Health of detained anti-Israel activists in UK said ‘deteriorating’ amid hunger strike |
The health of anti-Israel activists who are on a hunger strike in United Kingdom prisons is deteriorating, according to British media reports on Saturday.
Sky News reported that 31-year-old Heba Muraisi — a member of the proscribed terrorist group Palestine Action — has been on a hunger strike for the past 69 days, with friends saying her health is quickly declining.
“I think she’s lost over 10 kilograms [22 pounds] now. She looks very different from the photographs that you’ll see of her,” Muraisi’s friend, Amareen Afzal, told Sky News after visiting her in prison on Tuesday.
“Her face is very gaunt, cheekbones are very prominent. She’s physically exhausted, very tired.”
Afzal added that Muraisi is suffering from headaches and lightheadedness and struggles to sleep on one side of her body.
“So she’s aware that she’s deteriorating and physically dying, you know, that her body could fail her at any moment,” Afzal continued. “I am obviously frightened for her and her life, I want her to be OK, but I’m incredibly proud of her and like completely in awe of her resilience.”
“I think that word can be a little bit overused, but I think there is something about her strength that comes from her commitment to her values. It is awe-inspiring to me.”
Francesca Nadin, a relative of Muraisi, was quoted by The Independent as saying: “It is really concerning. But mentally [Muraisi] is still strong and able to laugh and joke. We just don’t know when that deterioration will come.”
The Daily Mail, quoting an unnamed spokesman from Prisoners for........