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Reports: Hunger Strike Ends for Most Palestinians -- News from Antiwar.com

Reports: Hunger Strike Ends for Most Palestinians -- News from Antiwar.com

Reports from Israeli, Palestinian and Egyptian officials familiar with the deal say that the vast majority of Palestinian hunger strikers have signed off on an agreement to end the strike, after promising to end solitary confinement and allow family visits for detainees.

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