Two pro-Palestinian activists end one of the longest hunger strikes in British history

Two pro-Palestinian activists have ended what is believed to be one of the longest hunger strikes in British history.

Heba Muraisi refused food for 73 days, and Kamran Ahmad for 66 days.

Muraisi, 31, and Ahmad, 28, began the hunger strike late last year as part of a group of eight jailed pro-Palestinian activists protesting lengthy pre-trial detention and what they see as a crackdown on political dissent over the war in Gaza.

The third hunger striker, Lewis Ciaramello, who fasted every other day due to diabetes, ended the protest after 46 days.

Muraisi and Ahmad are now in the hospital, CNN reports.

Both were arrested in November 2024 as part of the case against the so-called Filton 24, a group of activists associated with the now-banned organization Palestine Action. They are accused of trespassing and vandalizing a British research facility near Filton, west of London, owned by Elbit Systems, Israel’s largest arms manufacturer. Muraisi and Ahmad are charged with burglary, property damage and criminal conspiracy. They deny the charges and are awaiting trial.