Israel releases Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan

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Source: Agence France-Presse

Israel releases Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan

AFP in Arraba
Sunday 12 July 2015 14.38 BST

Israel has released a Palestinian prisoner who staged a 56-day hunger strike that brought him near death in a protest against the controversial procedure that allows detainees to be held indefinitely without charge.

Khader Adnan was greeted to a hero’s welcome in his village near Jenin, in the northern West Bank, that included fireworks, songs and flags for Islamic Jihad, the militant movement to which Israel says he belongs. Residents wore shirts with Adnan’s picture.

The bespectacled 37-year-old, thin and with a long beard, was released before dawn on Sunday in an apparent effort to limit attention to the move, which was initially expected at midday.

A spokeswoman for the Israeli prison authority confirmed the release but provided no other details.

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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/12/israel-releases-palestinian-hunger-striker-khader-adnan

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1. Israeli forces arrest Khader Adnan in East Jerusalem day after release

Israeli forces on Monday evening rearrested veteran Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan as he was heading into Jerusalem's Old City to take part in Laylat al-Qader prayers, a day after he was freed from Israeli custody.

A Ma'an reporter said that Israeli soldiers detained Adnan, 37, at Herod's Gate at the entrance to Jerusalem's Old City after it was found he did not have the necessary permits.

He was reportedly taken to a police station inside the Old City.

An Israeli police spokesperson said he had no information of the arrest.

Laylat al-Qader, meaning the Night of Destiny, takes place toward the end of the holy month of Ramadan, and according to Muslim belief marks the night the first verses of the Quran were revealed to the prophet Muhammad.

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