The head of the Commission of Detainees' Affairs, M.G Qadri Abu Baker, stated that the Israeli authorities shall hold full responsibility on the lives of the striking detainees Raed Rayan and Khalil Awawdeh, who are on hunger strike against their administrative detention.

Abu Baker said that the detainee Raed Rayan (28 years) from Bait Dukko/Jerusalem, is still on hunger strike since 102 days respectively, and held at the so-called Ramla clinic in bad health conditions.

Moreover, the detainee Khalil Awawdeh (40 years) from Ethna/ Hebron, is on hunger strike since 15 days, preceded by a strike of 111 days, after the Israeli authorities promised him to be released, but in vain, where they sentenced him to 6 months under the administrative detention, which forced him to continue the battle of (empty stomack) , despite his difficult health conditions.

He is currently held at Assaf Harofeh Hospital. Abu Baker pointed out that there is a real fear on the fate of both detainees, after their health conditions deteriorated due to the ongoing long hunger strike.

He also called on the human rights organisations to practice pressure against the Israeli authorities to end their arbitrary detention before it's too late.