Israeli court rules Palestinian hunger striker to remain in jail

AFP , Wednesday 27 Jan 2016

Mohammed al-Qeq
The wife of Palestinian journalist Mohammed al-Qeq, 33, who has been on a hunger strike in an Israeli jail for 63 days, sits next to her husband's picture as she attends a TV interview with Reuters, in the West Bank town of Dura, south of Hebron January 20, 2016 (Photo: Reuters)

A hunger-striking Palestinian journalist will remain in jail despite warnings over his health, Israel's top court ruled on Wednesday.

The Supreme Court said it would not release Mohammed al-Qiq immediately but would follow his health on a daily basis.

Qiq has been on hunger strike for 63 days over his detention under Israel's administrative detention law and his organs are at risk of failure, his legal team says.

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