From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Hundreds protest in Ramallah against PA President Abbas
Gianluca Pacchiani is the Arab affairs reporter for The Times of Israel
Hundreds of people take to the streets throughout the West Bank to protest the explosion at a Gazan hospital in which hundreds were reportedly killed.
In Ramallah, videos show protesters chanting, “The people want the fall of the president,” in protest against Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s perceived inaction in the face of the Israeli war in Gaza.
Hundreds take to the streets in Ramallah shouting in "The people want the fall of the President," protesting Mahmoud Abbas' perceived inaction against the war between Israel and Gaza pic.twitter.com/vRFo7rA0iq
— Gianluca Pacchiani (@GLucaPacchiani) October 17, 2023
The IDF has yet to comment on the blast, and whether it was caused by an Israeli airstrike as Hamas and others have claimed.
The Times of Israel Community.