Palestinian factions called in separate statements on Monday for halting security coordination with Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) and protecting Palestinians in response to the Israeli crime of assassinating Basel al-Araj in al-Bireh city at dawn today.
The Hamas leader Ismail Radwan told Quds Press that the assassination of al-Araj questions the role of the Palestinian Authority (PA) which does not defend its people saying that it is a normal result of the PA security coordination with the IOA.
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine opined in another statement that the assassination crime of al-Araj was the result of PA security coordination with Israel.
The Islamic Jihad leader Khader Adnan praised martyr al-Araj and described him as an extraordinary fighter.
The Palestinian resistance committees called for igniting confrontations with Israeli soldiers as well as settlers in order to avenge the martyr.
The Palestinian Health Ministry announced Monday morning the martyrdom of Basel al-Araj from al-Walajeh town in Bethlehem who was killed by Israeli soldiers in Ramallah. Israeli media reported that he was killed in an armed clash with Israeli special forces in downtown Ramallah.
