Palestinian detainee ends hunger strike

Around 340 Palestinians are now held in administrative detention, according to Israeli authorities, and detainees have regularly gone on hunger strike to protest.

Allan finally ended his hunger strike on Thursday after beginning it on June 18 to protest his detainment without trial by Israel.

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He was said to be suffering brain damage, apparently because of a vitamin deficiency caused by the hunger strike.

Then, on November 6, 2014, authorities came to Allan’s house at night and took him away, said his mother, Maazouza.

The doctor said he hoped that Mr Allan would soon start eating again on his own. Allan’s body can not yet process food after such a prolonged fast.

Mohammed Allan, 31, is one of many Palestinian prisoners held in Israel.

The Supreme court suspended the detention order Wednesday, releasing Allan while he receives medical care.

The letter noted that such use violates the Forth Geneva Convention and Article 9 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Earlier in the day, Mr Allan regained consciousness after being placed in a medically induced coma on Wednesday after a deterioration in his condition.

Israel said the detention was applied to Allan for his affiliation with Islamic Jihad, a Palestinian militant group that has carried out scores of attacks on Israeli civilians and soldiers. Mr Allan denies the affiliation.

However, the court said that he must remain in hospital pending a final decision on his case.

Palestinian prisoners have used hunger strikes before to draw attention to the practice of administrative detention.

A law narrowly approved by Israel’s parliament in July sought to curtail hunger strikes by permitting a judge to sanction force-feeding of a prisoner whose life is in danger.

A top UN official has warned the Middle East has recently witnessed “unconscionable” hate crimes, “reprehensible” retaliatory violence, provocations at Jerusalem’s holy sites, and a worrying increase in rockets launched from Gaza towards Israel, as he urged all sides to work together to reduce tensions and prevent extremist attacks.