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Hunger striker Al-Qeeq hospitalised, wife says

February 23, 2017 at 10:26 am

Palestinian hunger striker Muhammad Al-Qeeq, who has been rearrested by Israel and placed under administrative detention, was admitted to hospital yesterday due to the severe deterioration of his health, his wife told Arab48.com.

Fayhaa Shalash said her husband, who had been on hunger strike for 17 days, “still persists [to continue the hunger strike] despite the difficulties facing his life.”

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“The [Israeli] court will hold a hearing for him on February 28 to see whether it would decide to keep him under administrative detention or release him,” noting that it “became difficult to visit him now.”

“He has been unable to stand up from his bed for three days.”

Israeli occupation forces arrested Al-Qeeq in the middle of January at a military checkpoint in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah.

His lawyer insists that he is being detained over political reasons.