so, khader adnan, a man in his mid-40s, a — was.as. so, khader adnan, a man in his mid-40s, a father of— was. so, khader adnan, a man in his mid-40s, a father of nine _ was. so, khader adnan, a man in his mid-40s, a father of nine was - was. so, khader adnan, a man in hisi mid-40s, a father of nine was known mid—40s, a father of nine was known as a seniorfigure in islamicjihad. it came from the north of the occupied west bank and he rose to prominence for palestinians because of the number of times he was taken into an israeli jail and was kept there on administrative detention, this controversial state in which detainees are without trial and charge. so he had previously, five times, actually, been on hunger strike and sometimes for a couple of months at a time and then had managed to get himself released, but this latest time was the longest he had been on hunger strike and as you said, it was back in february he was arrested and on this occasion he was charged by israel and was facing charges of supporting a terrorist group and i

reporter: in 2012, khader adnan became a household name in palestine. baker had refused -- refused food in protest of his retention without. charges is 67 day hunger strike ended with israel agreeing to release them. then in 2015, he was freed after a 55 day hunger strike. >> i see the happiness among palestinians flowing in the palestinian pain and the hope for the freedom of all prisoners god willing. reporter: this success inspired dozens of palestinian prisoners to protest such -- against such detentions by going on hunger strikes. the majority led to israel giving in to the presenters' demands. in 2020, he was released after 103 days of hunger strike. >> they want to break him and palestinians through breaking him because he is a symbol of resistance and steadfastness. he is a freedom fighter. they want to show they have the upper hand and control. reporter: palestinian officials and islamic jihad leaders have condemned his death, saying it was an assassination by israel. people across the west bank have closed shops and businesses in protest again

israeli authorities said khader adnan had refused medical treatment and was found unconscious in hised retribution. after his death was announced, the military said rockets were fired into israel from gaza, falling on open ground. 0ur correspondnent injerusalem, yolande knell, told us more about khader adnan. well, khader adnan was a 45—year—old member of islamichhad, which of course is viewed as a terrorist group by israel and many other countries around the world. he was a senior figure within the organization and had become a kind of household name for many palestinians, really because over the past two decades he'd been in and out of israeli detention, often held very controversially in a state of administrative detention without charge. that had led to him previously going on hunger strike and sometimes being able to use it as leverage in order to get his release from israeli prisons. he was last picked up by the israelis in february. actually, on this occasion, he had been charged with belonging to a terrorist group, supporting terrorism and incitement. he was due in court late

the latest flare up was sparked by the death of khader adnan, a leader in the islamicjihad movement in in an israeli prison. an islamicjihad senior official told the bbc that they are ready to fire a longer range missile if israel doesn't hand over the adnan's body. leaders of kosovo and serbia on tuesday failed to agree on how to lower tensions in serb—majority areas in north kosovo. in march, both countries agreed to implement an eu—backed plan but little progress has been made. some 50,000 serbs who live in north kosovo still refuse to take part in kosovo institutions and boycotted local elections organized by kosovo authorities last month. 0ur guy de launey has more. the european union announced a normalisation agreement between serbia and kosovo in march but since then it seems like there has been nothing but tensions between the two sides so the eu was obviously quite desperate to trumpet any process or progress coming from these normalisation talks and they have got something quite potential on thisjoint potential on this joint declaration potential on thisjoint declaration on m

the violence erupted after islamic jihad leader khader adnan died in israeli custody.en on a hunger strike for nearly three months. news of his death triggered a volley of 26 rockets from militants in gaza. in the west bank, palestinians demonstrated and clashed with israeli soldiers in the streets. the exodus from sudan intensified today with long lines at ports and border crossings, as rival factions kept fighting. u.n. officials said more than 100,000 people have already fled the country, with more than 330,000 displaced within sudan. in the north, thousands were on buses and trucks bound for neighboring egypt. many said they've battled scorching heat and gone days without food. >> we left khartoum nearly a week ago. it was very difficult because there were 28 of us. and the young boys don't have visas, but we kept them. we left under heavy fighting during clashes and artillery. it was a real suffering. amna: the two warring parties agreed today to a new, seven-day ceasefire, starting on thursday. previous truce attempts have failed to stop the fighting. back in thi

palestinian prisoner khader adnan has died in an israeli prison following an 87-day hunger strike.dnan began refusing food in february to protest his arrest under israel's so-called "administrative detention" program, the policy of holding palestinians without charge for up to years at a time. human rights groups say israel is holding more than 1,000 palestinians prisoner under the policy. in brazil, at least three yanomami indigenous leaders were killed over the weekend after heavily armed, masked illegal miners stormed a village. the attack comes as brazil's government continues its operation targeting illegal miners in yanomami territory, . the efforts were launched by president luiz inacio lula da silva as part of his campaign to protect the amazon and indigenous communities. lula has legally recognized six indigenous territories, a move crucial to protecting indigenous land from illegal miners and loggers. this is lula speaking last friday. >> i do not want any indigenous land to remain an de-market it during my time in office. it's a commitment i've made to you and since my c

strip following rocket launches from gaza in response to the death of palestinian hunger striker khader adnanhile in an israeli prison. israel claimed it only targeted military sites but gazans rocked by the air raids said civilian areas were hit. >> as you can see, the situation is very bad. there are airstrikes. the whole country is closed. i usually leave at midnight but today we closed around 9:00 or 8:00 as a result of the tension in the country. amy: the ugandan parliament on tuesday passed an altered version of its bill targeting lgbtq people after the president museveni requested several tweaks. it remains one of the most draconian anti-lgbtq bills in the world and includes the death penalty in certain cases and a 20-year sentence for the so-called promotion of homosexuality. back in the united states, house democrats have put in motion a process they hope will force an increase to the debt ceiling by allowing a majority of lawmakers to bring a bill to the floor without the approval of republican leadership. democrats hatched the plan in january in case of a stalemate in talks as hous

strip following rocket launches from gaza in response to the death of palestinian hunger striker khader adnan while in an israeli prison. russian president vladimir putin has lashed out against the u.s. and other western powers over their support for ukraine, saying that a real war is underway against russia. putin made the remarks during a brief victory day speech in moscow's red square, commemorating the 78th anniversary of the soviet defeat of nazi germany. >> today civilization is that are crucial turning point. a real war has been unleashed against our homeland. we have fought back against international terrorism. amy: overnight, air raid sirens sounded across two-thirds of ukraine as russia launched more than a dozen missile attacks on kyiv and other cities. ukraine's government says at least four people were killed on monday. the latest attacks came as european commission president ursula von der leyen arrived in kyiv for talks with ukrainian -- with the ukrainian president. meanwhile, the biden administration is announcing an additional $1.2 billion in military aid to ukraine today fo