Palestinian Prisoner on Hunger Strike Slips into Coma

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The hunger-striking Palestinian prisoner Mohammed Allaan has reportedly lost consciousness.

Allaan, held by the Zionist entity for being a member in the Islamic Jihad movement, has been refusing food for 59 days. He was transferred to an "Israeli" hospital in Askalan.

Allaan is striking to protest being held without trial called administrative detention.

"Mohammed slipped into a coma last night," his lawyer Jamil el-Khatib announced on Friday. "He is on mechanical respiratory support now," he said.

Allaan is currently sedated and receiving oxygen. As his condition deteriorated over the past day, he began experiencing spasms and hallucinations, and doctors had to resuscitate him Friday, according to hospital officials.

Allaan's mother is at the hospital along with a few activists, but no one is allowed to see him.

The Red Cross last week warned that Allaan's life is in immediate danger, and called upon Israeli authorities to allow his mother to visit him in hospital.

Allan was arrested in November 2014 and placed under administrative detention for two six-month periods.

He has been on hunger strike to protest his administrative detention, a controversial measure that allows "Israel" to detain suspects without charge for long periods.

There were fears by human rights organizations that he would be force-fed after "Israel's" parliament last month passed into law the ability to force-feed prisoners on hunger strike.

The UN labelled hunger strikes "a fundamental human right".

On July 30, the Knesset passed a law allowing the force-feeding of hunger-striking prisoners.

Several dozen Palestinians in administrative have announced in recent days they would also begin hunger strikes.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team