The World - News from Dec. 12, 1985
Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails are staging a hunger strike to protest prison conditions, Israeli officials announced. The prisoners, held in West Bank jails, began refusing food Monday, the officials said. The protesters include Palestinians serving jail terms for criminal offenses and those suspected of planning terrorist acts but not yet brought to trial.
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