By Lyric Waiwiri-Smith on Stuff…
After 19 days without food, former Shortland Street star Will Alexander [pictured above] has ended his hunger strike for Gaza.
Despite telling a pro-Palestinian march on Sunday “now is not the time to stop” hunger striking, Alexander said Palestinians have asked him to stop.
“Since I have been on this hunger strike, the people of Palestine have been contacting me with support,” he wrote in a statement.
“As my health is being affected, they are asking me to stop. I’m a teacher and the man making the video is a teacher.
“They were standing there in the rubble with a sign with my name on it and they sent their love but asked me to stop. Enough people have lost their lives. Enough people have been damaged.”
Read the full story on Stuff here. And Radio NZ’s story here.
