Preparations have been under full swing by the Hamas Movement and the Palestinian Ministry of the Interior to hold a mass funeral for the slain Palestinian engineer Fadi al-Batsh.
Palestinian sources said that Hamas has formed a committee to manage preparations for the funeral of Fadi al-Batsh whose body is expected to arrive in Gaza in the next few hours via the Rafah border crossing.
Batsh’s body is slated to be buried on Friday. The funeral will be preceded by a press conference at Rafah crossing where Hamas leaders and representatives of Palestinian factions are expected to show up.
His friends and relatives will bid him last farewell at al-Omari Mosque before marching in the funeral procession slated to kick off following Friday’s noon prayers. Hamas chief Ismail Haneyya will reportedly lead the prayers.
Fadi Mohammed al-Batsh 35 years old was born in Jabaliya in the northern Gaza Strip. He was killed in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia at the hands of unknown gunmen at dawn Saturday 21/4/2018 and is survived by his wife and three children. He has been living in Malaysia for many years.
He has obtained his BAs and MAs degrees in electrical engineering from the Islamic University of Gaza in late 2009.
Al-Batsh was assassinated by two unknown gunmen who fired several bullets at him hitting his head and body when he was attempting to head for dawn prayer in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur. His family pointed fingers at the Israeli Mossad.
