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| JERUSALEM — Israel rearrested a Palestinian man on Wednesday whose detention was suspended last month because of failing health after a two-month hunger strike to protest his incarceration without known charges or a trial. | JERUSALEM — Israel rearrested a Palestinian man on Wednesday whose detention was suspended last month because of failing health after a two-month hunger strike to protest his incarceration without known charges or a trial. |
| The Palestinian man, Mohammad Allan, a member of the Islamic Jihad militant group, has resumed his hunger strike, said Jamil Khatib, one of his lawyers, and his legal team is preparing an appeal to the Israeli Supreme Court. | The Palestinian man, Mohammad Allan, a member of the Islamic Jihad militant group, has resumed his hunger strike, said Jamil Khatib, one of his lawyers, and his legal team is preparing an appeal to the Israeli Supreme Court. |
| Mr. Allan, 31, was rearrested as he was being released from the Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon, in southern Israel, based on a directive from the military, according to the Israeli police. He was transferred to a prison in central Israel. | Mr. Allan, 31, was rearrested as he was being released from the Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon, in southern Israel, based on a directive from the military, according to the Israeli police. He was transferred to a prison in central Israel. |
| Officials said that the renewed administrative detention order, which can be renewed indefinitely and does not require charges to be made public, was valid until Nov. 4, the date that Mr. Allan, a resident of the West Bank, had originally been scheduled to be released from custody. | Officials said that the renewed administrative detention order, which can be renewed indefinitely and does not require charges to be made public, was valid until Nov. 4, the date that Mr. Allan, a resident of the West Bank, had originally been scheduled to be released from custody. |
| The detention orders, contentious tactics that Israel says are necessary in some security-related cases to protect intelligence sources, have been used to detain some Palestinians without trial for years. Mr. Allan was detained in November 2014, and an order was renewed in May. | The detention orders, contentious tactics that Israel says are necessary in some security-related cases to protect intelligence sources, have been used to detain some Palestinians without trial for years. Mr. Allan was detained in November 2014, and an order was renewed in May. |
| The Shin Bet internal security agency said in a statement that Mr. Allan had been taken back into custody in light of his improved medical condition and against the background of intelligence information that showed he still posed “a danger to peace and security in the region.” | The Shin Bet internal security agency said in a statement that Mr. Allan had been taken back into custody in light of his improved medical condition and against the background of intelligence information that showed he still posed “a danger to peace and security in the region.” |
| Mr. Allan’s case has posed a challenge for Israel. As his health sharply deteriorated as a result of his hunger strike, Israel faced a choice: Give in to his demand for freedom, possibly encouraging more administrative detainees to begin similar hunger strikes, or risk an outburst of Palestinian violence if he were to die. | Mr. Allan’s case has posed a challenge for Israel. As his health sharply deteriorated as a result of his hunger strike, Israel faced a choice: Give in to his demand for freedom, possibly encouraging more administrative detainees to begin similar hunger strikes, or risk an outburst of Palestinian violence if he were to die. |
| Seeking a middle ground, the Supreme Court temporarily suspended the order against Mr. Allan in mid-August, saying that administrative detention should be used as a preventive measure, not a punitive one, and that he posed no immediate security risk because of his deteriorating health. | |
| Mr. Allan agreed to end his fast a day after the court ruling, although the judicial decision was vague about what would happen if Mr. Allan recovered quickly. | Mr. Allan agreed to end his fast a day after the court ruling, although the judicial decision was vague about what would happen if Mr. Allan recovered quickly. |
| Ayelet Kedar, a spokeswoman for the Barzilai Medical Center, said on Wednesday that Mr. Allan had recovered sufficiently to be released from the hospital, although Nader Allan, a relative of the prisoner, told Army Radio that Mr. Allan was unable to stand. | Ayelet Kedar, a spokeswoman for the Barzilai Medical Center, said on Wednesday that Mr. Allan had recovered sufficiently to be released from the hospital, although Nader Allan, a relative of the prisoner, told Army Radio that Mr. Allan was unable to stand. |
| Dr. Hezi Levy, the medical director of the center, told Army Radio that Mr. Allan pressured his doctors to release him for the past week. “Today we released him in very good shape,” he said. | Dr. Hezi Levy, the medical director of the center, told Army Radio that Mr. Allan pressured his doctors to release him for the past week. “Today we released him in very good shape,” he said. |
| Mr. Allan began to refuse food on June 16 and drew additional attention after Israel passed a contentious law in July allowing the force-feeding of hunger strikers in exceptional circumstances. The law was not applied in Mr. Allan’s case, in part because the state could not find a doctor willing to begin the process. | |
| Mr. Khatib, the lawyer, said a legal appeal would be based on the argument that only the Supreme Court, which ruled to suspend the warrant for Mr. Allan’s detention, has the authority to cancel the suspension. | Mr. Khatib, the lawyer, said a legal appeal would be based on the argument that only the Supreme Court, which ruled to suspend the warrant for Mr. Allan’s detention, has the authority to cancel the suspension. |
| Sawsan Zaher, a lawyer at Adalah, an Arab-rights group that also represented Mr. Allan, said that administrative detention should be renewed only if Mr. Allan posed a security threat. That was not the case, she said, noting that he had remained in the hospital for treatment because of the effects of the hunger strike. | Sawsan Zaher, a lawyer at Adalah, an Arab-rights group that also represented Mr. Allan, said that administrative detention should be renewed only if Mr. Allan posed a security threat. That was not the case, she said, noting that he had remained in the hospital for treatment because of the effects of the hunger strike. |
| “The fact that the authorities renewed the order the moment his situation improved, without checking relevant or justifiable evidence — this means that the order is only an act of revenge,” Ms. Zaher said. “It indicates that this is a punitive act.” | “The fact that the authorities renewed the order the moment his situation improved, without checking relevant or justifiable evidence — this means that the order is only an act of revenge,” Ms. Zaher said. “It indicates that this is a punitive act.” |