Palestinian detainee in Gaza deportation deal should be released to West Bank

Headline Title: Palestinian detainee in Gaza deportation must be released 30 March 2012 A deal that led to Palestinian Hana Shalabi halting her hunger strike and moving to the Gaza Strip for a three year period could amount to a forcible deportation, Amnesty International said. Shalabi, 30, was arrested by Israeli troops last month in the West Bank and has been held under administrative detention. She is allegedly affiliated with the Islamic Jihad movement but has never been charged with a criminal offence.She spent 43 days on hunger strike and suffers from impaired thyroid functions,…

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