JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian prisoner died in Israeli custody early Tuesday after a starvation strike of almost three months, Israel’s jail service introduced.
Khader Adnan started his strike shortly after being arrested on Feb. 5.
Adnan, a member of the Islamic Jihad militant group, had gone on starvation strike a number of occasions after earlier arrests. That included a 55-day strike in 2015 to protest his arrest below so-called administrative detention, by which suspects are held indefinitely with out cost or trial.
Israel’s jail service stated Adnan had been charged this time with “involvement in terrorist actions” however had refused medical therapy whereas authorized proceedings moved ahead. It stated he was discovered unconscious in his cell early Tuesday and transferred to a hospital the place he was declared lifeless.
Israel is currently holding over 1,000 Palestinian detainees with out cost or trial, the best quantity since 2003, in response to the Israeli human rights group HaMoked.
Israel says the controversial tactic helps authorities thwart assaults and maintain harmful militants with out divulging incriminating materials for safety causes. Palestinians and rights teams say the system is extensively abused and denies due course of, with the key nature of the proof making it unimaginable for administrative detainees or their attorneys to mount a protection.