2023-05-02 05:02:23
According to Israeli sources, a prominent member of the Islamic Jihad extremist group has died in prison following going on a hunger strike. Shortly therefollowing, three rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip at Israel. This threatens an escalation of violence.
Khader Adnan was found unconscious in his cell on Tuesday following being denied food for 87 days, the prison authorities said. Adnan refused medical treatment. The rockets fired from the Gaza Strip landed in open Israeli terrain. An air alert had been triggered in the region near the border.
“Our struggle continues and the enemy will realize once once more that their crimes will not go unanswered,” Islamic Jihad said. “The resistance will continue with all strength and determination.” The prisoners’ representation in the Gaza Strip WAED spoke of a cold-blooded execution of Adnan.
The 45-year-old was a well-known figure in Islamic Jihad in the occupied West Bank, which Israel conquered in the 1967 war. Israel accused Adnan of terrorism. During his various detentions since 2004, he has held at least five hunger strikes. Like the Islamist Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, Islamic Jihad rejects peace agreements between the Palestinians and Israel and calls for their destruction.
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