Abbas declares 3 days of mourning
Oct 18, 2023
Gaza [Palestine], October 18: Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas has declared three days of mourning following the Israeli bombing of Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reports.
Various political factions have also called on Palestinians in the West Bank to observe a commercial strike on Wednesday to protest the deadly Israeli attack on the hospital.
Abbas has cancelled a planned meeting with US President Joe Biden following the deadly Israeli strike on a Gaza hospital. The meeting was due to take place in Jordan on Wednesday. Two "senior Palestinian officials" told Reuters news agency that Abbas is returning to Ramallah. Abbas was scheduled to join Jordan's King Abdullah II and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi at the summit in Amman where they were to discuss the Israel-Hamas war with Biden. (Agencies)
Source: Qatar Tribune
