Israel Kills Khader Adnan, Gaza Under Attack (LIVE BLOG)

May 2, 2023 Blog, News, Videos
Late Palestinian freedom fighter Khader Adnan's three children lead a march in their hometown Arraba. (Photo: via WAFA)

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan died in Israeli custody on Tuesday morning, after being on a hunger strike for 87 days. The 44-year-old went on hunger strikes several times after previous arrests, including a 55-day strike in 2015 to protest his administrative detention, without charge or trial.

Shortly after his death was announced, Palestinian Resistance groups in the Graza Strip fired a volley of rockets toward southern Israel. Palestinians also called for a general strike, as protests erupted in the besieged Gaza and in the Occupied West Bank.

The Israeli military launched a major military operation against Gaza, bombing numerous positions belonging to various Palestinian Resistance groups. The Palestine Chronicle correspondents in Gaza follow the story on the ground. 

Wed, May 3, 3:24 am (GMT + 2)

Palestinian Media: Relative quiet reported throughout Gaza as ceasefire understanding between Israel and Palestinian Resistance goes into effect.

Wed, May 3, 02:27 am (GMT + 2)

Palestine Chronicle: Israeli planes target a military position, known as the 17th, west of the town of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza.

Wed, May 3, 02:10 am (GMT + 2)

Palestine Chronicle: Israeli raid targets a position belonging to Hamas east of Khan Younis.

Wed, May 3, 01:50 am (GMT + 2)

Palestine Chronicle: An Israel raid targets a Palestinian Resistance position southwest of Gaza City.

Wed, May 3, 01:32 am (GMT + 2)

Local Media: A volley of Palestinian rockets originated from besieged Gaza fired toward the town of Ashkelon (Asqalan) in Israel.

Wed, May 3, 01:12 am (GMT + 2)

Palestine Chronicle: An Israeli raid targets a Resistance position near the town of Beit Lahia.

Wed, May 3, 01:10 am (GMT + 2)

Local Media: Israeli helicopters strike a position belonging to Palestinian resistance west of the Shati Camp, near Gaza City, with four missiles.

Wed, May 3, 00:55 am (GMT + 2)

Eyewitnesses: Islamic Jihad military brigades fire at Israeli warplanes during raids on besieged Gaza. The Saraya Brigades used ground-to-air missiles to repel the attacks.

Wed, May 3, 00:50 am (GMT + 2)

Palestine Chronicle: Three Israeli airstrikes target the Thakana military base east of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip.

Wed, May 3, 00:50 am (GMT + 2)

Palestine Chronicle: A position belonging to the Palestinian resistance east of Rafah was hit by two Israeli missiles.

Wed, May 3, 00:45 am (GMT + 2)

Israeli military: Israeli warplanes hit a military compound belonging to Hamas, and another military base used for weapons production, in response to rockets fired from Gaza towards Israel. Hamas is responsible for everything that takes place in Gaza and will pay the price for any violation.

Wed, May 3, 00:40 am (GMT +2)

According to Palestinian sources, 70 rockets were fired toward the Merhavim area in southern Israel since the start of the current round.

Wed, May 3, 00:30 am (GMT +2)

Israeli warplanes targeted, with two missiles, a site belonging to the Palestinian Resistance in Tal al-Zaatar, in the northern Gaza Strip.

Wed, May 3, 00:30 am (GMT +2)

Palestinian sources reported that a 58-year-old Palestinian man has been seriously injured as a result of a stone falling on his body during the Israeli occupation shelling of Gaza.

Wed, May 3, 00:18 am (GMT +2)

According to Palestinian sources, Israeli warplanes targeted the Badr site in Al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City, for the fourth time in a row.

Wed, May 3, 00:15 am (GMT +2)

According to The Palestine Chronicle correspondent in besieged Gaza, a loud explosion was heard in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip.

Wed, May 3, 00:10 am (GMT +2)

According to Palestinian sources, the Israeli occupation forces attacked the following areas in the besieged Gaza Strip:

▪️ Al Zaytoun neighborhood.

▪️ Sites in western Gaza.

▪️ Sites in northern Gaza.

▪️ Sites in eastern Gaza.

▪️ Badr site.

▪️ Sudani area in the northern Gaza Strip.

Tue, May 2, 11:40 pm (GMT +2)

According to Israeli sources, some of the rockets fired from Gaza reached Netivot, which is located nearly 20 kilometers away from the besieged Strip.

