Hunger striker

'Hungry? Eat a sandwich': Palestine Action protesters hospitalized as hunger strike exceeds 40 days

Of the eight protesters participating in the hunger strike, five have been hospitalized as of Thursday.

Palestine Action protesters involved in a hunger strike.
Doctors Michele Ghielmini, Brenno Balestra, Alessandra Guaita and Marco Franzi sit outside the Swiss Parliament building (Bundeshaus) at the start of their hunger strike over Gaza, calling on their government to apply targeted sanctions on Israel over its alleged violations of international law.

Swiss medics start hunger strike over Gaza outside parliament

 Cynthia Nixon and her son Seph.

Actress Cynthia Nixon claims her ‘observant’ Jewish son hunger striking for Gaza

 Hunger striker for the hostages, Rabbi Avidan Freedman outside the Knesset

Hunger strike for hostages outside Knesset continues into second week


Iran civil rights lawyer on hunger strike due to harassment in prison

"Soheila Hejab has continued from inside prison to denounce the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and unmistakably call for overthrow. The fierce courage in her voice is chilling"

 Israel is working in a coordinated way to counter Iran

Palestinian prisoners suspend hunger strike

The Palestinian Prisoners Club announced that the mass prisoner hunger strike that was supposed to begin on Friday has been suspended after their demands were met by Israeli authorities.

Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants attend a military parade in Gaza October 19, 2016.

Palestinian security prisoners call off hunger strike

The Palestinian Prisoners Club said the "prisoners, in a unified and harmonious manner, decided to suspend the collective hunger strike, after their demands were met."

 View of the Shita prison, located next to Gilboa,and intended for 800 primarily security convicts.

Palestinian prisoners to begin hunger strike Friday

Prisoners are hunger-striking to protest restrictions and "repressive measures" imposed on them following the Gilboa prison break.

 View of the Shita prison, located next to Gilboa,and intended for 800 primarily security convicts.

Israelis protest for release of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny

"All the symptoms that he had before, they remain the same. Numbness in the arms and legs, back pain - they aren't going away... The situation is only getting worse," Alexei Liptser told Reuters.

Israelis protest for the release of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny in Rabin Square in Tel Aviv, April 21, 2021.

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny declares a hunger strike

"I demand that a doctor be allowed to see me, and until this happens, I am declaring a hunger strike," he said in the letter.

Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny takes part in a rally in Moscow, Russia, February 29, 2020.

Settlers start hunger strike, saying they, not Arabs are Netanyahu's base

The Yesha Council leadership supports the hunger strike but has not joined it.

Regional Cooperation Minister Ofir Akunis is seen at the outpost protest encampment.

Why is Iran suddenly interested in Palestinian Islamic Jihad again?

Interest does not appear to be a coincidence because the group claimed it was “mobilizing” in Gaza over the weekend.

Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants take part in the funeral of their comrade in the southern Gaza Strip November 14, 2019

PIJ calls-up forces as Palestinian's hunger strike passes 90 days - report

The statement was deleted from the Al-Quds Brigades' website, but later replaced with a citation of a television report.

ISLAMIC JIHAD terrorists ride on pickup trucks during a symbolic funeral for Ramadan Shallah, a former leader of their group, in Gaza City on June 7

Joint List MKs, activists clash over PIJ hunger-striking prisoner

Video from the scene showed a right-wing activist shouting at the MKs followed by one of them reaching for the activist's phone.

Israeli Arab lawmakers from the Joint Arab List (from L to R) Osama Saadi, Ahmed Tibi, Ayman Odeh, Masud Ganaim and Haneen Zoabi stand in front of the Dome of the Rock during a visit to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City July 28, 2015.