Khader Adnan, a member of the Islamic Jihad political party and resistance group, was arrested today in occupied Jerusalem one day after his release secured by a 55-day hunger strike in Israeli prison.

Palestinian and Israeli media reported that Adnan was detained on his way to worship at al-Aqsa mosque on the occasion of Leilat al-Qadr, which Muslims observe during Ramadan to mark the revelation of the Quran to the Prophet Muhammad.

Israel imposes severe restrictions on Palestinians living under its military occupation regime. The Bethlehem-based Ma’an News Agency reported that access to al-Aqsa mosque was tightened ahead of Leilat al-Qadr.

“All Palestinian [males] between the ages of 12 and 30 were denied entry into occupied East Jerusalem, while men between the ages of 30 and 50 required Israeli permits,” according to the agency.

Palestinian females between the ages of 16 and 30 also require permits to enter, Ma’an added.

During Leilat al-Qadr last year, Israeli occupation forces assaulted Palestinian worshippers in Jerusalem. Dozens were arrested.

The Shin Bet, Israel’s domestic spy agency, confirmed Adnan’s arrest toHaaretz, telling the paper that Adnan had entered Jerusalem illegally and had been transferred to the police for questioning.

Photos uploaded to Twitter show Adnan — wearing the traditional black and white kuffiyeh headdress with his back turned to the camera — being detained and loaded into a police car:

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