(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The European commission said it started efforts to have Palestinian prisoner Samer Issawi, on hunger strike for about 261 days, released from an Israeli jail.
The commission's representative for political affairs Joris Van Winkel stated that the European Union commission was waiting for a response from the Israeli side within the coming few hours regarding the release of Issawi.
Winkel added that there were recent contacts in this regard between the European foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and the Israeli side.
Winkel made his remarks during a sit-in held in solidarity with hunger striker Issawi on Monday outside the European commission's headquarters in Jerusalem.
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