Palestinian prisoner Bilal Kayid suspends hunger strike after 71 days
Aug. 24, 2016 8:39 P.M. (Updated: Aug. 24, 2016 10:12 P.M.)
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RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Palestinian prisoner Bilal Kayid has suspended his hunger strike after spending 71 days without food to protest being held in administrative detention by Israel, prisoners’ rights group Addameer General Director Sahar Francis announced on Wednesday.
Kayid went on hunger strike in June after Israeli authorities sentenced him to administrative detention — internment without trial or charges — on the day he was scheduled to be released from prison after serving a 14-and-a-half year sentence.
Francis said that Kayid suspended his hunger strike after reaching an agreement with Israeli authorities to end his administrative detention at a specific date. Francis declined to release further details on Wednesday, stating that a press conference would be held on Thursday to disclose further information.
However, anonymous Palestinian sources said that the agreement set the date for Kayid’s release to December 12.