ROUGH CUT - NO REPORTER NARRATION<br/> <br />A Christmas tree outside the Red Cross in Bethlehem was lit up on Saturday (December 22) in support of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails.<br/> <br />Human rights groups have condemned Israel's detention of some 300 Palestinians without trial.<br/> <br />Israeli authorities say the procedure is used in some security-related cases as it helps to protect confidential sources from exposure in court.<br/> <br />A mass hunger strike began on April 17th in protest against detention without trial and to demand better conditions, such as more family visits and an end to solitary confinement.<br/> <br />Israel had signalled that it was prepared to offer concessions on prison conditions.<br/> <br />It has shown no willingness to end so-called administrative detention where prisoners can be held indefinitely without charge or trial.
