Tensions grow in Israeli jails after prisoner dies

Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails are still on hunger strike after the death of Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh, a report issued by PA ministry of prisoners affairs said Thursday.Prisoners still clash with prison guards in most of the Israeli jails as they are angry about the death of Abu Hamdiyeh. Detainees at Rimon prison lowered Israeli flags and burned them, the report addedTension and alert overwhelmed the Israeli prison service in the aftermath, and the authorities are treating most of the jail facilities in a way similar to closed military zones.They also confiscated electronic devices and prevented family visits.Additionally, 21 Palestinian prisoners were transferred from one prison to another.