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This summer, Swedish seaman Joel Opperdoes, 32, is not piloting cargo ships in the Baltic Sea.

Instead, he is the sailing across Europe with five permanent crew members on a fishing trawler named Marianne.

Their final destination is the main seaport of the Gaza Strip, which has been under a jointly enforced Israeli and Egyptian blockade for the last eight years.

“I strongly believe in international solidarity,” Opperdoes told Ma’an from Lisbon, Portugal, where the boat stopped last week. “I am happy to use my professional skills for something good.”

http://www.maannews.com/Content.aspx?id=765893

Israeli probe defends Gaza war actions as 'legitimate', 'lawful'

Israel on Sunday defended its conduct in the 2014 Gaza war as "lawful" and "legitimate" in an inter-ministerial report into the deadly 50-day conflict.

Israel claimed its forces did not intentionally target civilians or civilian targets, drawing conclusions that were rejected out of hand by the Palestinians.

The internal report, which was put together by the foreign and justice ministries with input from the military and the National Security Council, was released two weeks before a UN report into the conflict.

http://www.maannews.com/Content.aspx?id=765962

Video: Israeli soldiers brutally beat Palestinian dad

https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/video-israeli-soldiers-brutally-beat-palestinian-dad

Doctors balk at bill to force-feed Palestinian prisoners

Amid rising criticism, cabinet minister defends legislation that aims to prevent hunger strikes among inmates

n a letter addressed to Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan and Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked, Israeli Medical Association chairman Dr. Leonid Eidelman said he had given doctors an instruction to act solely according to the demands of ethics and not to force-feed prisoners on a hunger strike.

“The Medical Association views the intention to legislate force-feeding very severely,” Eidelman said. “Our objection was expressed to [representatives of] government ministries and the attorney general at every opportunity.”

Force-feeding prisoners by tube against a person’s will has been prohibited since 1975 by the World Medical Association’s Tokyo Declaration, provided that the prisoner is “capable of forming an unimpaired and rational judgment.” The procedure can result in extreme pain and in severe bleeding and spreading of various diseases.

http://www.timesofisrael.com/doctors-association-slams-prisoners-force-feeding-bill/

Khader Adnan unable to stand as hunger strike enters 39th day

Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan entered his 39th day on hunger strike Friday as his health continues to deteriorate, the Palestinian Prisoners' Center for Studies said.

Rafat Hamduna, director of the center, said that Adnan's weight was dropping to dangerous levels and he is no longer able to stand up or move.

The director called on Palestinian, Arab and international actors to take notice and support Adnan's cause, adding that the detainee is defending the humanitarian rights of the 500 or so Palestinians being held under in Israeli administrative detention.

Adnan, a father of six children, was detained on July 8, 2014 and sentenced to administrative detention for the 10th time in his life.

Palestinians held in administrative detention can be held without charge or trial for months or years, and are denied access to the evidence that led to their detention.

http://www.maannews.com/Content.aspx?id=765921