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Amid Ceasefire, Fatah Vows to Continue Terror and Be ‘The Flame of the Armed Struggle’
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in New York, US, Sept. 26, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
As Hamas continues to gain popularity thanks to its successful implementation of terror, which will now lead to the release of many imprisoned terrorists and murderers, Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah Party is reminding everyone that it has always been the leader of Palestinian terror.
The party’s social media content leaves no doubt regarding its goal for 2025: to continue that terror against Israel.
Fatah has posted images of masked terrorists posing with assault rifles, a picture of arch-terrorist Abu Jihad — who orchestrated the murder of at least 125 people, and Yasser Arafat — who conducted the Palestinian Authority’s 5-year terror campaign, together with logos and text praising “the armed struggle.”
Text on the image above: “Fatah, which bore the rifle and defended the Palestinian decision, was and still is the loyal guardian of the national project.”
The image posted below by Fatah shows former PLO and PA Chairman Yasser Arafat on the right walking with terrorist Khalil Al-Wazir “Abu Jihad.”
Posted text: “The story of a people and the struggle of a homeland
#The_60th_anniversary_of_the_Launch_of_the_Palestinian_revolution
Fatah is not just a political movement, but rather the story of a people the struggle of a homeland
On the 60th anniversary of its Intilaqa [i.e., the anniversary of “the Launch” of Fatah, counted from its first terror attack against Israel], the hope and the promise are renewed.” [emphasis added]
[Fatah Commission of Information and Culture, Facebook page, Dec. 29, 2024]
Fatah’s image above shows an old Fatah logo featuring a masked man, an assault rifle, and a Palestinian flag.
Text on logo: “Fatah is the eternal revolution and Al-Asifa [i.e., Fatah military unit] is the flame of the armed struggle
1965-2025
Fatah will continue to be the eternal revolution”
[Fatah Commission of Information and Culture, Facebook page, Dec. 30, 2024]
And this goal is not just espoused by the old men of Fatah, who have experienced 60 years of “the armed struggle.”
The young Palestinian generation is just as determined in its vow to fight Israel.
Fatah’s Shabiba Student Movement and Student Union Council at Palestine Technical University — Kadoorie call for holy war, “jihad,” asking Allah to “strengthen the Jihad fighters” and “grant victory to the Palestinians,” while “sow[ing] fear in the hearts of their enemies”:
Text on image: “May Allah make the new year good for Palestine; may He strengthen the Jihad fighters in it, grant victory to the Palestinians, give glory, victory, and strength to those carrying out Ribat, and sow fear in the hearts of their enemies.”
Posted text: “Happy New Year, and may Allah bring us and you victory and liberation in it.
Your brothers in the [Fatah] Shabiba Student Movement and the Student Union [at Palestine Technical University – Kadoorie].” [emphasis added]
[Facebook page, Jan. 1, 2025]
Another clear sign of the PA and Fatah’s violent aspirations for 2025 is this photo of Ramallah and El-Bireh District Governor Laila Ghannam, with her hands on the shoulders of a girl wearing a yellow headband of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades — Fatah’s military wing responsible for numerous terror attacks.
The PA governor’s endorsement of the Brigades and their terror is clear:
[PA Ramallah and El-Bireh Governorate, Facebook page, Dec. 31, 2024]
Numerous convicted terrorists and murderers will be released as part of this hostage deal; and they will be considered heroes by Palestinians.
The author is a senior analyst at Palestinian Media Watch, where a version of this article was originally published.
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After False Dawns, Gazans Hope Trump Will Force End to Two-Year-Old War
Palestinians walk past a residential building destroyed in previous Israeli strikes, after Hamas agreed to release hostages and accept some other terms in a US plan to end the war, in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip October 4, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa
Exhausted Palestinians in Gaza clung to hopes on Saturday that US President Donald Trump would keep up pressure on Israel to end a two-year-old war that has killed tens of thousands and displaced the entire population of more than two million.
Hamas’ declaration that it was ready to hand over hostages and accept some terms of Trump’s plan to end the conflict while calling for more talks on several key issues was greeted with relief in the enclave, where most homes are now in ruins.
