Palestinians rally in Ramallah demanding PA to drop Gaza sanctions

Hundreds of Palestinians have taken to the streets of the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, demanding that the Palestinian Authority lift its sanctions against the Gaza Strip, condemning them as punitive measures against the Palestinian people.

The rally was organized Sunday by a group dubbed “Movement for lifting sanctions imposed on Gaza”, which includes academics, journalists, writers, artists, prisoners, activists and other individuals.

The protesters urged Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to put an end to the sanctions imposed on Gaza since March 2017.

They also called for unity and an end to the division between the Palestinian factions.

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