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Who was Khader Adnan, the Palestinian who died on hunger strike?

Palestinian Khader Adnan, centre, is greeted by Palestinians after his release from an Israeli prison in Arrabeh near Jenin in 2015 [File: Majdi Mohammed/AP Photo]

Khader Adnan, an activist affiliated with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) group, died in an Israeli prison on Tuesday after nearly three months on hunger strike.

Adnan, who was being held pending trial, according to Israeli authorities, had been in and out of prison for more than two decades and had used hunger strikes to protest against his arrests.

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