2023-11-25 13:52:00
Two Palestinians were killed in the city of Tulkarm and another in Jenin
Three Palestinians were executed in the West Bank accused of collaborating with Israel. The events occurred in the cities of Tulkarm and Jenin on Friday, according to The Jerusalem Post.
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The two individuals killed in Tulkarm have been identified as Hamza Mabarech, 31, and Azzam Joabra, 29. Crowds were captured on video mistreating the bodies and hanging them from an electricity tower, while shouting “Traitors!”
Hamas’ military wing in the West Bank published a document detailing the execution of the two Palestinians in Tulkarm, which was carried out by firing squad. This fact was later confirmed in reports from KAN, the Israeli Broadcasting Corporation.
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The executed Palestinians were accused of having provided information to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Israeli intelligence regarding wanted individuals.
This is how they dragged the bodies of the two Palestinians executed in Tulkarm, West Bank
The West Bank has seen an intensification of violence since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip and incursions by the Israeli army into this territory have increased.
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The Israel Defense Forces claim that its current operations in the West Bank respond to a “significant increase in terrorist attacks” with “more than 550 attempted attacks since the start of the war” in Gaza, which began following the group’s fighters Hamas terrorist launched an attack in Israel that left 1,200 dead, mostly civilians.
Gaza and the West Bank are geographically separated by Israeli territory and cordoned off by the army.
Since 2007, the Palestinian Authority of President Mahmoud Abbas, which governs the West Bank, has not exercised any control in the Gaza Strip, following being expelled from there by Hamas following several days of fratricidal clashes.
Palestinians participate in a protest in support of the population of Gaza in Hebron, West Bank, on October 27, 2023 (REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma)
President Mahmoud Abbas, very unpopular in the West Bank, faces growing discontent in the streets over the conflict ravaging Gaza. Abbas was the main architect of the 1993 Oslo peace process that was to lead to the creation of a Palestinian state and which has been stalled for more than ten years. The West Bank government continues to cling to a solution to the conflict through dialogue.
Since war broke out on October 7 following the Hamas attack, Abbas has kept a low profile. Many Palestinians, supporters of Hamas or people who are not supporters of this group, celebrated on social networks what they described as a “humiliating defeat” of Israel and have expressed their support for this movement.
On October 16, Abbas stated that “Hamas’ policies and actions do not represent the Palestinian people,” a statement published by the Palestinian Authority’s official agency that sparked outrage and was suppressed. The next day, hundreds of Palestinians protested in the streets of Ramallah shouting slogans such as “Abas out!” and were dispersed by force.
A poll published in September by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, before the war broke out, showed that 78% of Palestinians favored Abbas, 88, stepping down. Furthermore, 58% of those surveyed declared themselves in favor of armed struggle.
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