Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan dies in Israeli prison after 86 days of hunger strike
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan died in an Israeli prison after 86 days of hunger strike, Islamic Jihad said on Tuesday.
“The free hero, Khader Adnan, died as a martyr in a crime committed by the enemy in front of the world,” the group said in a statement, adding that the “occupying Israel” will pay the price of his demise.
The Israel Prison Service (IPS) said Adnan was found unconscious and was taken to hospital but attempts to resuscitate him failed.
The 44-year-old, from the town of Arraba, west of Jenin, started his hunger strike on Feb. 5 to protest his detention by the Israeli authorities.
According to the Palestinian Prisoner Society NGO, an Israeli military court last month rejected a request by Adnan’s lawyer to release him on bail while he was on the 78th day of his hunger strike.
In 2012, Adnan staged a 66-day hunger strike in protest of his detention, forcing the Israeli authorities to release him. He staged similar hunger strikes in 2015 and 2018.
According to Palestinian figures, there are 4,900 Palestinians held by Israel, including over 1,016 detainees held under Israel’s administrative detention policy. The controversial policy allows Israeli authorities to detain anyone for six months without charge or trial, which can be extended indefinitely.
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