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Tuesday, April 18, 2017
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Tuesday, April 18, 2017
UN ‘closely’ monitoring Palestinian hunger strike, urges restraint amid clashes
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe United Nations says it is closely following a hunger strike by more than 1,000 Palestinians in Israeli prisons and urged restraint following clashes with the strikers’ supporters on the West Bank.
“We are obviously aware of the situation and following the developments closely,” says UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric.
Dujarric notes that clashes have taken place in the West Bank in support of the prisoners, adding: “We call on all parties to exercise maximum restraint.”
Dujarric said that “as a matter of principle, wherever it may be, we always call for prisoners to be treated in a humane way.”
The UN Security Council will discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict during an open debate on Thursday.
— AFP
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