According to news reports, Israel Prison Service’s Medical Committee is planning to force-feed Mohamed al-Qiq, a Palestinian journalist who was arrested in November 2015. Al-Qiq has been on a prolonged hunger strike to protest his placement under administrative detention, without charge or trial. The Israeli Prison Service’s decision constitutes the first application of recent changes to Israel’s Prisons Act, which authorize the force-feeding of detainees. PHR is urging Israel to refrain from force-feeding any prisoners and to repeal legislation authorizing this unethical and inhumane practice.