Trade union solidarity action for hunger strikers

UNESCO raises the Palestinian flag at its headquarters following Palestine’s admission; a symbolic achievement in diplomatic recognition.

Khader Adnan ended a 66-day hunger strike after an agreement concerning his administrative detention and anticipated release.

Hana Shalabi ended a 43-day hunger strike after an agreement involving her transfer to Gaza; rights advocates criticized the exile condition.

Large numbers of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel begin a hunger strike demanding improved detention conditions, family visits and changes to solitary confinement and administrative detention.

Following negotiations and understandings concerning prison conditions and visits, Palestinian prisoners end a mass hunger strike. Accounts differ on participant totals.

Palestinian footballer Mahmoud Sarsak ended a 92-day hunger strike after an agreement on his release from detention under Israel’s Unlawful Combatants Law.

Hasan Safadi was released after repeated hunger strikes challenging administrative detention and renewal of detention orders.

An Israeli airstrike kills Hamas military commander Ahmed al-Jabari; an eight-day escalation follows, involving Israeli airstrikes and Palestinian rocket fire. Civilians on both sides are harmed.

A ceasefire mediated by Egypt takes effect after eight days of hostilities in Gaza and southern Israel. Humanitarian needs remain substantial.

Jafar Azzidine, Tarek Qaadan and Yousef Yassin began hunger strikes after administrative detention orders following their arrests in the Jenin area.