Families and doctors are raising alarm over the treatment of Pales-tine Action affiliated prisoners who recently ended hunger strikes lasting more than seventy days, warning that poor medical management during refeeding could be life threatening. Kamran Ahmed and Heba Muraisi were hospitalised, but relatives and clinicians say some prisoners were discharged back to prison against medical advice, left without specialist monitoring and, in some cases, restrained during treatment despite being severely weakened. Doctors stress that this stage is often the most dangerous phase of a hunger strike because of the risk of refeeding syndrome, with reports of vision loss, mobility problems and early signs of heart damage.

Concerns have also been raised about prison conditions and the use of restraints during hospital care, which medical professionals say may obstruct treatment and serve no clinical purpose. Family members described prisoners being handcuffed throughout invasive procedures and returned to distressing prison wings shortly after discharge. Clinicians argue that such measures appear punitive rather than precautionary, particularly given that several of the hunger strikers have not been convicted and were physically incapable of posing a flight risk.

The case has unfolded amid a wider crackdown on pro Pales-tine activism in the UK and beyond, fuelling fears that these prisoners are being made examples of. Support groups say the government’s refusal to engage meaningfully has pushed some detainees to consider further protest, including renewed hunger or thirst strikes. Families insist the focus should now be on safeguarding lives and upholding basic medical and human rights, warning that the consequences of continued neglect could be irreversible.