West Bank denounces al-Arouri killing, declares general strike
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Protesters are demonstrating across the occupied West Bank after "Israel's" assassination of Resistance leader Saleh al-Arouri.
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Palestinians hold a praying ceremony in Nablus, the occupied West Bank, Palestine, in remembrance of the life of Saleh al-Arouri and his companions, on January 2, 2024. (Al Quds News Network)
National and Islamic parties in the West Bank declared a general strike and mobilization on Wednesday, mourning martyr Saleh Al-Arouri, the Deputy Chief of the Political Bureau of Hamas.
The assassination of the Deputy Chief of H-am-as' Political Bureau Sa-leh al-Ar-ouri prompted several rallies in several areas across the #WestBank denouncing the atrocious Israeli crime.#Palestine pic.twitter.com/tG9hPgwRph
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) January 2, 2024
Mosques all around the world mourned the great leader who was assassinated in the Southern Suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, by the Israeli enemy on January 2, 2023.
A video circulating on social media shows the moment "Israel" violated #Lebanon's sovereignty and assassinated the Deputy Chief of Hamas Political Bureau Saleh al-Arouri and his companions, from a distance. pic.twitter.com/MlYHrtnnU2
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) January 2, 2024
Martyr al-Arouri, who descends from the small Palestinian town of Arura in the district of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, dedicated his life to advancing the cause of the Resistance, both on the military and political levels.
#صورة | تجمع الأهالي أمام منزل عائلة القائد الشهيد صالح العاروري في بلدة عارورة برام الله بعد الإعلان عن استشهاده pic.twitter.com/9knSZf1OB4
— وكالة شهاب للأنباء (@ShehabAgency) January 2, 2024
Protesters took to the streets in Arura, condemning his assassination and portraying an image that was replicated in multiple cities and towns across the West Bank.
It is worth noting that the martyr's work was focused on the West Bank, although he was forced out of the occupied territory in 2010.
Read more: Who is Saleh al-Arouri; Hamas Resistance leader killed by 'Israel'?
National Palestinian factions in Jenin declared Wednesday a general strike and "a day of wrath," in response to the crimes of the Israeli occupation, the latest of which was the assassination of al-Arouri.
In the same context, Fatah's Regional Office in Ramallah announced a general strike in Ramallah and al-Bireh.
مسيرة وسط مدينة رام الله، تنديداً باغتيال نائب رئيس المكتب السياسي لحركة #حماس، الشيخ #صالح_العاروري
— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) January 2, 2024
#الضاحية_الجنوبية #طوفان_الأقصى pic.twitter.com/unvnz8fybG
Earlier, Hamas mourned the "great national leader" al-Arouri, who commanded the Resistance in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip and was the "architect" of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. The martyr garnered the respect of other Palestinian Resistance factions, during his impeccable political and revolutionary career.
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), the Popular Resistance Committees, al-Mujahideen Movement, and the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) all put out statements mourning the leader.
The PFLP promised to avenge the national leader, who worked to maintain Palestinian unity.
"We promise that the enemy’s leaders, generals, and settlers will pay dearly for their crimes, that the promise and vision of Sheikh Saleh Al-Arouri will be fulfilled, and that the banners of victory will rise above Palestine, all of Palestine from its sea to its river," the PFLP emphasized.
