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Mazen Fuqaha March 24 2017 |
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25 mar 2017
Member of Hamas's political bureau Khalil al-Hayya held Israel responsible for the assassination crime of martyr Mazen Fuqaha and its implications as well as responses. “Let actions speak louder than words”, he said.
In an exclusive statement to the PIC, Hayya said the circumstances of the assassination crime point to the Mossad and its agents.
Unknown gunmen on Friday evening assassinated al-Qassam Brigades commander and ex-detainee Mazen Fuqaha close to his home in Tel al-Hawa area, south of Gaza city.
The Hamas leader Hayya hailed the martyr for continuing anti-occupation resistance actions even after being released and deported to Gaza.
“Hamas and its armed wing, al-Qassam Brigades, know well how to respond to Israeli crimes”, he said.
In an exclusive statement to the PIC, Hayya said the circumstances of the assassination crime point to the Mossad and its agents.
Unknown gunmen on Friday evening assassinated al-Qassam Brigades commander and ex-detainee Mazen Fuqaha close to his home in Tel al-Hawa area, south of Gaza city.
The Hamas leader Hayya hailed the martyr for continuing anti-occupation resistance actions even after being released and deported to Gaza.
“Hamas and its armed wing, al-Qassam Brigades, know well how to respond to Israeli crimes”, he said.
Palestinian resistance factions charged Israel with responsibility for the assassination of the al-Qassam commander Mazen Fuqaha. The factions demanded a strong security campaign against traitors who work for Israel.
The Islamic Jihad leader Khaled al-Batesh called for protecting resistance fighters. He affirmed that Palestinian resistance will respond in the appropriate time.
For his part, member of Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) political bureau Talal Abu Tharifeh opined that the assassination crime is a turning point in Israeli violent practices against Palestinian ex-detainees, and called for revenge.
As for the Hamas leader Mushir al-Masri, he asked the judiciary and security forces in Gaza Strip to have no mercy on traitors, who played the major role in the assassination of commander Fuqaha.
Zulfiqar Sawirjo, a political leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), called Saturday on Palestinian resistance factions to start a national dialogue over the assassination of al-Qassam commander Mazen Fuqaha.
Sawirjo also said that the current security situation in Gaza Strip needs a firm position, calling for responding rationally to the crime.
The Islamic Jihad leader Khaled al-Batesh called for protecting resistance fighters. He affirmed that Palestinian resistance will respond in the appropriate time.
For his part, member of Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) political bureau Talal Abu Tharifeh opined that the assassination crime is a turning point in Israeli violent practices against Palestinian ex-detainees, and called for revenge.
As for the Hamas leader Mushir al-Masri, he asked the judiciary and security forces in Gaza Strip to have no mercy on traitors, who played the major role in the assassination of commander Fuqaha.
Zulfiqar Sawirjo, a political leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), called Saturday on Palestinian resistance factions to start a national dialogue over the assassination of al-Qassam commander Mazen Fuqaha.
Sawirjo also said that the current security situation in Gaza Strip needs a firm position, calling for responding rationally to the crime.
Thousands of Palestinians laid to rest on Saturday afternoon the al-Qassam commander Mazen Fuqaha who was assassinated Friday evening.
Dozens of al-Qassam’s freedom fighters along with leaders of Hamas Movement as well as national figures attended the massive funeral cortege which headed to al-Umari Grand Mosque where the final prayer was performed led by Deputy Head of Hamas Political Bureau Ismail Haneyya.
The Hamas senior leader Haneyya hailed the martyr and underlined that Hamas will continue along his way until the liberation of Palestine.
Islamic Jihad leader Mohammad al-Hindi who attended the funeral ceremony stressed the right of resistance to respond to Israeli crimes. He expressed his condolences to the martyr's family and hailed the steadfastness of the West Bank people.
The ex-detainee Iyad Abu Fannouneh praised the martyr and held Israel responsible in full for the assassination crime.
In the West Bank, Palestinian crowds led by the father of martyr Fuqaha and his relatives performed funeral prayer to the spirit of the martyr in Tubas city and took to the streets in a symbolic funeral that headed to his home in the city.
Dozens of al-Qassam’s freedom fighters along with leaders of Hamas Movement as well as national figures attended the massive funeral cortege which headed to al-Umari Grand Mosque where the final prayer was performed led by Deputy Head of Hamas Political Bureau Ismail Haneyya.
