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Protests Erupt following Death of Palestinian Prisoner Khader Adnan
May 2, 2023
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Late Palestinian freedom fighter Khader Adnan's three children lead a march
in their hometown Arraba. (Photo: via WAFA)

*By Palestine Chronicle Staff
<https://www.palestinechronicle.com/writers/palestine-chronicle-staff>*

*Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan died in Israeli custody on Tuesday
morning, after being on a hunger strike for 87 days. The 44-year-old went
on hunger strikes several times after previous arrests, including a 55-day
strike in 2015 to protest his administrative detention, without charge or
trial.*

*Shortly after his death was announced, Palestinian Resistance groups in
the Graza Strip fired a volley of rockets toward southern Israel.*

*Palestinians also called for a general strike, as protests erupted in the
besieged Gaza and in the Occupied West Bank.*
*Tue, May 2, 4:00 pm (GMT +2)*

*Joint Operation Room Claim Responsibility for the Rockets*

The Joint Operation Room for the Palestinian Factions in the Gaza Strip
released a statement on Tuesday afternoon, claiming responsibility for the
rockets fired toward Israel in response to the death of Palestinian
prisoner Khader Adnan.

“We affirm that we will remain loyal to the blood of our martyrs and the
sacrifices of our prisoners,” the statement read, adding that this is just
“an initial response to this heinous crime”.
*Tue, May 2, 3:45 pm (GMT +2)*

*Israeli Settler Wounded by Rocket Attack*

The Hebrew publication Walla reported that a rocket fell in the yard of a
house in Sderot and at a construction site, injuring at least one Jewish
settler.

The Israeli artillery attacked Gaza with tanks in response to the rocket
launches.
*Tue, May 2, 3:30 pm (GMT +2)*

*Rockets Launched from Gaza*

According to Israeli media, sirens sounded in the Southern Israeli areas of
Sderot, Sha’ar Hanegev, Ibim, Erez and Nir Am.

The Hebrew publication Walla reported that at least 10 rockets were
launched toward the city of Sderot.

*Tue, May 2, 10:30 am (GMT +2)*

*PA PM Shtayyeh: Khader’s Death is ‘Deliberate Assassination’*

Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh accused Israel of
deliberately assassinating the prisoner Khader Adnan.

“The Israeli occupation and its prison administration carried out a
deliberate assassination against the prisoner Khader Adnan by rejecting his
request for his release, neglecting him medically, and keeping him in his
cell despite the seriousness of his health condition,” Shtayyeh said in a
statement.
*Tue, May 2, 10:30 am (GMT +2)*

*Hamas: Khader’s Death is ‘Cold-Blooded Execution’*

Hamas spokesman Hazem Qasem says Adnan’s death will be written in the
“glory pages of our people”.
*Tue, May 2, 10:00 am (GMT +2)*

*Hamas: Khader’s Death is ‘Cold-Blooded Execution’*

Hamas spokesman Hazem Qasem says Adnan’s death will be written in the
“glory pages of our people”.

“This crime represents a cold-blooded execution carried out by the Prison
Service against the martyred prisoner Khader Adnan,” Qasem said in a
statement.
*Tue, May 2, 10:00 am (GMT +2)*

*Adnan’s Wife: Release My Husband’s Body*

Randa Mousa, the wife of late Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan, said she
is proud of her husband’s martyrdom and called for his body to be
immediately released from Israeli authorities.

“This will not be a funeral home. We will only accept those who want to
congratulate us,” she said.
*Tue, May 2, 9:15 (GMT +2)*

*Palestinians Call for General Strike*

Palestinians called for a general strike, as protests erupted in the
besieged Gaza and in the Occupied West Bank.
*Tue, May 2, 9:10 am (GMT +2)*

*Israeli Sources: Settlers Attacked in Occupied West Bank*

Israeli sources reported that several illegal Jewish settlers have been
attacked in the northeastern West Bank.
*Tue, May 2, 9:00 am (GMT +2)*

*Palestinian FM Calls for Investigation into Adnan’s Death*

The Palestine foreign ministry has called for an international
investigation into Adnan’s death, describing it as a “heinous crime”.
*Tue, May 2, 8:45 (GMT +2)*

*PLO: Israel is to Blame for Adnan’s Death*

The secretary general of the Executive Committee of the Palestine
Liberation Organization Hussein al-Sheikh said that he holds Israeli
authorities “fully responsible” for Adnan’s death, blaming it on
“negligence and forced detention”.
*Tue, May 2, 8:25 am (GMT +2)*

*Islamic Jihad: Israel ‘Will Pay a Price’*

The Palestinian political group Islamic Jihad warned Israel in a statement
that it will “pay a price for this crime”.
*Tue, May 2, 8:20 am (GMT +2)*

*Rockets Fired from Gaza*

The Israeli army said that a volley of rockets was fired from the besieged
Gaza Strip toward southern Israel soon after Khader Adnan’s death was
announced.

*(The Palestine Chronicle)*
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