India, Feb. 23 -- Na'il Abid, a Hamas militant recently released under a hostage exchange agreement between Israel and the Palestinian militant group, has died after falling from the rooftop of his residence in the Issawiya neighbourhood of East Jerusalem, according to local media reports.

Abid had spent 21 years in prison before being freed last Saturday as part of a deal that saw several Palestinian detainees exchanged for Israeli hostages.

According to reports from Ynet, the incident took place on Saturday, and authorities have launched an investigation into the circumstances of his death.

After the fall, the Hamas militant was transported to Hadassah Mount Scopus Hospital in East Jerusalem, where medical personnel later pronounced ...