Three Palestine Action activists end UK hunger strike
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Three Palestine Action activists in UK prisons, Kamran Ahmed, Heba Muraisi, and Lewie Chiaramello, ended their weeks-long hunger strike on January 14, 2026. The activists, protesting their detention and the UK's support for Israel, ceased their action after a subsidiary of Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems reportedly failed to secure a $2.69 billion UK government contract to train British soldiers. Prisoners for Palestine, a group supporting the activists, stated the contract denial fulfilled a key demand. The hunger strike, ongoing since November, raised concerns about the activists' health, with relatives warning of potential irreversible harm. The UK Ministry of Defence reportedly awarded the contract to a Raytheon UK-led consortium instead.
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