Khader Adnan, a Palestinian held in an Israeli jail without charge, agreed to end his 66-day hunger strike.
Adnan, 33, ended his strike Feb. 21 after the state prosecutor’s office agreed not to renew his administrative detention, which is set to end on April 17.
His appeal before Israel’s Supreme Court, scheduled for later in the day, was canceled.
Adnan has been held in administrative detention since his arrest on Dec. 17 on the basis of “secret evidence” that he is a threat to regional security. A prisoner can be held in administrative detention, without charges being brought, for up to four months.
He reportedly is a member of Islamic Jihad.
Doctors had warned Israeli officials that Adnan could die at any moment. The hunger strike reportedly was the longest ever undertaken by a Palestinian prisoner in Israel. — jta