Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan dies in Israeli prison, Israel says

Palestinian Khader Adnan, who was affiliated with the Palestinian militant Islamic Jihad group, died in an Israeli prison on Tuesday after an 87-day hunger strike, Israeli prison authorities announced. Israel said Adnan "refused to undergo medical tests and receive medical treatment" and "was found unconscious in his cell" early morning on Tuesday.

"Khader Adnan has been executed in cold blood," WAED Prisoners Association in Gaza told Reuters in response.