West Bank – The Israeli military says a Palestinian prisoner who ended a 94-day hunger strike in February has been released to his home in the West Bank.
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It says Mohammed al-Qeq was freed on Thursday.
Al-Qeq went on hunger strike in November to win release from administrative detention, a practice that can keep some prisoners in custody without charges for an indefinite time. Israel says it is an important security tool to deter militant attacks.
Palestinian prisoners have used hunger strikes before to draw attention to their detention. Fearing a fasting detainee’s death could spark more violence, Israel has at times acceded to their demands.
Israel has said that al-Qeq, who has worked as a journalist for a Saudi media outlet, was involved in activities linked to the militant group Hamas.
Cowardly weak Israel is highly worried about world reaction so they keep setting free Arab terrorists.
But Meir Ettinger who’s in jail for no reason other than for being the grandson of Rabbi Meir Kahana Hy”d was on hunger strike and hospitalized was given another 10 month!! We should now all thank Hashem and say Baruch Sheptarani that Harasha Moshe Yaalon who is behind incarcerating innocent Jews is baruch Hashem removed from his position as Defense Minister.