Israeli authorities have declared their intention to force feed a hunger-striking Palestinian, his lawyer said Saturday.
If carried out it would be the first case since the adoption last month of a new law permitting the practice.
The International Committee of the Red Cross warned Friday that alleged Islamic Jihad activist Muhammed Allaan, held without charge since November, was “at immediate risk” of death after fasting for 50 days.
Allaan’s attorney Jamil al-Khatib told AFP Israeli judicial officials “informed me of the intention to proceed with the force feeding of Mr Allaan.”
“I have informed him of this but it does not alter his intention to continue his strike,” Khatib said, adding that his client had actually been refusing food for 55 days by Saturday.
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