An-Najah News - Prisoners’ advocates said that on his 98th day of hunger strike demanding his release from prison, Palestinian administrative detainee in Israel, Maher al-Akhras, is in critical condition.

Hassan Abed Rabbo, from the Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Commission, al-Akhras may experience a sudden relapse in one of his vital organs due to deficiency of salts and fluids in his body and his body organs, such as kidneys, liver and heart, and therefore his life is at risk at any moment.

He said al-Akhras, who is being kept at Kaplan hospital in Israel, suffers from severe fatigue and began to feel pain in his heart. 

His hearing and speech are affected, he suffers from seizures, severe pain all over his body, and from blurred vision and severe headache.

An-Najah News - Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh during a meeting with the Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio and called on Italy to “break the status quo by recognizing the Palestinian state".

Shtayeh added that "in light of what he said was a "systematic destruction of the two-state solution as a result of Israeli settlement activities and the decisions of the US administration that violate international law there is a need to break the status quo."

 Shtayyeh said "This is the right time for the European Union and its countries to work to fill the void left by the US administration in the political process by its bias towards Israel, by recognizing Palestine.

Shtayyeh pointed out that the Palestinians were working hard to overcome all obstacles to hold elections and restore national unity and democracy in Palestine.