The Hamas senior leader Haneyya hailed the martyr and underlined that Hamas will continue along his way until the liberation of Palestine.
Islamic Jihad leader Mohammad al-Hindi who attended the funeral ceremony stressed the right of resistance to respond to Israeli crimes. He expressed his condolences to the martyr's family and hailed the steadfastness of the West Bank people.
The ex-detainee Iyad Abu Fannouneh praised the martyr and held Israel responsible in full for the assassination crime.
In the West Bank, Palestinian crowds led by the father of martyr Fuqaha and his relatives performed funeral prayer to the spirit of the martyr in Tubas city and took to the streets in a symbolic funeral that headed to his home in the city.
The Lebanese Hezbollah condemned on Saturday “the sinful crime” of assassinating Mazen Fuqaha in Gaza, stressing that “the despicable Zionist fingerprints appear clearly in its scene.”
In a statement, Hezbollah said that Israel’s hostile spirit is evident in the crime and stressed the inevitability of the continuation of the fight against the enemy till expelling it from “our occupied land”.
Offering congratulations and condolences to the Palestinians, Hamas Movement and the family of the martyr over Fuqaha’s assassination, Hezbollah called for punishing all the culprits involved in the crime so that no one dares to target the resistance and its freedom fighters.”
Al-Qassam commander Mazen Fuqaha, who was freed in a 2011 prisoner swap deal, was assassinated on Friday evening with four bullets in his head.
Fuqaha was released along with more than 1,000 other Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.
In a statement, Hezbollah said that Israel’s hostile spirit is evident in the crime and stressed the inevitability of the continuation of the fight against the enemy till expelling it from “our occupied land”.
Offering congratulations and condolences to the Palestinians, Hamas Movement and the family of the martyr over Fuqaha’s assassination, Hezbollah called for punishing all the culprits involved in the crime so that no one dares to target the resistance and its freedom fighters.”
Al-Qassam commander Mazen Fuqaha, who was freed in a 2011 prisoner swap deal, was assassinated on Friday evening with four bullets in his head.
Fuqaha was released along with more than 1,000 other Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.
The Palestinian General Prosecutor's Office in Gaza declared Saturday that the investigation into Mazen Fuqaha’s assassination is in full swing.
The Attorney-General Ismail Jabr said in a statement issued in the afternoon that the prosecution officers arrived to the scene immediately following the incident and opened an investigation into the assassination circumstances.
The General Intelligence was assigned to look for the killers and to collect criminal evidences determining the type of weapon used by them, he pointed out.
For his part, spokesman for the Palestinian Interior Ministry Iyad al-Bazem said that the security services are closely following up the investigation.
He also called on media outlets to consider their responsibilities in covering the events and not to spread rumors and fabricated news.
Earlier Friday, unknown gunmen assassinated al-Qassam Brigades commander and ex-detainee Mazen Fuqaha in Tel al-Hawa area in southern Gaza City.
The Hamas Movement and its armed wing, al-Qassam Brigades, in the Gaza Strip have held the Israeli occupation state and its collaborators fully responsible for his assassination.
The Attorney-General Ismail Jabr said in a statement issued in the afternoon that the prosecution officers arrived to the scene immediately following the incident and opened an investigation into the assassination circumstances.
The General Intelligence was assigned to look for the killers and to collect criminal evidences determining the type of weapon used by them, he pointed out.
For his part, spokesman for the Palestinian Interior Ministry Iyad al-Bazem said that the security services are closely following up the investigation.
He also called on media outlets to consider their responsibilities in covering the events and not to spread rumors and fabricated news.
Earlier Friday, unknown gunmen assassinated al-Qassam Brigades commander and ex-detainee Mazen Fuqaha in Tel al-Hawa area in southern Gaza City.
The Hamas Movement and its armed wing, al-Qassam Brigades, in the Gaza Strip have held the Israeli occupation state and its collaborators fully responsible for his assassination.
Sheikh Mohammed Fuqaha, father of martyr Mazen Fuqaha, said on Saturday that his son spent his whole life struggling for his religion and his homeland.
He expressed the family's deep grief upon receiving the news which was expected at any time given the martyr's jihadi path; especially that he was targeted by the Israeli occupation several times before.
Fuqaha's father pointed out that the Israeli occupation forces raided the family's house many times asking about their son and threatened to kill him if he did not stop his resistance operations against the Israeli occupation.
