israeli jails -- including 39 women and 155 children – while 350 of them are under administrative detention.
*Bassel Barakat contributed to this report from Ankara
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