A Palestinian lawyer has warned that she will go on hunger strike if she remains in solitary confinement in Israel’s Al-Jalama Prison, Safa news agency reported on Sunday. Shireen Al-Issawi said that her protest would be open-ended.
Al-Issawi is currently serving a four-year sentence and has been in solitary confinement since 22 June. The Israeli occupation authorities arrested her on 7 March, 2013, when she was charged with offering her professional services to Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
According to Safa, the Israelis think that she is a conduit for contact between the Palestinian prisoners and their political leadership beyond the prison walls.
Read: Israel places hunger-striking Palestinian prisoner in solitary
![Palestinian demonstrators hold placards during a demonstration in support Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails in Gaza City, Gaza on May 25, 2017 [Ali Jadallah/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/6XFcS.jpeg?resize=500%2C333&ssl=1)
Palestinian demonstrators hold placards during a demonstration in support Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails in Gaza City, Gaza on 25 May 2017 [Ali Jadallah/Anadolu Agency]
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