PLO Commission of Prisoner’s Affairs “called to carry out an intifada against the occupation”

The PLO Commission of Prisoners’ Affairs posted text on its Facebook page

Posted text: “The [PLO] Commission of Prisoners’ [Affairs] eulogized the Martyrs of the homeland and called to carry out an intifada against the occupation

Jan. 26, 2023

The Commission of Prisoners’ [Affairs] eulogized the Martyrs of the homeland who ascended [to Heaven] yesterday and today in renewing crimes of the Zionist gangs in Jerusalem, Jenin, Ramallah, and prior to that throughout the entire homeland.

The commission said that ‘What happened today in Jenin (refers to Palestinian terrorists shooting at Israeli soldiers, causing a gun battle in which 8 terrorists and 1 civilian were killed; see note below -Ed.) is a true war crime that obligates the international community to immediately take action to end this hatred and racism, and [obligates] the world to stop abandoning us Palestinians as prey to this greedy occupation.’”

[PLO Commission of Prisoners’ Affairs, Facebook page, Jan. 26, 2023]

Jenin gun battle, January 2023 - Palestinian terrorists opened fire on Israeli soldiers while they were conducting a counter-terror operation in Jenin on Jan. 26, 2023. In the ensuing gun battle 8 terrorists, including PA police officer and Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades (Fatah's military wing) member Izz Al-Din Salahat, were killed, as was 1 Palestinian civilian. The soldiers were in Jenin to arrest a senior Islamic Jihad terrorist and prevent an imminent terror attack.