Hamas Palestinian resistance group applauded Libyan people and government over rejecting normalization with the Zionist entity, after news emerged during the weekend over a meeting between the country’s top diplomat and Israeli foreign minister in Italy.
In a statement on Monday, Hamas Spokesman Hazem Qassem said: “This broad rejection confirms Libya’s genuineness and allegiance to national issues on top of which is the Palestinian cause.”
The spokesman said such stances indicate that the Libyans consider Palestine “as the central cause of the Ummah (nation) and eye the Zionist entity as the primary enemy.”
In the same context, Hamas’ Qassem urged officials, people and syndicates across the Arab and Muslim world to escalate anti-normalization moves, noting that normalization activities harm the national interests of those states primarily, as they have dangerous impact on the Palestinian cause.
Libya Sacks FM
Libya’s prime minister sacked the country’s top diplomat Najla Mangoush on Monday in an effort to contain a growing furor over Mangoush’s meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen last week, which prompted protests overnight in several Libyan cities.
The meeting is contentious because Libya does not formally recognize the Zionist entity and there is widespread public support across the Libyan political spectrum for the Palestinian cause of.
Burning tires blocked some major roads in Tripoli on Monday and the Palestinian flag was raised in central Benghazi.
Mangoush’s office tried to quell the anger late on Sunday, saying she had rejected a request for an official meeting with Cohen, but that they had met during an unplanned encounter while she was meeting Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani.
Meanwhile, the Libyans continued protesting against Mangoush’s step, demanding the resignation of the government.
Libya prime minister Abdul Hamid Al-Dbeibeh visited the headquarters of the Palestinian embassy in an attempt to calm the angered protesters backed by the speeches of the members of the parliament who affirmed commitment to the Palestinian cause.
Source: Palestinain media and agencies
