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Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan dies in Israeli prison
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Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan dies in Israeli prison

  • Khader Adnan, a Palestinian Islamic Jihad member accused by Israel of terror charges, died in an Israeli prison after an 87-day hunger strike.
  • Adnan's lawyer accused Israeli prison authorities of medical negligence, stating demands for his transfer to a civil hospital were rejected.
  • Following Adnan's death, rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip towards Israeli territory, with Palestinian Islamic Jihad vowing continued resistance.
  • Adnan, a prominent Islamic Jihad figure, had been detained 12 times by Israel, mostly under administrative detention, and had undertaken multiple hunger strikes.
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