Deal to end Palestinian's hunger strike

Israel agrees to free Khader Adnan on April 17 in return for ending his 66-day fast over his illegal detention.

Israel has agreed to free Khader Adnan, a Palestinian detained without charge, as part of an agreement under which he will end his 66-day hunger strike, sources tell Al Jazeera.

A spokesperson for the Israeli Supreme Court told Al Jazeera on Tuesday that based on the deal reached between Adnan’s lawyers and the Israeli justice ministry, Adnan will end his hunger strike in return for the supreme court’s decision to “erase” his file and release him on April 17.

The announcement came just hours before the supreme court was to hear an urgent appeal for Adnan’s release.

The court will no longer hold Tuesday’s hearing, the spokesman said.

The continued “administrative detention'”of the 33-year-old Palestinian from the West Bank had led to global anger, with protesters clashing with police on Tuesday in the latest such incident in the West Bank. 

Israel arrested Adnan, a baker by profession, on December 17 near the northern West Bank town of Jenin.

Israel accuses him of being a spokesman for the Palestinian group, Islamic Jihad.