17 Palestinians strike to protest Israel's administrative detention

In a statement, the Palestinian Prisoner Society said the captives have gone on hunger strike to protest Israel's policy of administrative detention, which allows Tel Aviv to hold Palestinians without trial or charge.

The NGO said one of the striking detainees, Salem Zeidat in the Negev prison, was in a serious health condition.

According to the statement, the striking captives are held in the Negev prison, Beersheba prison complex, Ashkelon prison, Ohlekdar prison, Megiddo prison, and the Ofer prison.

Since the start of the year, around 40 Palestinian captives went on hunger strike in protest of their arrest with no charges or trials.

There are around 4,850 Palestinian captives in Israeli prisons, including 41 women, 225 children, and 40 administrative detainees, according to institutions concerned with prisoners' affairs.