Tue, May 2, 11:30 pm (GMT +2)

According to Palestinian sources, the Israeli occupation forces attacked a site belonging to the Palestinian Resistance in Khan Yunis, in southern Gaza.

Tue, May 2, 11:15 pm (GMT +2)

Palestinian Sources: Israeli Occupation Attacks Resistance Site in Gaza

According to Palestinian sources, the Israeli occupation forces attacked a site belonging to the Palestinian Resistance northwest of Gaza.

Tue, May 2, 11:00 pm (GMT +2)

Israeli Sources: Military Attack on Gaza at Midnight

The Hebrew newspaper Walla said that the Israeli military is preparing a large-scale operation on Gaza.

A new barrage of rockets was launched from the besieged Strip.

Tue, May 2, 4:00 pm (GMT +2)

Joint Operation Room Claim Responsibility for the Rockets

The Joint Operation Room for the Palestinian Factions in the Gaza Strip released a statement on Tuesday afternoon, claiming responsibility for the rockets fired toward Israel in response to the death of Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan.

“We affirm that we will remain loyal to the blood of our martyrs and the sacrifices of our prisoners,” the statement read, adding that this is just “an initial response to this heinous crime”.

Tue, May 2, 3:45 pm (GMT +2)

Israeli Settler Wounded by Rocket Attack

The Hebrew publication Walla reported that a rocket fell in the yard of a house in Sderot and at a construction site, injuring at least one Jewish settler.

The Israeli artillery attacked Gaza with tanks in response to the rocket launches.

Tue, May 2, 3:30 pm (GMT +2)

Rockets Launched from Gaza

According to Israeli media, sirens sounded in the Southern Israeli areas of Sderot, Sha’ar Hanegev, Ibim, Erez and Nir Am.

The Hebrew publication Walla reported that at least 10 rockets were launched toward the city of Sderot.

Tue, May 2, 10:30 am (GMT +2)

PA PM Shtayyeh: Khader’s Death is ‘Deliberate Assassination’

Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh accused Israel of deliberately assassinating the prisoner Khader Adnan.

“The Israeli occupation and its prison administration carried out a deliberate assassination against the prisoner Khader Adnan by rejecting his request for his release, neglecting him medically, and keeping him in his cell despite the seriousness of his health condition,” Shtayyeh said in a statement.

Tue, May 2, 10:30 am (GMT +2)

Hamas: Khader’s Death is ‘Cold-Blooded Execution’

Hamas spokesman Hazem Qasem says Adnan’s death will be written in the “glory pages of our people”.

Tue, May 2, 10:00 am (GMT +2)

Hamas: Khader’s Death is ‘Cold-Blooded Execution’

Hamas spokesman Hazem Qasem says Adnan’s death will be written in the “glory pages of our people”.

“This crime represents a cold-blooded execution carried out by the Prison Service against the martyred prisoner Khader Adnan,” Qasem said in a statement.

Tue, May 2, 10:00 am (GMT +2)

Adnan’s Wife: Release My Husband’s Body

Randa Mousa, the wife of late Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan, said she is proud of her husband’s martyrdom and called for his body to be immediately released from Israeli authorities.

“This will not be a funeral home. We will only accept those who want to congratulate us,” she said.

Tue, May 2, 9:15 (GMT +2)

Palestinians Call for General Strike

Palestinians called for a general strike, as protests erupted in the besieged Gaza and in the Occupied West Bank.

Tue, May 2, 9:10 am (GMT +2)

Israeli Sources: Settlers Attacked in Occupied West Bank

Israeli sources reported that several illegal Jewish settlers have been attacked in the northeastern West Bank.

Tue, May 2, 9:00 am (GMT +2)

Palestinian FM Calls for Investigation into Adnan’s Death

The Palestine foreign ministry has called for an international investigation into Adnan’s death, describing it as a “heinous crime”.

Tue, May 2, 8:45 (GMT +2)

PLO: Israel is to Blame for Adnan’s Death

The secretary general of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization Hussein al-Sheikh said that he holds Israeli authorities “fully responsible” for Adnan’s death, blaming it on “negligence and forced detention”.

Tue, May 2, 8:25 am (GMT +2)

Islamic Jihad: Israel ‘Will Pay a Price’

The Palestinian political group Islamic Jihad warned Israel in a statement that it will “pay a price for this crime”.

Tue, May 2, 8:20 am (GMT +2)

Rockets Fired from Gaza

The Israeli army said that a volley of rockets was fired from the besieged Gaza Strip toward southern Israel soon after Khader Adnan’s death was announced.

(The Palestine Chronicle)

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