Sheikh Mohammed noted that his son previously warned the director of the Israeli intelligence of harming his elderly father and mother, affirming that the battle should be with him not with his family.
Mazen Fuqaha was assassinated on Friday evening in front of his house by unknown gunmen who shot him 4 times with a silencer gun in Tal al-Hawa area, south of Gaza City.
Hamas Movement and its armed wing, al-Qassam Brigades, held Israel and its agents fully responsible for the crime which they stressed will not pass without reprisal.
He expressed the family's deep grief upon receiving the news which was expected at any time given the martyr's jihadi path; especially that he was targeted by the Israeli occupation several times before.
Fuqaha's father pointed out that the Israeli occupation forces raided the family's house many times asking about their son and threatened to kill him if he did not stop his resistance operations against the Israeli occupation.
Sheikh Mohammed noted that his son previously warned the director of the Israeli intelligence of harming his elderly father and mother, affirming that the battle should be with him not with his family.
Mazen Fuqaha was assassinated on Friday evening in front of his house by unknown gunmen who shot him 4 times with a silencer gun in Tal al-Hawa area, south of Gaza City.
Hamas Movement and its armed wing, al-Qassam Brigades, held Israel and its agents fully responsible for the crime which they stressed will not pass without reprisal.
Thousands of people have attended on Saturday afternoon the funeral ceremony of the al-Qassam commander Mazen Fuqaha who was assassinated Friday evening.
Dozens of al-Qassam’s freedom fighters also attended the funeral which started from Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza City and headed to al-Umari Grand Mosque before ending at Sheikh Radwan cemetery.
During the funeral ceremony, member of Hamas’s political bureau Khalil al-Hayya held the Israeli occupation fully responsible for the assassination of Mazen Fuqaha.
Al-Qassam Brigades would retaliate "at the suitable time and in the proper way," he said.
Israel would well realize that its assassination policy is stupid and crazy and would never succeed to liquidate the Palestinian cause, he added.
"Our confrontation with the Israeli occupation will continue regardless of the sacrifices," according to his statements, hailing the great sacrifices made by Fuqaha’s family.
"We will continue our resistance path till the release of all Palestinian prisoners and lands," he vowed.
He concluded by stressing that Fuqaha’s blood is "the fuel for victory and liberation."
Unknown gunmen assassinate al-Qassam commander in Gaza
Unknown gunmen on Friday evening assassinated al-Qassam Brigades commander and ex-detainee Mazen al-Fuqaha in Tel al-Hawa area in southern Gaza City.
The spokesman of the Interior Ministry in Gaza, Iyad al-Bezem, told the PIC reporter that policemen found the body of Fuqaha with four bullets in his head. An inquiry has been opened into the incident, he pointed out.
Mazen Fuqaha, from Tubas city in the West Bank, is a member of al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas Movement. He is an ex-detainee who was released in Wafaa al-Ahrar swap deal in 2011 between Hamas and Israel on condition he would be deported to Gaza.
Israeli occupation forces arrested Fuqaha over his responsibility for the Safad anti-occupation attack which led to the death of nine Israelis. It was carried out in revenge for the Israeli assassination of Hamas leader in Gaza Sheikh Salah Shehadeh.
Political bureau member of Hamas Ezzet Resheq described the assassination on his Twitter account as "cowardly".
Masri: Israel crossed all red lines
The leader in Hamas Movement Mushir al-Masri on Saturday afternoon described al-Qassam commander Mazen Fuqaha’s assassination as “playing with fire that crossed all red lines.”
Israel will pay heavy price over this cowardly assassination, he warned.
In televised statements, Masri held Israel fully responsible for the assassination of Mazen Fuqaha.
“Israel’s Mossad is clearly behind the al-Qassam Brigades leader’s assassination,” he added.
Al-Qassam Brigades will turn everything on the head of the Israelis and attack them unexpectedly," according to his statements.
Masri stressed that the response to the crime will not be like any other.
Hamas holds Israel fully responsible for assassination of Mazen Fuqaha
The Hamas Movement and its armed wing, al-Qassam Brigades, in the Gaza Strip have held the Israeli occupation state and its collaborators fully responsible for the assassination of Mazen Fuqaha, one of its military commanders.
