The court on Wednesday suspended the detention order against Mohammed Allan, releasing him in a move that his family and friends hailed as a victory.
Meanwhile, Allan’s lawyer said his client remains unconscious.
Israel’s ruling has not addressed what would happen to Allan if he recovers, saying only he can petition for his release if his condition improves.
Rights groups say the overused measure violates international law.
The much-protested case took a new turn earlier Wednesday after Israeli authorities ordered medical tests to determine if Allan’s brain had been damaged due to the hunger strike. Doctors said the results of an MRI were inconclusive.
Palestinians in Israeli jails regularly go on hunger strike in protest at both the unfair administrative detention policy as well as the harsh prison conditions in Israeli jails.
More than 7,000 Palestinians are reportedly incarcerated in 17 Israeli prisons and detention centers, many of them without charge or trial.
Israeli occupation also recently passed a bill allowing the force-feeding of hunger-striking prisoners. Critics of force-feeding, however, see it as not only a means of torture, but also an unethical violation of the subject’s autonomy.
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