Amnesty International on Friday demanded that Israel either charge or release Bilal Kayed, a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) terrorist group who is on a hunger strike in protest of his administrative detention.

"The Israeli authorities must release Kayed, or, if they have evidence that he has committed a crime, then he should be promptly charged with a recognizable criminal offense,” the group said in a statement quoted by AFP.

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