Palestinians are holding a general strike in the West Bank and the Gaza strip in solidarity with hunger striking prisoners in Israeli jails ahead of President Donald Trump’s two-day visit to the occupied Palestinian territories. Hundreds of protesters blocked roads in cities and towns of the West Bank to observe ...
Some 220 Palestinian prisoners have joined the “Freedom and Dignity” mass hunger strike which began last month. The mass protest action began on April 17 in response to a call by Marwan Barghouti, a popular Palestinian leader, over inhumane conditions in Israeli prisons. The strikers are demanding basic rights, such ...
