Hunger Strike: Iran slams Israel over Jihad leader’s death
The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has condemned Israel for the death of a prominent Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) leader in an Israeli prison.
Nasser Kanaani criticised the country in a statement on the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s website in reaction to the death of Khader Adnan, who died in an Israeli prison on Tuesday after he went on a hunger strike for 86 days.
He said Mr Adnan’s “martyrdom” in an Israeli prison further manifested the “rightfulness” of the oppressed Palestinian nation’s resistance.
Mr Kanaani noted that the detention of the Palestinian citizen and the way Israelis treated him was a flagrant instance of Israel’s “inhumane and violent” behaviour toward the Palestinian people over the past 70 years.
He said the silence of the international community and human rights bodies over Israel’s acts would further encourage the Israelis to continue their behaviours.
(Xinhua/NAN)
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