The Israeli Higher Court refused on Tuesday evening the hunger striker Mohamed al-Qeiq’s appeal to be moved to a West Bank hospital despite his extremely serious health deterioration.

The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) affirmed in a brief statement that the Israeli court refused al-Qeiq’s demand and decided to keep him in Afula Hospital although his health situation reached a very critical stage as he enters his 85th day of hunger strike.

The Israeli court has also given a green line to Israeli doctors to conduct medical tests to al-Qeiq against his will, saying that al-Qeiq still has a chance to decide whether he would like to be transferred to the Palestinian-run Makassed Hospital in the annexed part of occupied Jerusalem.

Earlier Monday, al-Qeiq refused Israeli offer to be transferred to Makssed Hospital saying that he would not end his strike until his release and transfer to a Palestinian hospital in the occupied West Bank.

Along the same line, the lawyer of the PA Committee for Prisoners’ Affairs Hanan al-Khatib, who has been visiting al-Qeiq in Afula Hospital, said that “al-Qeiq has entered an incomprehensible stage”.

“He is experiencing recurrent painful muscle contractions across his body, severe heart pains and his body’s temperature rose significantly,” she said.

She added that al-Qeiq was “loudly shouting” and that his health condition “has become tragic”.

Al-Khatib warned that “we might lose him” during the next hours and urged for reaching a solution to save his life. She called upon all concerned stakeholders to do their utmost to save al-Qeiq’s life, saying his health condition will be “out of control” in case Israel continues to disregard his issue.

Head of the Islamic Movement within the Green Line Sheikh Raed Salah, for his part, declared a hunger strike along with a number of Freedoms Committee’s members in solidarity with al-Qeiq.

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