A Palestinian prisoner has died after a hunger strike of nearly three months, Israel's prison service says. Khader Adnan, a member of the Islamic Jihad militant group, had gone on hunger strikes several times after previous arrests.
FILE - Palestinian Khader Adnan, center, is greeted by Palestinians after his release from an Israeli prison in the West Bank village of Arrabeh near Jenin, Sunday, July 12, 2015. Palestinian prisoner Adnan died in Israeli custody early Tuesday, May 2, 2023, after a hunger strike of nearly three months, Israel’s prison service announced.
JERUSALEM — A Palestinian prisoner died in Israeli custody early Tuesday after a hunger strike of nearly three months, Israel’s prison service announced. Khader Adnan’s death raises the potential for conflict between Israel and Palestinian militant groups during a period of already high tensions. Shortly after his death was announced, Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired a volley of rockets into southern Israel.Adnan, a member of the Islamic Jihad militant group, had gone on hunger strikes several times after previous arrests.
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