Israel re-arrests Palestinian hunger striker

Israel has re-arrested Mohammed Allan, who had staged a hunger strike to protest against his detention without charge. Mr Allan was taken back into detention on his release from hospital. He had suffered brain damage after spending 65 days without food. Mr Allan, an alleged member of the militant group Islamic Jihad, began refusing food […]

Israel has re-arrested Mohammed Allan, who had staged a hunger strike to protest against his detention without charge.
Mr Allan was taken back into detention on his release from hospital. He had suffered brain damage after spending 65 days without food.
Mr Allan, an alleged member of the militant group Islamic Jihad, began refusing food in protest at being held indefinitely under a controversial policy of administrative detention.
The detention order had been suspended by a court ruling while he was in hospital, because of his medical condition.
Israel previously offered to release Mr Allan when his current six-month period of administrative detention expired on 3 November, if he agreed to end his hunger strike.
Mr Allan’s protest has continued despite Israel’s parliament passing a law in July that would allow the authorities to force-feed detainees to keep them alive.
Mr Allan denies the allegations and any involvement with Islamic Jihad.