GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: Khader Adnan, a high-profile Palestinian prisoner, died in Israeli custody on Tuesday, after staging a hunger strike for 86 days. On Tuesday, the 45-year-old became the first long-term hunger striker to die in Israeli custody. In retaliation, Palestinian factions fired at least three rockets toward Israeli towns on Tuesday morning from the Gaza Strip, without a specific group claiming responsibility. The Israel Defense Forces announced that it had detected three shells fired from the Gaza Strip, all of which fell in an open area and were not intercepted by the Iron Dome defense system. Local Palestinian media quoted sources saying that the leaders of the Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip canceled travel plans to attend a meeting of their political bureau.

Source: Ethiopian News May 02, 2023 08:31 UTC