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From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, January 2, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, January 2, 2024
Fatah’s Ramallah branch announces general strike in response to Arouri killing
People gather at the site of a blast, reported by Lebanese media to be an Israeli strike targeting a Hamas office, in the southern suburb of Beirut on January 2, 2024, in which Hamas deputy leader Salah al-Arouri was killed. (Anwar Amro/AFP)
The Ramallah branch of PA President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah party announces a general strike for tomorrow in response to the alleged Israeli strike that killed Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri in Lebanon earlier this evening.
The announcement further demonstrates Hamas’s popularity in the West Bank.
Notably, though, Hamas’s support in Gaza — which has faced the brunt of the terror group’s decisions — is not as high, according to recent polls.
