Fatah faces wave of resignations over Nablus killings
At least 66 members have said they have quit and will not go back on their decision
Ramallah: Dozens of Fatah members have resigned from the group in protest against ongoing ‘security’ operations in Nablus.
The Fatah members sent an official letter to the Fatah headquarters in the West Bank calling for an end to the operation carried out by the Palestinian security apparatus in Nablus.
At least 66 members have said they have resigned and will not go back on their decision.
The members insist they are standing in solidarity with their city and the families of the martyrs killed in the so-called ‘security’ operation.
Violence in Nablus, the second largest city in the West Bank, was triggered by the death of three members of Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades and two policemen.
One of the dead was Ahmad Halawa who was beaten to death in Al Junaid Prison in Nablus by the Palestinian security forces. Halawa’s family supported by several other clans and independent figures have refused to bury his body until Nablus governor Akram Al Rujoub is sacked from his position and other senior security officers who ordered the killing and those who carried out the crime are tried and punished for the crime with immediate effect.
According to a statement, the family also demanded that Halawa and the four others killed be registered as Palestinian martyrs.
Human rights organisations including the Independent Commission for Human Rights condemned the apparent extrajudicial killing of Halawa, demanding immediate measures to restore peace and order.
