Rally in West Bank in support of Palestinians in Gaza

(16 Feb 2024) WEST BANK PROTEST SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS RESTRICTION SUMMARY: LENGTH: 1:20 ASSOCIATED PRESS Ramallah, West Bank - 16 February 2024 1. Wide of Palestinian protesters marching in Ramallah city center, carrying Palestinian flags and Hamas flags 2. Mid of protesters chanting, UPSOUND (Arabic) “Millions of warm greetings to Yemen and to the Houthis“ 3. Various of Palestinian protesters marching 4. SOUNDBITE(Arabic) Ramzi Rabah, senior member of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine: “These marches and rallies taking place in the West Bank and Jerusalem are all aimed at reaffirming solidarity with our people in Gaza. This battle and struggle is dedicated to thwarting the goals of the aggression and ensuring the resilience and resistance of our people. It’s the only necessary action at this stage, achieved either through direct steadfastness or through the successful negotiation of a prisoner exchange deal on Palestinian terms.“ 5. Wide of protesters chanting, UPSOUND (Arabic) “ No god except Allah and (Egyptian President Abdel Fattah) el-Sisi, is the enemy of Allah“ 6. Wide of protesters marching 7. Women marching and chanting, UPSOUND (Arabic) “Hamas, Hamas“ 8. Various of Palestinian protesters marching in Ramallah city center STORYLINE: Dozens of Palestinians demonstrated in the West Bank city of Ramallah following Friday prayers in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, as Israel presses ahead with its military offensive in the coastal enclave The protesters marched in the city center, carrying Palestinian and Hamas flags. Ramzi Rabah, a senior member of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, said the rally and similar ones in Jerusalem “are all aimed at reaffirming solidarity with our people in Gaza.“ “This battle and struggle is dedicated to thwarting the goals of the aggression and ensuring the resilience and resistance of our people,“ he added. During the march, protesters chanted against Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi asking him to open the Rafah crossing point with the besieged territory. Egypt is building a wall and is leveling land near its border with the Gaza Strip ahead of a planned Israeli offensive targeting the border city of Rafah, satellite images analyzed Friday by The Associated Press show. Egypt, which has not publicly acknowledged the construction, repeatedly has warned Israel not to forcibly expel the more than 1 million displaced Palestinians now in Rafah into its territory while Israeli troops battle the militant group Hamas for a fifth month. Israel’s blistering military campaign in the Strip has killed at least 28,663 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and wounded more than 68,000, according to the Health Ministry in Gaza, which does not distinguish between civilians and combatants. The war erupted after Hamas and other militant groups’ attack in Southern Israel where about 1200 people were killed and 250 were taken hostages, some were released during a week ceasefire on November. AP video shot by Imad Issied =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel 44(0)2074827482 Email: info@. Find out more about AP Archive: Twitter: Facebook: ​​ Instagram: You can license this story through AP Archive: