FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators hold pictures of hunger-striking Palestinian prisoner Maher Al-Akhras, who is held by Israel, during a rally to show solidarity with Al-Akhras, in Gaza City October 12, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
GAZA/REHOVOT, Israel (Reuters) - Palestinian and Israeli human rights groups voiced concern on Tuesday over the condition of a Palestinian who began a hunger strike 79 days ago against his detention without charge by Israel.
Maher Al-Akhras, 49, is now in an Israeli hospital suffering from heart pain and convulsions and has slipped occasionally into a coma, his wife said.
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