Palestinian hunger striker ‘close to death’: Lawyer

A Palestinian prisoner held in an Israeli jail and on hunger strike for 53 days is in a critical condition and could die “at any moment”, his lawyer said on Saturday.

“Khader Adnan may suddenly die at any moment, doctors have confirmed to me,” Jawad Boulos, legal counsel for the Ramallah-based Prisoners Club told AFP.

He said he received a call in the middle of the night saying “that the doctors at the Israeli hospital, where Khadar Adnan is currently held, were on alert due to the deterioration of his condition”.

Boulos said he made a bedside visit to his client this morning and found him “in a more critical condition, incapable of moving”.