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August 3, 2023       Share:    

Source: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-753431

Palestinian Forces and Terror Group Fighters Clash in Jenin

(Jerusalem Post) Khaled Abu Toameh - Armed clashes erupted on Tuesday night between Palestinian security officers and gunmen in Jenin refugee camp. A senior PA official accused Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Hamas of working on instructions from Iran to undermine the PA. The clashes erupted after PA security forces refused to release Khaled al-Ararawi, a member of the Jenin Battalion, an armed group affiliated with Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Ararawi was arrested for insulting and expelling senior Fatah officials during the funerals of some of the Palestinian gunmen killed during the Israeli operation in Jenin. On Tuesday night, hundreds of Palestinians took to the streets to demand the immediate release of Ararawi. PA officers fired live ammunition and tear gas to disperse the protesters. A number of gunmen later opened fire at the headquarters of the PA security forces in the city.

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