Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan dies in Israeli prison
1 year, 8 months ago

Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan dies in Israeli prison

Al Jazeera  

Israeli prison authorities said Adnan was found unconscious in his cell after almost three months on hunger strike. Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan, who was affiliated with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group, has died in an Israeli prison after nearly three months on a hunger strike, Israeli prison officials said. Adnan “refused to undergo medical tests and receive medical treatment” and “was found unconscious in his cell” in the early morning on Tuesday, the Israeli prison service said. BREAKING: Palestinian detainee in Israel, Khader Adnan, dead after 87 days of hunger strikehttps://t.co/KXkYTBNcKN pic.twitter.com/3WHZHklkOu — Wafa News Agency – English May 2, 2023 Al Jazeera’s Nida Ibrahim, reporting from Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, said that Adnan’s family had been warning that after 80 days without food, his life was in danger. Al Jazeera’s Youmna El Sayed, reporting from Gaza City, said that all Palestinian factions in the Gaza strip were mourning Khader Adnan and said they hold the Israeli occupation fully responsible for this “heinous crime”.

Prison Detention Strike Charge Hunger Palestinian Gaza Israel Israeli Ibrahim Hunger Strike Adnan Wafa Khader Israeli Prison Khader Adnan 87 Days  strike  hunger  israel  dies  israeli  striker  adnan  palestinian  detention  khader  charge  prison  gaza

History of this topic

Palestinian militants fire more rockets, as Israeli air strikes hit Gaza despite cease-fire efforts
1 year, 7 months ago

Palestinian militants fire more rockets, as Israeli air strikes hit Gaza despite cease-fire efforts

ABC  

Hopes of a truce between Israel and Palestinian militants after four days of fighting have been dashed after a series of Israeli air strikes on Gaza killed a sixth senior member of Islamic Jihad. Key points: Islamic Jihad confirmed that an air strike killed Iyad Al-Hassani, a member of the decision-making council in the group's armed wing The fighting this …

Middle East round-up: Palestinian hunger striker dies
1 year, 8 months ago

Middle East round-up: Palestinian hunger striker dies

Al Jazeera  

A Palestinian hunger striker dies in an Israeli prison, fighting in Sudan continues, and looking back at George W. Bush’s “mission accomplished” moment in Iraq. Adnan’s death, after he was found unconscious in his cell, led to anger among Palestinians, with a prisoners association in Gaza saying he had in effect been “executed in cold blood”. Briefly Syria agrees to …

Prominent Palestinian hunger striker dies in Israeli custody
1 year, 8 months ago

Prominent Palestinian hunger striker dies in Israeli custody

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — A high-profile Palestinian prisoner died in Israeli custody on Tuesday after a hunger strike of nearly three months, Israel’s prison service announced. Adnan, who was arrested a dozen times and spent nearly a fifth of his life in Israeli prison, became a potent symbol of Palestinian resistance to Israel’s open-ended occupation, now in its 56th year. Israel’s prison …

Palestinian groups, Israeli forces agree to Gaza ceasefire after violence over hunger striker Khader Adnan's death
1 year, 8 months ago

Palestinian groups, Israeli forces agree to Gaza ceasefire after violence over hunger striker Khader Adnan's death

ABC  

A ceasefire has been agreed between Israel and armed groups in Gaza after the death of a Palestinian hunger striker in Israeli custody sparked an exchange of fire, according to three Palestinian officials. Key points: Palestinian officials said Egypt, Qatar and the United Nations helped secure a "reciprocal and simultaneous" ceasefire Fighting had broken out just hours after the death …

Israeli jets hit Gaza as fighting escalates after hunger striker death
1 year, 8 months ago

Israeli jets hit Gaza as fighting escalates after hunger striker death

The Hindu  

Israeli jets hit targets across the Gaza strip on May 2, in response to rocket barrages fired by militant groups earlier in the day following the death of a Palestinian hunger striker in Israeli custody. In Gaza, an umbrella group of armed Palestinian factions, including Hamas and Islamic Jihad, claimed responsibility for a series of rocket barrages fired towards Israel …

Prominent Palestinian hunger striker dies in Israeli custody
1 year, 8 months ago

Prominent Palestinian hunger striker dies in Israeli custody

The Hindu  

A high-profile Palestinian prisoner died in Israeli custody on Tuesday after a hunger strike of nearly three months, Israel’s prison service announced. Khader Adnan, a leader of the militant Islamic Jihad group, helped introduce the practice of protracted hunger strikes by individual prisoners as a form of protest against Israel’s mass detention of Palestinians without charge. “Hunger strikes are one …

Missiles fired in Israel after jailed Palestinian 'terrorist' who was on hunger strike dies in prison
1 year, 8 months ago

Missiles fired in Israel after jailed Palestinian 'terrorist' who was on hunger strike dies in prison

Firstpost  

In a time of already-high tensions, Khader Adnan’s passing increases the possibility of a conflict between Israel and militant Palestinian organisations. The 45-year-old Adnan started his strike soon after his detention on February 5 Israel’s prison service reported that a Palestinian prisoner who had been on a nearly three-month hunger strike had passed away early on Tuesday. As per reports, …

Islamic Jihad member Khader Adnan dies in Israeli prison after 87-day hunger strike
1 year, 8 months ago

Islamic Jihad member Khader Adnan dies in Israeli prison after 87-day hunger strike

ABC  

Khader Adnan, a member of the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad, has died in an Israeli prison after an 87-day hunger strike. Key points: Israel says Khader Adnan had refused medical treatment and was found unconscious in his cell He began his strike shortly after being arrested on February 5 Israel's prison service says Adnan had been charged with "involvement …

Palestinians freed after hunger strikes have lifelong damage
3 years, 1 month ago

Palestinians freed after hunger strikes have lifelong damage

Associated Press  

SILAT AL-DHAHR, West Bank — A year after being released from an Israeli prison following a 103-day hunger strike, Maher al-Akhras is barely able to walk. “I can’t walk among the cows, I can’t hold them, I can’t milk them.” Palestinian prisoners have long used hunger strikes to pressure Israel to improve the conditions of their detention or to secure …

Israel releases ex-prisoner weeks after ending hunger strike
3 years, 1 month ago

Israel releases ex-prisoner weeks after ending hunger strike

Al Jazeera  

Palestinian Kayed Fasfous had remained in an Israeli hospital since ending his 131-day hunger strike on November 23. Israeli authorities have freed a prominent Palestinian prisoner, two weeks after reaching a release deal that ended his marathon 131-day hunger strike, a prisoner rights group has said. He was the symbolic figurehead of six hunger strikers protesting Israel’s controversial policy of …

Palestinians demand mobilisation to save hunger-strike prisoners
3 years, 2 months ago

Palestinians demand mobilisation to save hunger-strike prisoners

Al Jazeera  

Families of prisoners call for the release of their sons, held in Israeli jails under ‘administrative detention’. The six prisoners embarked on open-ended hunger strikes to protest being held on “administrative detention” orders – an Israeli policy that allows detaining Palestinians indefinitely based on “secret information” – without pressing formal charges or putting them on trial. Qadura Fares, head of …

Palestinian on hunger strike in Israeli jail ‘on verge of death’
4 years, 2 months ago

Palestinian on hunger strike in Israeli jail ‘on verge of death’

Al Jazeera  

Maher al-Akhras, 49, has been held in ‘administrative detention’ since his arrest more than 70 days ago. A Palestinian man on a hunger strike for nearly 80 days since his arrest by Israel in late July is “on the verge of death”, Israeli rights group B’Tselem said on Monday. Maher al-Akhras, 49, was arrested near Nablus and placed in “administrative …

Palestinian prisoners in Israel’s jails launch hunger strike
5 years, 9 months ago

Palestinian prisoners in Israel’s jails launch hunger strike

Al Jazeera  

About 30 inmates started the strike on Sunday, and up to 1,500 others will join them in the coming week. About 30 inmates started the strike on Sunday, and up to 1,500 others will join them in the coming week, the prisoners – including administrative detainees – said in a statement circulated by local media. According to Israel’s Public Security …

Israel vows to ‘worsen’ conditions for Palestinian prisoners
6 years ago

Israel vows to ‘worsen’ conditions for Palestinian prisoners

Al Jazeera  

Israel’s Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan has announced plans to “worsen” conditions for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, including rationing water supplies and reducing the number of family visits. “The plan also includes preventing members of the Knesset from visiting Palestinian detainees,” added Erdan, who last year set up a committee to make prison conditions harsher for those who “committed …

Discover Related