Thousands of Palestinian citizens participated in massive rallies staged on Saturday evening and night in different areas of the Gaza Strip in protest at the ongoing punitive measures taken by the Abbas administration against them.

In northern Gaza, protesters carried placards and chanted slogans denouncing Mahmoud Abbas and his economic sanctions on Gaza, especially with regard to withheld salaries.

A large crowd protested Mahmoud Abbas for the implementation of sanctions on the Gaza Strip since April 2017.

Similar protests also took place in al-Jala street in southern Gaza, ash-Shati refugee camp in western Gaza, and al-Najma area in Rafah.

After the evening prayer, a great demonstration was held in the city of Rafah. Those who took part here chanted slogans demanding the end of the sanctions imposed on Gaza and that Mahmoud Abbas should leave.

ILKHA