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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 366

Palestinian hunger strike

Likud leader MK Benjamin Netanyahu with Otzma Yehudit party head Itamar Ben Gvir at a vote in the assembly hall of the Knesset on December 28, 2022. (courtesy, Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
September 1, 2023, 4:23 pm
Netanyahu in public spat with Ben Gvir and own MK over Palestinian prisoners policy
After police minister declares new limits on visitations, PM insists no decision made, Ben Gvir retorts he’s made it; Tally Gotliv: ‘Shin Bet, IDF working for terrorists’ in matter
By ToI Staff
An explosion in Gaza, May 2, 2023. (Mohammed Abed/AFP)
May 3, 2023, 5:54 am
Israel, Gaza terror groups agree to ceasefire after rockets, IDF response
Two sides settle on truce, Palestinian sources say, after daylong flare-up sparked by death of Islamic Jihad member in Israeli prison during hunger strike
By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian
Smoke rises above buildings in Gaza City following an Israeli airstrike on May 2, 2023. (MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)
May 3, 2023, 12:57 am
Sirens blare in south as IDF strikes Hamas sites in Gaza in response to rocket fire
Airstrikes come after terror groups launch 37 projectiles at Israel throughout the day, following death of hunger-striking Islamic Jihad member in Israeli prison
By Emanuel Fabian
Trails of smoke are seen as rockets are fired from Gaza towards Israel, in Gaza City on May 2, 2023. (Atia Mohammed/Flash90)
May 2, 2023, 8:43 pm
‘Enough excuses’: Coalition amps up pressure on PM for firm response to Gaza rockets
Netanyahu’s ruling bloc, which campaigned on tough anti-terror policies, comes under growing criticism as barrages from Gaza persist; Sderot mayor urges assassinating terror chiefs
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Israeli security forces and emergency personnel cordon off an area in the southern city of Sderot on May 2, 2023, following a rocket attack from the Gaza Strip. (GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP)
May 2, 2023, 5:12 pm
Foreign national moderately hurt as Gazan terrorists launch rocket barrage on south
2 others lightly hurt by shrapnel at Sderot construction site as 37 projectiles fired at Israeli towns, in ongoing tit-for-tat; Palestinian terror factions take responsibility
By Emanuel Fabian
FILE: Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration in support of Palestinian Khader Adnan, a senior member of Islamic Jihad jailed in Israel without trial, at the Al-Aqsa mosque in the Old City of Jerusalem on June 5, 2015. (Sliman Khader/Flash90)
May 2, 2023, 1:43 pm
Daily Briefing May 2: Gaza vows reprisal after prisoner dies. How concerned is IDF?
Military reporter Emanuel Fabian on Khader Adnan; political correspondent Tal Schneider on Knesset theatrics; and legal reporter Jeremy Sharon on a very polite US Speaker McCarthy
By ToI Staff
Israeli security forces and emergency personnel cordon-off an area in Sderot on May 2, 2023, following rocket fire from Gaza. (GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP)
May 2, 2023, 8:22 am
Rockets fired, terror groups warn ‘price to be paid’ as hunger-striking suspect dies
Israel readies for escalation after Khader Adnan found dead; 4 projectiles fired from Gaza, no injuries; Islamic Jihad says his death is ‘lesson for generations’
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Palestinians participate in a solidarity rally with hunger-striking Palestinian administrative detainee Hisham Abu Hawash in his hometown Dura, near Hebron, on December 7, 2021. (WAFA)
September 21, 2022, 7:57 am
Israeli troops said to rearrest Palestinian who went on 141-day hunger strike
Hisham Abu Hawash was held in without trial until he was released in February as his condition deteriorated; Shin Bet says he is a member of Islamic Jihad
By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian
Khalil Awawdeh, a Palestinian who has been on a hunger strike for several months protesting being jailed without charge or trial under what Israel refers to as administrative detention, lies in bed at Asaf Harofeh Hospital in Be'er Ya'akov on August 24, 2022. (AP/Mahmoud Illean)
August 31, 2022, 9:51 pm
Palestinian hunger striker says he’ll end fast, claims Israel agreed to set him free
Jerusalem yet to confirm agreement with administrative detainee Khalil Awawdeh that would end his nearly six-month-long hunger strike
By Agencies
Supporters and relatives of hunger-striking Palestinian prisoner Hisham Abu Hawash rally in his village of Dura west of Hebron in the West Bank, on January 2, 2022, to demand his release from Israeli administrative detention, as he teetered close to death after around 140 days of refusing food. (Photo by HAZEM BADER / AFP)
January 4, 2022, 9:38 pm
Palestinian detainee ends hunger strike after 141 days, to be freed in February
Doctors had warned that condition of Hisham Abu Hawash, accused of terror activity but held without charges, was deteriorating; administrative order won’t be renewed, lawyer says
By Aaron Boxerman
Hunger-striking Palestinian security prisoner Kayed Fasfous is given a hero's welcome in his hometown of Dura, near Hebron, after his release from Israeli prison on December 5, 2021. (WAFA)
December 5, 2021, 9:54 pm
Free after hunger strike, Palestinian security detainee comes home to hero’s welcome
Kayed Fasfous released following 131-day hunger strike, along with five other Palestinians, who were held without charges in Israeli prisons for security reasons
By Aaron Boxerman
Two Arab Israeli nurses at Kaplan hospital pose with Miqdad Qawasmeh, a Hamas member who is on a hunger strike to protest being held in administrative detention. (Screenshot/Kan)
November 11, 2021, 11:49 pm
Palestinian prisoner ends 113-day hunger strike after learning of slated release
Miqdad Qawasmeh, who Shin Bet says is being held for unspecified Hamas activity, will be freed in February, after his condition had deteriorated rapidly
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Palestinian security prisoners in Ofer Prison, north of Jerusalem, August 20, 2008. (Moshe Shai/Flash90/File)
October 24, 2021, 4:09 pm
Hamas prisoners announce hunger strike to protest administrative detention
Terror group says dozens of detainees in Israelis jails will skip meals in solidarity with members being held without charges
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A prison guard is seen in a watchtower at Gilboa prison, in northern Israel, September 6, 2021. (Flash90)
October 22, 2021, 1:43 pm
Islamic Jihad prisoners claim to end hunger strike after reaching deal
Israeli security official says no such negotiations took place, adds that claims about the hunger strike were greatly exaggerated
By Aaron Boxerman and Amy Spiro
Screen capture from video of an altercation between leader of the far-right Otzma Yehudit party MK Itamar Ben Gvir (center left) and MK Ayman Odeh, leader of the predominantly Arab-Israeli Joint List party, at the Kaplan Medical Center in Rehovot, October 19, 2021. (Twitter)
October 19, 2021, 5:02 pm
Far-right and Arab MKs scuffle during visit to hunger-striking terror suspect
Religious Zionism’s Itamar Ben Gvir and Joint List chief Ayman Odeh clash outside hospital ward where Hamas member Miqdad Qawasmeh is being treated
By Stuart Winer
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