Hundreds of Palestinians, including dozens of masked gunmen firing into the air, take to the streets as stores are shuttered across the West Bank to protest the death of a veteran prisoner in Israeli custody.
Palestinian factions called for the general strike and urged people to confront Israeli troops after Nasser Abu Hamid, a mass-murderer and former leader of the Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade, died of lung cancer.
Hundreds of people march in honor of Abu Hamid in Ramallah, the seat of the Palestinian Authority government. Demonstrators hoist Palestinian flags and yellow Fatah flags, while others hold posters of Abu Hamid on a visit to Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque. A group of black-clad gunmen march through the city, firing into the air.
Businesses across the West Bank closed for the day, and smaller demonstrations are taking place in several West Bank towns and cities, as well as in the Gaza Strip.
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