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Alaa Hammad had ended his long hunger strike after an
agreement with Israeli authorities on family visits and medical treatment.
The Free Samer Issawi Campaign announced the following
on Facebook.
After 222 days (215 consecutively) Alaa Hammad, Palestinian political prisoner with Jordanian citizenship has broke his heroic hunger strike for justice! One of his major demands which should have been automatic of course is the visit of his wife and kids starts next week which was coordinated directly with the "Israeli" foreign affairs ministry without any coordination with the Jordanian foreign affairs ministry. His much needed surgery shall be done within 10 days as well. Alaa Hammad has been transferred to the Ramon prison at this time. More information later on the negotiated deal later. Thank you for your support!
Alaa Hammad, the Palestinian prisoner with Jordanian
citizenship who has carried on an open-ended hunger strike since May 2, resumed
his hunger strike on Sunday, December 9 after a brief suspension of his strike.
Hammad suspended his strike after the Israeli prison
authorities agreed to facilitate family visits with his wife and children, and
with his aunts and uncles. His aunts and uncles visited on Saturday, December 8
but no progress was made by the prison authorities to allow Hammad's wife and
children to visit him.
Therefore, Hammad, who has been denied family visits for 7
years, resumed his strike. Hammad originally was on hunger strike along with
four other political prisoners holding Jordanian citizenship. After severe
health consequences, the other four ended their strikes with agreement to
facilitate family visits.
However, Hammad maintained his strike and Israeli prison
authorities have repeatedly refused or delayed family visits for all of the
prisoners.
Source: Samidoun.
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