The so-called Israeli High Court of Justice has rejected a second appeal by Palestinian hunger striker Khalil Awawdeh to be fully released from administrative detention.

The EU says it is “shocked” to see pictures of the extremely emaciated Palestinian prisoner Khalil Awawdeh, who has been on a hunger strike for nearly six months.

Palestinian prisoner Khalil Awawdeh is facing a critical health condition, his lawyer warns, as the inmate enters 169th day of his open-ended hunger strike.

Lawyers for hunger-striking Palestinian prisoner Khalil Awawdeh say he will press ahead with his 168-day fast until he is granted a full release even after the Israeli regime was forced to temporarily freeze his detention.

An Israeli occupation court rejects the appeal submitted for the release of hunger-striking Palestinian prisoner Khalil Awawdeh.

Local media reported on Thursday that Awawdeh was transferred to an Israeli medical center in Tel Aviv.