Khader Adnan, a prominent Palestinian prisoner who had been on a hunger strike in an Israeli prison for 87 days to protest his detention, died Tuesday, according to his lawyer and Palestinian and Israeli officials, amid one of the deadliest periods for Palestinians and rising violence in the occupied West Bank.
Palestinian leaders and armed groups said that Israel was responsible for the death of Adnan, who was a potent symbol of resistance against Israeli occupation for many Palestinians, and threatened retaliation. The last prisoner to die on a hunger strike before Adnan was in 1992. Adnan had been on a hunger strike since his arrest on February 5.
Palestinian leaders and armed groups said that Israel was responsible for the death of Adnan, who was a potent symbol of resistance against Israeli occupation for many Palestinians, and threatened retaliation. The last prisoner to die on a hunger strike before Adnan was in 1992. Adnan had been on a hunger strike since his arrest on February 5.