Fatah announces it is fighting with the terrorists against Israel

As Israel attacks in the Palestinian city of Jenin to root out the central command of the terror cells that have launched dozens of terror attacks murdering over 50 Israelis in the last year, Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah has announced that they have joined the terrorists to counter the Israeli offensive.

Fatah announced on one of its Telegram channels today:

“The Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades (i.e., Fatah’s military wing) – Jenin:

With Allah’s help and might, our fighters are waging serious armed confrontations with the Zionist occupation forces in the surroundings of the Jenin [refugee] camp, and they are aiming large barrages of gunfire at them.”

[Fatah Movement – Bethlehem Branch, Telegram channel, July 3, 2023]

In a second post today, Fatah declared that the conflict is a religious war for Allah, by applying a quote from the Quran to today’s battle:

“The Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades (i.e., Fatah’s military wing) – Jenin

‘Permission [to fight] has been given to those who are being fought, because they were wronged. And indeed, Allah is competent to give them victory’ [Quran 22:39, Sahih International translation].

Almighty Allah’s words are true. The battle has begun, and its end will be victory or Martyrdom.

Allahu Akbar (i.e., “Allah is greatest”), and victory for the resistance – the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades – Palestine the occupied land”

[Fatah Movement – Bethlehem Branch, Telegram channel, July 3, 2023]

Mahmoud Abbas’ spokesman condemned Israel’s fighting the terror cells as a “war crime”:

“The Palestinian Presidency said today that the Israeli army assault on the northern West Bank city of Jenin is another war crime and that it will not bring security and stability to the region… He stressed that the Palestinian people will not surrender or raise the white flag, but ‘will remain steadfast on their land in the face of this brutal aggression until the occupation is defeated and freedom is achieved.’… He called on the international community ‘to break its shameful silence and take serious action to compel Israel to stop its aggression against our Palestinian people, and to hold it accountable for all these crimes.’”

[WAFA, official PA news agency, English edition, July 3, 2023]

Palestinian Media Watch has reported in recent months that Fatah has been bragging that it has joined the terror war against Israel.