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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Zena Al Tahhan

A Palestinian mother on hunger strike for her son, held by the PA

Mukaram Qurt, left, and her daughter Asmaa Hreish, right, hold up a sign calling for Ahmad Hreish's release in their home in Beitunia near Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank [Zena Al Tahhan/Al Jazeera]

Beitunia, occupied West Bank – Mukaram Qurt, 58, has been on hunger strike for more than a week, protesting her son’s prolonged detention in a Palestinian Authority (PA) prison.

Despite her tough exterior, the toll of the strike is apparent from the constant tremble in her hands, and the creases under her dark grey eyes.

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