Just outside the Tbeish family home, people began to gather at sunset. Some carried flags, but most held posters of the town's native son, Ayman. A child carried a placard depicting a young man in chains; "Ayman is dying" read another sign, held by an elderly man. In what has almost become a weekly event, neighbours and complete strangers have come to support the Tbeish family; their 34-year-old son has gone on hunger strike to protest his incarceration without charge or trial in Israeli prison. The process, known as administrative detention, allows Israel to hold Palestinians it deems a "security risk" indefinitely. And as Tbeish's fast entered its fourth month - he has been refusing food...
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