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Israel approves bill to force feed hunger-striking prisoners

Israel has passed a controversial bill that would allow the force-feeding of prisoners on hunger strike.

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Mohammad Hamayel
Press TV, Ofer

Israel has passed a controversial bill that would allow the force-feeding of prisoners on hunger strike. The move comes at a time when many Palestinians inside Israeli jails are planning to join a mass strike action in solidarity with a hunger-striking member of the Islamic Jihad.