A child protests the death of Fatah terrorists, in sombre PA cartoon

Cartoon published in the official PA daily

The cartoon shows people carrying two wooden coffins from which hands are extending and carrying a third wooden coffin, from which a hand is extending and waving a Palestinian flag. A child is pushing one of the pallbearers to stop the procession, in an apparent protest against their deaths.

The cartoon, which was drawn in 2015 as per the date in the bottom left corner, was published in the official PA daily a day after Israeli security forces killed three Fatah terrorists who were planning an imminent shooting attack – see note below.

Adham Mabrouka Al-Shishani, Muhammad Al-Dakhil, and Ashraf Mubaslat – Palestinian terrorists and members of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades (Fatah’s military wing) who were shot and killed by Israeli security forces in Nablus on Feb. 8, 2022. When killed the terrorists were armed with two M-16 semi-automatic assault rifles and intelligence indicated that they were planning an imminent terror attack. The terrorists had already committed six shooting attacks against Israeli civilians and soldiers in previous weeks, among them: Jan. 25, 2022 - shooting on an Israeli military post near Nablus. Jan. 27, 2022 - shooting on a military post between the Israeli towns of Elon Moreh and Itamar east of Nablus. Jan. 29, 2022 - shooting on an Israeli military vehicle as it drove next to the PA village of Tell southwest of Nablus. Feb. 2, 2022 - shooting on a military post at an entrance to Nablus. PMW was unable to determine the details of the remaining two attacks, which reportedly targeted Israeli towns.