19-04-2024 01:16 PM Jerusalem Timing

Khader Adnan Continues Hunger Strike, Faces "Immediate Risk" of Death

Khader Adnan Continues Hunger Strike, Faces

The Palestinian political prisoner Khader Adnan has been on total hunger strike since 7 May – almost 50 days – to protest his prolonged “administrative detention” by Israeli occupation forces without charge or trial

A prominent Palestinian detainee who has been on a hunger strike for 48 days faces an "immediate risk" of death, the International Committee of the Red Cross said Tuesday, urging the Zionist entity to allow his family to visit in line with international conventions.

Khader AdnanThe Palestinian political prisoner Khader Adnan has been on total hunger strike since 7 May – almost 50 days – to protest his prolonged administrative detention by Israeli occupation forces without charge or trial.

The ICRC called on Israel to allow Adnan’s family to visit him. He has not been allowed to see them for more than two months.

Sivan Weizman of the ‘Prison Authority’ said Adnan is under medical supervision at an Israeli hospital. She declined comment on his condition. She said three more detainees have begun hunger strikes over the past two weeks.