Palestine Action-linked prisoners end hunger strike Submitted by Areeb Ullah on Wed, 01/14/2026 - 22:15 They chose not to continue their hunger strike after the government refused to give a £2bn contract to Israeli arms company Elbit Systems Heba Muraisi (left) and Kamran Ahmed (right) were on hunger strike for more than sixty days, refusing food and water (Supplied) Off Three Palestine Action-linked prisoners ended their hunger strike after the government decided not to award a multi-billion-pound contract to the UK subsidiary of Israeli arms company, Elbit Systems. Four others who paused their hunger strike agreed not to resume it. Heba Muraisi, Kamran Ahmed, and Lewie Chiaramello were the last remaining prisoners on hunger strike. Teuta Hoxha, Jon Cink, Qesser Zuhrah, and Amu Gib, who paused their strikes late last year, also agreed to end their hunger strike. Muraisi, Ahmed, and Chiaramello agreed to end their hunger strike late on Wednesday after news broke that the British government had agreed not to award a £2bn contract to Elbit Systems. Muraisi and Ahmed were on hunger strike for more than sixty days, refusing food and water. Chiaramello, who has Type 1 Diabetes and refused to eat food and went on a hunger strike every other day, was on day 46. The decision to end the hunger strike comes as medical experts issued repeated warnings to the government that the prisoners on hunger strike were close to dying and facing irreparable organ damage. Longest hunger strike in British history The hunger strike's completion also marks the end of the longest hunger strike in British history. Prisoners for Palestine, a group that has been supporting the families and friends of the hunger strikers, said the continued imprisonment of the hunger strikers will remain a “stain on Britain’s facade of being a ‘democratic’ country”. “The hunger strike has cemented this fact to the country and across the world: Britain has political prisoners in service of a foreign genocidal regime,” the group said. “In a time of worsening political repression, and widespread propaganda about a non-existent ‘ceasefire’ in Gaza, the hunger strike stands as a testament of continued defiance.” Audrey Corno, a loved one of Teuta Hoxha, who ended her hunger strike after the prison gave in to some of her demands of ending restrictions to her prison communications, described the ordeal of the friends and families of the hunger strikers as a “painful experience” for their loved ones. Palestine Action-linked hunger striker hospitalised for fifth time Read More » “To finally declare victory is enormous. Although the long-term impacts on their health remain to be seen, and the refeeding process for Heba and Kamran will be critical, it is a relief that the recovery process will begin,” said Corno. Nida Gib, a loved one of Gib who ended her hunger strike late last year, condemned the government’s decision to ignore the hunger strikers and said families and friends have suffered in silence. “We, the loved ones of the hunger strikers, have had to watch our friends go without food for 50 to 70 days while Labour has refused to engage,” said Gib. “The silence and ignorance of Labour ministers have been triggering and a reminder that the state wants to disappear our friends into prison systems and isolate them for questioning Britain’s role in genocide.” “Without any proof of guilt, we’ve seen them punished in advance. Handcuffed to hospital beds while re-feeding. But the government won’t get away with this. We’ve built a movement. People know the injustices our friends face, and that Elbit Systems remains entwined with Labour.” Israel's genocide in Gaza Katherine Hearst News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0