Khader Adnan was a leading member of the militant group Islamic Jihad. He began staging protracted hunger strikes more than a decade ago.
JERUSALEM — A high-profile Palestinian prisoner has died in Israeli custody after being on a hunger strike for 86 days to protest his detention without charges or trial.
The 45-year-old Adnan was a leading member of the militant group Islamic Jihad. He began staging protracted hunger strikes more than a decade ago, introducing a new form of protests. Palestinians called for a general strike in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, and protests were expected later in the day. Palestinian militants fired a volley of rockets from Gaza toward empty fields in Israel. Islamic Jihad said in a statement that “our fight continues and will not stop.”
Ben-Gvir said Tuesday that prison officials must exhibit “zero-tolerance toward hunger strikes and unrest in security prisons” and ordered prisoners be confined to their cells.
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