RAMLA, Israeli police tonight suppressed a sit-in in the city of Ramla in Israel held in condemnation of Israel’s policy of administrative detention as well as in support of Palestinian administrative detainee, Khalil Awawda, who has been on a hunger strike for 172 days demanding his release.
Israeli police attacked protesters and detained two people, according to the Arab 48 website.
Lawyers and human rights defenders participated in the sit-in, which was held in front of Assaf Harofeh Hospital in Tel Aviv, where Palestinian prisoner Khalil Awawdeh is being treated due to a severe deterioration on his health.
Palestinian administrative detainee Khalil Awawdeh is suffering from an acute case of dyspnea and severe problems in all his vitals due to his continued hunger strike. His time is rapidly running out, Euro-Med Monitor said in a statement today.
Awawdeh’s health condition has become more critical than ever as he has been on hunger strike since 3 March (more than 170 days) in protest of the Israeli authorities’ refusal to release him.
Source: Palestine News & Info Agency