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Palestinian hunger striker will appeal to Israel’s Supreme Court

Protesters gather outside the hospital where Palestinian hunger striker Khalil Awawdeh is clinging to life in Be'er Yaakov on August 13, 2022 [Tsafrir Abayov/AP]

Palestinian prisoner and hunger striker Khalil Awawdeh will appeal to Israel’s Supreme Court against his detention after an Israeli military court rejected an appeal for his release on health grounds, his lawyer said.

Awawdeh – who his family says has been on hunger strike protest for 165 days – is protesting being held without charge or trial under what Israel refers to as administrative detention.

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