In a press release on Friday evening, Hamas mourned the death of Fuqaha, describing him one of the heroes of al-Qassam Brigades in the West Bank and one of the Palestinian prisoners who were released as part of the 2011 swap deal.
Hamas noted that martyr Fuqaha was killed on Friday evening by unknown assassins outside his home in Tel al-Hawa neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City.
“The occupation knows that the blood of resistance fighters does not go in vain, and the Hamas Movement knows how to respond to such crimes,” its statement said.
Earlier, a spokesman for the interior ministry in Gaza told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that the police had found the body of Fuqaha with four bullets in his head and launched an investigation into the incident.
For its part, al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas mourned Fuqaha on its website, and held Israel responsible for his assassination.
Fuqaha was originally from Tubas in the West Bank, northeast of Nablus.
Fuqaha was serving 6 life sentences in Israeli prison for his involvement in a 2002 attack in Safad in northern 1948 Occupied Palestine that killed six Israelis in response to the assassination of Sheikh Salah Shehada, a founding leader of Hamas's armed wing. He was deported to Gaza following his release in the prisoner exchange deal in 2011.
Qassam Brigades vows to respond to Israel’s murder of Fuqaha
Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, has accused the Israeli occupation state of assassinating Mazen Fuqaha, one of its senior commanders, vowing to respond proportionately to the Israeli crime.
“We say it clearly, the crime was plotted and committed by the Zionist enemy, and it is responsible for its consequences,” the Brigades stated in a press release on Saturday.
It vowed that the Israeli occupation would pay dearly for its crime. “It is an oath we take before God first and then before our nation and people that the enemy will pay a price for its crime proportionally to the size of its assassination of our martyr and commander Abu Mohamed (Fuqaha).”
“Those who play with fire will burn themselves,” the Brigades warned.
“His martyrdom has come after a long journey of struggle, arrest and giving, during which he tired the enemy and dealt deadly blows to it in the heart of occupied Palestine,” it said, mourning his death.
PFLP calls for national dialogue over Fuqaha’s assassination
The leader in the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) Zulfiqar Sawirjo called Saturday morning on Palestinian resistance factions to start a national dialogue over the assassination of al-Qassam commander Mazen Fuqaha.
Speaking to the PIC reporter, Sawirjo said that the current situation in Gaza Strip needs a firm position, calling for responding rationally to the crime.
He also stressed the Palestinian resistance’s right to respond to Israeli crimes inside or outside Gaza Strip.
Fuqaha’s assassination was an attempt by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to evade his responsibility in Israel’s Gaza war failure, he added.
Only Palestinian resistance has the right to choose the appropriate time and place of its response, Sawirjo concluded.
Earlier Friday, unknown gunmen assassinated al-Qassam Brigades commander and ex-detainee Mazen Fuqaha in Tel al-Hawa area in southern Gaza City.
The Hamas Movement and its armed wing, al-Qassam Brigades, in the Gaza Strip have held the Israeli occupation state and its collaborators fully responsible for his assassination.
Dozens of al-Qassam’s freedom fighters also attended the funeral which started from Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza City and headed to al-Umari Grand Mosque before ending at Sheikh Radwan cemetery.
During the funeral ceremony, member of Hamas’s political bureau Khalil al-Hayya held the Israeli occupation fully responsible for the assassination of Mazen Fuqaha.
Al-Qassam Brigades would retaliate "at the suitable time and in the proper way," he said.
Israel would well realize that its assassination policy is stupid and crazy and would never succeed to liquidate the Palestinian cause, he added.
"Our confrontation with the Israeli occupation will continue regardless of the sacrifices," according to his statements, hailing the great sacrifices made by Fuqaha’s family.
"We will continue our resistance path till the release of all Palestinian prisoners and lands," he vowed.
He concluded by stressing that Fuqaha’s blood is "the fuel for victory and liberation."
Unknown gunmen assassinate al-Qassam commander in Gaza
Unknown gunmen on Friday evening assassinated al-Qassam Brigades commander and ex-detainee Mazen al-Fuqaha in Tel al-Hawa area in southern Gaza City.
The spokesman of the Interior Ministry in Gaza, Iyad al-Bezem, told the PIC reporter that policemen found the body of Fuqaha with four bullets in his head. An inquiry has been opened into the incident, he pointed out.
Mazen Fuqaha, from Tubas city in the West Bank, is a member of al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas Movement. He is an ex-detainee who was released in Wafaa al-Ahrar swap deal in 2011 between Hamas and Israel on condition he would be deported to Gaza.
