Abu Baker: the determination of detainees on hunger strike is stronger than the Israeli oppressive policies

The Head of the Commission of Detainees' Affairs, M.G Qadri Abu Baker, said the Palestinian detainee has a powerful determination which can conquer the oppressive Israeli procedures, and that the hunger strike conveys several messages to the occupation, the most important of which is that the Palestinian determination creates freedom.

Abu Baker confirmed that 7 detainees have stopped their hunger strike after 18 days of strike, and they are: Amro Shami and Yousef Amer from Jenin camp, who entered the strike protesting against their administrative detention. They had an agreement with the prisons' administration to determine the period of their detention. There are 4 detainees who entered a strike in solidarity with their colleagues; Aysar Amer, Ibrahim Amer, Ammar Turkman and Abdulrahman Salah.

Abu Baker stated "this collective struggling spirit of the Palestinian detainees has defeated all kinds of Israeli arrogance and its arbitrary policies".

Moreover, he pointed out that there are 3 detainees still on hunger strike, protesting against their administrative detention: Ghadnfar Abu Atwan, Khader Adnan and Jamal taweel.

Abu Baker stated that the arbitrary policy of administration detention has become a collective punishment to revenge the Palestinian People, where 200 orders of administrative detention have been issued last month, including 116 new orders.