“It’s happy news, it saves those who are still alive,” said 32-year-old Saoud Qarneyta, reacting to Hamas’ response and Trump’s intervention. “This is enough. Houses have been damaged, everything has been damaged, what is left? Nothing.”
GAZAN RESIDENT HOPES ‘WE WILL BE DONE WITH WARS’
Ismail Zayda, 40, a father of three, displaced from a suburb in northern Gaza City where Israel launched a full-scale ground operation last month, said: “We want President Trump to keep pushing for an end to the war, if this chance is lost, it means that Gaza City will be destroyed by Israel and we might not survive.
“Enough, two years of bombardment, death and starvation. Enough,” he told Reuters on a social media chat.
“God willing this will be the last war. We will hopefully be done with the wars,” said 59-year-old Ali Ahmad, speaking in one of the tented camps where most Palestinians now live.
“We urge all sides not to backtrack. Every day of delay costs lives in Gaza, it is not just time wasted, lives get wasted too,” said Tamer Al-Burai, a Gaza City businessman displaced with members of his family in central Gaza Strip.
After two previous ceasefires — one near the start of the war and another earlier this year — lasted only a few weeks, he said; “I am very optimistic this time, maybe Trump’s seeking to be remembered as a man of peace, will bring us real peace this time.”
RESIDENT WORRIES THAT NETANYAHU WILL ‘SABOTAGE’ DEAL
Some voiced hopes of returning to their homes, but the Israeli military issued a fresh warning to Gazans on Saturday to stay out of Gaza City, describing it as a “dangerous combat zone.”
Gazans have faced previous false dawns during the past two years, when Trump and others declared at several points during on-off negotiations between Hamas, Israel and Arab and US mediators that a deal was close, only for war to rage on.
“Will it happen? Can we trust Trump? Maybe we trust Trump, but will Netanyahu abide this time? He has always sabotaged everything and continued the war. I hope he ends it now,” said Aya, 31, who was displaced with her family to Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.
She added: “Maybe there is a chance the war ends at October 7, two years after it began.”
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Mass Rally in Rome on Fourth Day of Italy’s Pro-Palestinian Protests
A Pro-Palestinian demonstrator waves a Palestinian flag during a national protest for Gaza in Rome, Italy, October 4, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Claudia Greco
Large crowds assembled in central Rome on Saturday for the fourth straight day of protests in Italy since Israel intercepted an international flotilla trying to deliver aid to Gaza, and detained its activists.
People holding banners and Palestinian flags, chanting “Free Palestine” and other slogans, filed past the Colosseum, taking part in a march that organizers hoped would attract at least 1 million people.
“I’m here with a lot of other friends because I think it is important for us all to mobilize individually,” Francesco Galtieri, a 65-year-old musician from Rome, said. “If we don’t all mobilize, then nothing will change.”
Since Israel started blocking the flotilla late on Wednesday, protests have sprung up across Europe and in other parts of the world, but in Italy they have been a daily occurrence, in multiple cities.
On Friday, unions called a general strike in support of the flotilla, with demonstrations across the country that attracted more than 2 million, according to organizers. The interior ministry estimated attendance at around 400,000.
Italy’s right-wing government has been critical of the protests, with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni suggesting that people would skip work for Gaza just as an excuse for a longer weekend break.
On Saturday, Meloni blamed protesters for insulting graffiti that appeared on a statue of the late Pope John Paul II outside Rome’s main train station, where Pro-Palestinian groups have been holding a protest picket.
“They say they are taking to the streets for peace, but then they insult the memory of a man who was a true defender and builder of peace. A shameful act committed by people blinded by ideology,” she said in a statement.
Israel launched its Gaza offensive after Hamas terrorists staged a cross border attack on October 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people and taking 251 people hostage.
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Hamas Says It Agrees to Release All Israeli Hostages Under Trump Gaza Plan
Smoke rises during an Israeli military operation in Gaza City, as seen from the central Gaza Strip, October 2, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
Hamas said on Friday it had agreed to release all Israeli hostages, alive or dead, under the terms of US President Donald Trump’s Gaza proposal, and signaled readiness to immediately enter mediated negotiations to discuss the details.