Palestinian Authority confronts militants in… “thorny relationship”
Palestinian security forces killed an armed member of the Al-Quds Brigades in the West Bank before gunmen stormed the authority's main district headquarters in Dulkarm and clashes erupted. The bank roars under several Israeli attacks and minor chaos.
On Thursday, the Al-Quds Brigades-affiliated Dulkarm Brigades accused the Palestinian Security Services of killing one of its members, Ahmed Abu al-Foul, who was persecuted by Israel.
Members of the security forces opened fire on Abu al-Faul's vehicle near Al-Salam roundabout in Dulkarm, which left him seriously injured before he died in hospital after a short chase.
It is not clear why the security services were pursuing Abu al-Foul, but previous clashes had erupted between the Dulkarm Battalion and the services, including armed clashes on more than one occasion, and in one of those clashes, a battalion member, Mudassim Khaled al-Arif, was killed.
While the Dulkar Brigade claimed that Palestinian security forces killed Abu al-Faul in a crime akin to massacres by occupation forces against resistance fighters, the security forces said they fired on security forces.
Abu al-Faul was wanted by Israel, which had previously failed to arrest him. The battalion claimed to have participated in all incursions by the occupation forces into Dulkarm and Noor Shams camps.
In a statement that followed several statements in support of the armed brigades in the northern West Bank, the battalion described the security services as “traitors” and called on Palestinians to walk out with “marches of anger and disobedience” against the “corrupt regime” before fresh clashes erupted in Dulkarm.
Footage broadcast by local Palestinian sites showed armed clashes in Dulkarm, which coincided with clashes between security forces and civilians in Hebron, in the southern West Bank.
Clashes erupted shortly before in Jenin, in the northern West Bank, after Israel killed two wanted men, before Palestinian anger besieged the district building, demanding that the authority vacate it. Prisoners.
From time to time, clashes erupt between armed men and Palestinian security forces in various parts of the West Bank, a translation of yet another war that appears more intense on social media platforms.
Considerable incitement against the Palestinian Authority can be found on the Telegram platform, which it (ie the Authority) sees as the Israelis' partner in confronting militants in the West Bank.
The Hamas movement attacked the Palestinian Authority, saying “the pursuit of resistance fighters in the West Bank by the authority's security services is a political humiliation and a national downfall that only serves the occupation.”
In a press statement, it “condemned the authorities' firing on a group of opposition fighters, which led to the martyrdom of one of the brave followers of the Dulkar Brigade, Mujahid Ahmed Abu Al-Faul.”
The movement called for Palestinians in the West Bank, including organizations, families, and popular and national activities, to unite, bond, stand united in the face of the tools of security chaos, and unite efforts to counter the occupation and counter it. Settlers' crimes against our land and our sanctuaries.
The “Islamic Jihad” movement also attacked the authority, saying the killing of Abu al-Faul “serves the Zionist enemy and fulfills its goals of pursuing and eliminating the Mujahideen.” Armed groups affiliated with the Fatah movement expressed their refusal to “continue the resistance”.
The massive attack on the Authority shows the depth of the crisis in the West Bank
Although the authority appears to be besieged politically and financially by Israel, it is accused on the Palestinian street of helping Israel confront the militants in a remarkable paradox.
There is an internal debate in the authority on how to manage matters on land. A security source told Asharq al-Awsad that the authority was not facing militants, but “chaos” and “lawlessness”.
He added: “The issue is complex. They should not place themselves in positions of authority. They are not allowed to assume a role of authority.
The Authority's main problem is that it has been accused of being weak in front of Israel and neglecting to manage the internal affairs of the Palestinians, such as security, regular salaries, education, health, transport and fortification. economy.
After armed men entered the void and began to perceive it as a threat to its survival, the authorities were unwilling to relax the issue of imposing security.
General Political Commissar, the official spokesman of the security establishment, Major General Talal Thwaikat, said that Abu Al-Faul opened fire on the security forces at Al-Salam roundabout in Dulkarm city, which the security forces responded to. Shooting.
He added: The security forces will continue to perform their assigned role and duty in protecting the safety of citizens.
Security forces in Hebron Governorate arrested some of those involved in the attack on its members, and Dweikat confirmed that work was underway to track down, arrest, and turn them over to the proper authorities for legal action against them.
He added, “The situation created by the Israeli occupation does not go unaccounted for by its actions that some outside the national team are taking actions that violate the law and internal security.”
He emphasized that the security establishment is following with great interest what happened yesterday (Wednesday) in Hebron Governorate, where illegal attacks on some Palestinian security personnel took place. Citizen, we will not allow it.
He added, “The hand of the law is supreme, and in light of the crimes committed by the Israeli occupation forces against our people, the Palestinian Authority will pursue all illegals who carry out the orders of their masters to create a repulsive situation or environment. .” “A hand that reaches out to Palestinian security personnel or any civilian will be cut by the sword of the law,” he asserted.
