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Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli army in West Bank
Two
Palestinians were wounded as dozens clashed with Israeli soldiers
Saturday in front of an Israeli prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah, witnesses said.
The demonstrators gathered in solidarity with Khader Adnan, a
Palestinian hunger striker since » |
Ramallah/Gaza: Hundreds of Palestinian women
Thursday celebrated International Women's Day by protesting in
solidarity with a female hunger striker jailed by Israel.
The protests were held in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip to mark
the 22nd day of Hana Shalabi's hunger strike, reported Xinhua.
In the West Bank, the demonstrators marched to Qalandya checkpoint
between Ramallah and Jerusalem, throwing stones at the Israeli
soldiers, who responded with tear gas.
In Gaza, the women gathered in the Unknown Soldier Park, waving
Palestinian flags and posters for Shalabi.
Shalabi, who comes from the West Bank, demands an end to her
administrative detention, under which prisoners can be held for
years without a trial.
Shalabi, an Islamic Jihad member, was arrested in February, about
three months after she was freed along with hundreds of others
under a prisoner swap deal between Israel and the Gaza- based
Islamic Hamas movement.
On Feb 21, an Islamic Jihad leader jailed by Israel, Khader Adnan,
stopped hunger striking on the 66th day after Israel agreed not to
extend or renew his administrative detention which ends in April.
Israel holds about 5,000 Palestinians, 309 of whom are on
administrative detention.
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