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Sunday, 15 August, 2004
Palestinian inmates on hunger strike
About 1,600 Palestinians in Israeli jails have begun a hunger strike to protest at conditions they say are humiliating and unnecessary.
But Israel's security minister said they would not bow to pressure and the prisoners could "starve to death".
The inmates' demands include an end to strip searches and more prison visits.
Israel argues that prisoners continue to plan attacks from within jail and their contact with the outside world must be restricted as far as possible.
The open-ended hunger strike is currently taking place in several jails, and organisers of the protest say most of the around 7,500 Palestinians held by Israel are expected to join it by the end of the week.
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