Escalating Tensions in Gaza: Palestinian Hunger Striker's Death and Israeli Airstrikes.

The Palestinian ambassador to the UN has praised Khader Adnan, a senior member of Islamic Jihad who died while on hunger strike in an Israeli prison. The ambassador accused Israeli authorities of failing to provide proper medical care to Adnan, who had refused any medical care. Adnan was accused of being a spokesperson and senior leader of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, an Iran-backed group designated as a terror organization by the US, EU, Israel and other countries. The death set off a round of fighting between Israel and terrorist groups in the Gaza Strip.