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Two Palestine Action Hunger Strikers Pause After 48 Days as Legal Challenge Escalates

Lawyers have begun pre-action proceedings after ministers declined a meeting.

Overview

  • Qesser Zuhrah, 20, and Amu Gib, 30, have resumed eating due to severe deterioration after 48 days without food, while four other prisoners continue their protest, according to Prisoners for Palestine.
  • Heba Muraisi is reported to be on day 52, and several strikers have required hospital treatment over recent days, with Kamran Ahmed previously admitted multiple times.
  • The prisoners are on remand over alleged break-ins at Elbit Systems’ UK site and RAF Brize Norton, deny the charges, and face trial dates stretching into 2026 and 2027.
  • Imran Khan & Partners sent a pre-action letter to Justice Secretary David Lammy demanding urgent engagement and citing MoJ policy on convening meetings to resolve hunger strikes.
  • The government says NHS care is being provided in line with procedures and rejects a ministerial meeting, as more than 800 healthcare professionals warn of an immediate risk to life.