Israeli occupation forces arrested Fuqaha over his responsibility for the Safad anti-occupation attack which led to the death of nine Israelis. It was carried out in revenge for the Israeli assassination of Hamas leader in Gaza Sheikh Salah Shehadeh.
Political bureau member of Hamas Ezzet Resheq described the assassination on his Twitter account as "cowardly".
Masri: Israel crossed all red lines
The leader in Hamas Movement Mushir al-Masri on Saturday afternoon described al-Qassam commander Mazen Fuqaha’s assassination as “playing with fire that crossed all red lines.”
Israel will pay heavy price over this cowardly assassination, he warned.
In televised statements, Masri held Israel fully responsible for the assassination of Mazen Fuqaha.
“Israel’s Mossad is clearly behind the al-Qassam Brigades leader’s assassination,” he added.
Al-Qassam Brigades will turn everything on the head of the Israelis and attack them unexpectedly," according to his statements.
Masri stressed that the response to the crime will not be like any other.
Hamas holds Israel fully responsible for assassination of Mazen Fuqaha
The Hamas Movement and its armed wing, al-Qassam Brigades, in the Gaza Strip have held the Israeli occupation state and its collaborators fully responsible for the assassination of Mazen Fuqaha, one of its military commanders.
In a press release on Friday evening, Hamas mourned the death of Fuqaha, describing him one of the heroes of al-Qassam Brigades in the West Bank and one of the Palestinian prisoners who were released as part of the 2011 swap deal.
Hamas noted that martyr Fuqaha was killed on Friday evening by unknown assassins outside his home in Tel al-Hawa neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City.
“The occupation knows that the blood of resistance fighters does not go in vain, and the Hamas Movement knows how to respond to such crimes,” its statement said.
Earlier, a spokesman for the interior ministry in Gaza told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that the police had found the body of Fuqaha with four bullets in his head and launched an investigation into the incident.
For its part, al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas mourned Fuqaha on its website, and held Israel responsible for his assassination.
Fuqaha was originally from Tubas in the West Bank, northeast of Nablus.
Fuqaha was serving 6 life sentences in Israeli prison for his involvement in a 2002 attack in Safad in northern 1948 Occupied Palestine that killed six Israelis in response to the assassination of Sheikh Salah Shehada, a founding leader of Hamas's armed wing. He was deported to Gaza following his release in the prisoner exchange deal in 2011.
Qassam Brigades vows to respond to Israel’s murder of Fuqaha
Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, has accused the Israeli occupation state of assassinating Mazen Fuqaha, one of its senior commanders, vowing to respond proportionately to the Israeli crime.
“We say it clearly, the crime was plotted and committed by the Zionist enemy, and it is responsible for its consequences,” the Brigades stated in a press release on Saturday.
It vowed that the Israeli occupation would pay dearly for its crime. “It is an oath we take before God first and then before our nation and people that the enemy will pay a price for its crime proportionally to the size of its assassination of our martyr and commander Abu Mohamed (Fuqaha).”
“Those who play with fire will burn themselves,” the Brigades warned.
“His martyrdom has come after a long journey of struggle, arrest and giving, during which he tired the enemy and dealt deadly blows to it in the heart of occupied Palestine,” it said, mourning his death.
PFLP calls for national dialogue over Fuqaha’s assassination
The leader in the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) Zulfiqar Sawirjo called Saturday morning on Palestinian resistance factions to start a national dialogue over the assassination of al-Qassam commander Mazen Fuqaha.
Speaking to the PIC reporter, Sawirjo said that the current situation in Gaza Strip needs a firm position, calling for responding rationally to the crime.
He also stressed the Palestinian resistance’s right to respond to Israeli crimes inside or outside Gaza Strip.
Fuqaha’s assassination was an attempt by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to evade his responsibility in Israel’s Gaza war failure, he added.
Only Palestinian resistance has the right to choose the appropriate time and place of its response, Sawirjo concluded.
Earlier Friday, unknown gunmen assassinated al-Qassam Brigades commander and ex-detainee Mazen Fuqaha in Tel al-Hawa area in southern Gaza City.
The Hamas Movement and its armed wing, al-Qassam Brigades, in the Gaza Strip have held the Israeli occupation state and its collaborators fully responsible for his assassination.
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