GAZA CITY (Ma’an) -- At a rally to support prisoners in Gaza on Monday, the daughter of a detainee on hunger strike in Israeli jail for 96 days reiterated that his health is failing.
Akram al-Rekhawi, 39, is seeking an early release due to illness, and is being held in solitary confinement in Ramle prison clinic, according to prisoners group Addameer.
A diabetic, he has been held in the prison clinic since he was detained by Israeli forces in June 2004. He has served eight years of a nine-year sentence.
His daughter Rawan condemned the world's silence over his state at a solidarity demonstration outside the International Red Cross office in Gaza City.
"I don't even want to appeal or make demands, as no one cares," Rawan said of her father's case.
Dozens came out to attend the rally, organized by Hamas and Islamic Jihad movements. more
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