Calls for Palestinian unity after Haniyeh killing
In the protests that took place in several areas in the occupied West Bank, people have recounted the demand that we’ve been hearing for a long time now, that national Palestinian unity needs to be restored.
This is something that Palestinians have been urging their political leadership to do: Their leaders to reunite and reunify under one umbrella.
We’ve seen that sign of unity from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, from the Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa, both releasing statements condemning the assassination and mourning Haniyeh as a national Palestinian leader, especially that he led, at one point, the Palestinian government as prime minister.
All in all, in the Palestinian streets, people say that they’ve been getting used to Israel killing their national figures, but they say that their demands for justice and freedom from the Israeli occupation will continue.
They say they will keep striving to end Israel’s occupation and become free.
People gathered to condemn the assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh, in Ramallah, the occupied West Bank, on Wednesday
International outcry over assassination of Hamas political chief Haniyeh
Pro-Palestine demonstrators wave Palestinian flags as they take part in a rally to protest the death of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in the Fatih district of Istanbul on July 31
Demonstrators gather in honour of Ismail Haniyeh in Tunis, Tunisia, on Wednesday
Iraqi women attend a march in Baghdad, Iraq, to condemn the killing of Haniyeh
Masked boys hold replica assault rifles during a protest in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, to condemn the killing of Haniyeh
People hold posters of Haniyeh during an anti-Israel protest in Tehran, Iran
