Palestinian Khader Adnan dies in Israel jail after 86 days on hunger strike

A elder fig successful the Palestinian militant radical Islamic Jihad, Khader Adnan, has died successful an Israeli jailhouse aft 86 days connected hunger strike.

The Israel Prison Service (IPS) said helium was recovered unconscious aboriginal connected Tuesday. He was taken to infirmary but attempts to resuscitate him failed.

The IPS said helium had refused to acquisition aesculapian tests and get treatment.

After the decease was announced, militants fired astatine slightest 3 rockets from the Gaza Strip, with nary 1 hurt.

Islamic Jihad, which is based successful the Gaza Strip, had earlier warned Israel would "pay a dense price" should helium dice successful jail.

Khader Adnan was from Jenin successful the occupied West Bank, and had been successful and retired of Israeli detention implicit the past 2 decades.

He had been connected hunger onslaught 5 times.

Before his death, his woman Randa Mousa said helium was "refusing immoderate support, refusing aesculapian examinations, helium is successful a compartment with precise hard detention conditions".

He was being held nether alleged administrative detention, accused of supporting terrorism, affiliation with a violent radical and incitement.

Under administrative detention, Israel tin clasp suspects indefinitely for renewable six-month periods. The arguable measurement has been criticised by quality rights groups.