Hundreds of Palestinians marched in several West Bank cities in protest against the death of Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan while in prison and clashes broke out in several locations, according to various sources.

In Ramallah, hundreds rallied at the city center to express their anger at the death of Adnan, 44, who died after being on hunger strike for 86 days in protest against his detention without charge.

The participants in the rally raised pictures of Adnan and the Palestinian flag, demanding justice for the Palestinian freedom fighters incarcerated in Israel, and holding the Israeli government, particularly its racist Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir directly responsible for Adnan’s death after issuing orders not to give food or additives to any Palestinian prisoner who goes on hunger strike.

They demanded that the international community and the International Criminal Court should hold Israel accountable for its crimes against the Palestinians, particularly the prisoners.

Similar rallies were held in Nablus, Bethlehem, Hebron, Tulkarm, and the town of Arraba, near Jenin, Adnan’s hometown, while clashes broke out at contact points with Israeli soldiers north of Ramallah, in the old town of Hebron, nearby Beit Ummar, al-Ram, near Jerusalem, Nabi Saleh, near Ramallah, Kufr al-Labbad near Tulkarm, and in Qalqilya.

The soldiers responded to the protesters by firing tear gas and shooting rubber bullets at them injuring several people.

Source: Palestine News & Information Agency