Saturday, October 28, 2023

‘Liberate Gaza’: Thousands of Palestinians demonstrate across West Bank

Thousands of Palestinians demonstrated Saturday across the West Bank in solidarity with those in the Gaza Strip, with some expressing support for Hamas amid Israel’s ongoing war against the terror group.

In Ramallah, the Palestinian Authority’s seat of government, the crowd chanted slogans including: “liberate Gaza” and “the people want the [Izz ad-Din] al-Qassam Brigades” in reference to the military branch of Hamas.

Others waved Hamas flags along with banners representing a range of Palestinian factions.

Fakhi Barghouti, 80, said Palestinians in the West Bank “need to do more about the war in Gaza.”

Several people refused to answer AFP’s questions, believing that Western and particularly French media coverage of the war was “biased.” READ MORE