Israel releases Palestinian detainee on hunger strike

    Anadolu Agency: Israel has released a Palestinian detainee who had been on a hunger strike and his father, a lawyer for a Palestinian non-governmental organization said Wednesday. Khader Diabis, with the Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, said in a written statement that 27-year-old Mohammed al-Rimawi and his father, Nimer Mohammed, 54, have been freed from the Ashkelon interrogation center. It is reported that al-Rimawi, who had been on a hunger strike for 20 days, was released because his health had deteriorated.

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