Massive demonstrations on Palestinian prisoner day
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/18/2005

On the occasion of the Palestinian prisoner day, the Palestinian territories in the West Bank and Gaza witnessed massive demonstrations and aggregations in solidarity with thousands of Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli occupation jails.

The Palestinian minister in charge of Palestinian prisoners, Sufian Abu Zaydeh, said that any partial or durable agreement cannot be signed with Israel that does not guarantee the release of all prisoners. He added during a solidarity rally in Gaza that the Israeli side is working through its current policy to undermine the truce, as if it has interest to the renew the cycle of violence.

Gunmen from al-Aqsa martyrs groups of the Palestine national liberation movement ( Fatah) closed the headquarters of the Palestinian Legislative Council and the establishment of providing care for families of martyrs and the wounded of the Palestinian authority in Jenin, as part of the acts of protest started since Sunday morning in solidarity with the prisoners.

Gunmen also demanded the resignation of members of the Legislative Council in protest of what they described the neglect of the Palestinian Authority of detainees causes and families of "martyrs" and demanded ensuring job opportunities to them.

The commander of al-Aqsa groups in the West Bank, Zakaraya al-Zubeidi, said that they had decided to stay in the main square of Jenin with the "children of the martyrs" until the Palestinian Authorities pay them their salaries.

For its part, the Hamas movement called on the Palestinian Authority to pressure Israel immediately with the aim to release the detainees and threatened in a statement that they will not be committed to truce if not all prisoners will be released.

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