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May 15, 2012

Palestinian Prisoners Approve Deal to End Hunger Strike 
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Palestinian prisoners have voted to end a mass hunger strike that
challenged Israel's policy of indefinite detention without charge. On
Monday, around 2,000 jailed Palestinians approved an Egypt-brokered deal
that will see Israel end solitary confinement for 19 prisoners, drop a
ban on visits from relatives living in the Gaza Strip, and no longer
hold prisoners without charge once they complete their terms. The
Palestinian minister for prisoner affairs, Issa Qaraqea, confirmed that
a deal had been reached.

Issa Qaraqea: "We announce that the leadership of the prisoners, the
higher committee leading the hunger strike, has signed an agreement this
evening in Ashkelon jail, based on Cairo understandings yesterday."

 

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