Israel releases activist Khedr Adnan

Khedr Adnan, a Palestinian administrative detainee who persisted on a 66-day hunger strike, has been released by Israeli authorities late Tuesday. According to Palestinian news agency (Ma'an), Adnan was welcomed by hundreds of Palestinian supporters upon arriving home in Araba north of the West Bank. Adnan's strike had inspired others to protest administrative detention. Hana Shalabi, a female prisoner, had followed Adnan's lead refusing food for 43 days before the Israelis decided to deport her to Gaza, barring her from returning to her native West Bank for at least three years. At least 1,200 prisoners in Israeli jails launched an open-ended hunger strike on Tuesday. Over 300 Palestinians are held without charge in Israel.