Fatah: Murderers of 4 Israelis Are ‘Heroic Martyrs’ and ‘Men True to What They Promised Allah’

Yesterday, two Hamas terrorists opened fire at Israeli civilians at a gas station and a restaurant near the Jewish town of Eli in the West Bank, murdering four and wounding four.

An Israeli civilian at the scene shot and killed one of the terrorists, Muhannad Faleh Shehadeh, while the other, Khaled Mustafa Sabah, fled but was killed shortly after the attack when he tried to escape arrest by Israeli forces.

Soon after the attack, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah Movement honored the murderers as “heroic martyrs” and “men true to what they promised Allah.”

The murderers were glorified as “heroic Martyrdom-seekers” while the attack at the Jewish town of Eli was coined “the heroic ‘Eli colony’ operation”:

Text, top right: “In the name of All Merciful Allah — ‘Among the believers are men true to what they promised Allah. Among them is he who has fulfilled his vow [to the death], and among them is he who awaits [his chance].’“ (Koran 23, Sura 33, Sahih International translation)

Palestinian National Liberation Movement Fatah

The Urif area that is standing resolute

Text under the terrorist murderers:

“The heroic fighting Martyrs

Khaled Mustafa Sabah – Muhannad Faleh Shehadeh

The two heroic Martyrdom-seekers,
sons of the village of Urif,
who carried out the heroic ‘Eli colony’ operation

Glory and eternity to the righteous Martyrs
— victory grows where it is watered with blood” [emphasis added]

[Fatah Movement – Bethlehem Branch, Telegram channel, June 20, 2023]

Text on image: “The heroic Martyr Muhannad Faleh Shehadeh” (left)

“The heroic Martyr Khaled Mustafa Sabah” (right)

Text between the terrorist murderers: “Men true to what they promised Allah”

Text below the terrorist murderers: “They ascended [to Heaven] on 20/06/23 while carrying out a heroic shooting operation at the entrance to the Eli settlement north of Ramallah.”

Posted text: “The heroic Martyr Muhannad Faleh Shehadeh

The heroic Martyr Khaled Mustafa Sabah

The Al-Aqsa [Martyrs’] Brigades [i.e., Fatah’s military wing] – the Military Media [Department]”

[Fatah Movement – Bethlehem Branch, Telegram channel, June 20, 2023]

Fatah also celebrated the murderous attack as if it were a festive holiday:

At the top (right) is a photo of one of the M16s used by the two terrorist murderers Muhannad Faleh Shehadeh and Khaled Mustafa Sabah.

The cartoon celebrates and “blesses” the murders by showing a copy of the rifle, creating the word “holiday,” (eid) followed by the word “blessed,” (mubarak) together forming the greeting “Eid Mubarak” — “Blessed holiday” — in a reference to the upcoming Muslim holiday Eid Al-Adha. This was posted on the Telegram account of the Fatah movement’s Bethlehem branch.

The murderous attack follows a heavy gun battle between Israeli forces and Palestinian terrorists in Jenin on Monday. When Israeli forces entered Jenin to arrest two wanted terrorists, a roadside bomb was detonated on their vehicle and eight soldiers were wounded. The Israeli forces were met with heavy gunfire and additional explosives were hurled at them. They returned fire and a gun battle lasting several hours ensued between them and the Palestinian terrorists. Five Palestinians were killed, among them at least three Islamic Jihad terrorists.

Stressing the connection between the murder of the 4 Israelis, the independent Palestinian news agency Ma’an posted a photo of Palestinians sharing a big dish of pastry while one holds a sign saying “blood for blood”:

 

Following the death of the five Palestinian “Martyrs” in Jenin, the official PA daily praised them in a long and blunt headline, referring to terror hub Jenin as “the wellspring of Martyrdom,” and praising the terrorists — “the resistance” — for “shatter[ing] the myth of ‘the invincible [Israeli] army:

Headline: “Jenin and its refugee camp: The wellspring of Martyrdom, honor, and resolve

[Official PA daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, June 20, 2023]

The PA continued its praise:

Jenin and its refugee camp wrote new pages of heroism, self-sacrifice, and resolve [in history] when they stood heroically against a land and air act of aggression by the occupation. [emphasis added]

Fatah Movement Secretary in Nablus Muhammad Hamdan urged terror organizations to retaliate against Israel:

Fatah Movement Secretary in Nablus Muhammad Hamdan called to stand alongside the Palestinian blood that is flowing from all parts of the homeland, and alongside Jenin and its refugee camp that have always supported the national causes.

He demanded that the national action brigades and military bodies, and foremost among them the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ [Brigades — i.e., Fatah’s military wing — respond to the aggression of the occupation, which is attempting to force us to wave a white flag. [emphasis added]

[Official PA daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, June 20, 2023]

Mocking the Israeli forces, the Palestinian Authority (PA) published two cartoons. In reference to the Palestinian success wounding Israeli soldiers with a roadside bomb, one cartoon shows two uniformed Israeli soldiers carrying a stretcher with the word “Defeat” on it in place of a wounded person.

The other cartoon depicts one of the armored Israeli military vehicles damaged by the roadside bomb, forming the word “Israel”:

The PA also praised the Jenin terrorists – “the brave resistance” – through its official TV channel, bragging that they showed they are “capable” of harming Israel:

Official PA TV newsreader: “In Jenin [Israeli] military vehicles were damaged, and the occupation attempted for four hours to evacuate them from the Jenin [refugee] camp to the occupied Palestinian Interior [i.e., Palestinian term for Israel], but the brave resistance that we saw today in the refugee camp prevented the Israeli occupation from evacuating them unimpeded.” …

Official PA TV reporter: “The resistance proved to the Israeli occupation that our Palestinian people, despite its limited capabilities, is capable. It is capable of striking the Israeli occupation’s power and machine of violence.”

[Official PA TV, June 19, 2023]

The author is a senior analyst at Palestinian Media Watch, where a version of this article first appeared.

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