A Palestinian woman from Islamic Jihad has been on a hunger strike since the Israel placed her under administrative detention 11 days ago. This is the second high-profile hunger strike by an Islamic Jihad member in recent months.
The woman, Hana Shalbi, 30, says she was subjected to a body search by a male Israeli soldier upon being detained and was assaulted when she resisted. Shalbi says prison officials have put her in periodic solitary confinement as punishment for her hunger strike.
Shalbi lives in the West Bank village of Burkin near Jenin. She previously served 25 months under administrative detention; her detentions were repeatedly renewed. She was set free as part of the prisoner-exchange bargain that freed Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.
Other administrative detainees have announced their intention to refuse to appear in Israeli military courts starting on March 1. |