News- Middle East: Outside the UK's Ministry of Justice, there is a demand for urgent action as the Palestine Action members hunger strike enters its seventh week.

Chants of 'Free the Hunger Strikers' echo across the street with protesters accusing the government of political repression and complicity in the Gaza genocide.

The six prisoners, now on hunger strike, are being held on pre-trial detention.

Some are accused of breaking into a factory owned by Elbit Systems, Israel's largest arms producer; others allegedly entered a military base.

None have been convicted.

The campaigners say their conditions are rapidly deteriorating. Two have had to be hospitalized, raising fears of long-term injury or death.

Among other things, the hunger strikers are demanding immediate bail, the deproscription of Palestine Action, and, the closure of all Elbit sites in the UK.

Critics also accused the Labour government of bending to pro-Zionist pressure, criminalizing direct action while protecting arms companies linked to the Zionist regime.

Despite weeks of protest and pleas, the Ministry of Justice has refused to meet with the hunger strikers families, claiming it will set a precedent.

With some of the hunger strikers now hospitalized more than once, and with the health of others deteriorating, there's a lot of public pressure for the government to act.

Protesters here are warning that if the government continues to delay it will be held responsible whatever happens next.