Palestine: Captive Batran ends his hunger strike in return for his release

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Administrative detainee Emad Al-Batran ended his hunger strike on Tuesday after Israeli promises to release him.Minister of prisoners in Ramallah government Issa Qaraqea and Batran’s lawyer said that Batran decided to end his hunger strike on Monday night after 104 days of strike in return for an Israeli decision not to extend his administrative detention.They said that the Israeli prison service said it would release Batran on 15/11/2013 and the date could be brought forward.Batran, who is held in the Israeli Kaplan hospital due to his ill health, ends his second year in administrative custody, without trial or charge, on 15/11/2013. Batran’s health condition gravely deteriorated which led to heart muscle weakness./149