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Palestinian rioters burn tires, throw rocks over PA Eid al-Fitr mosque closures

Clashes erupt in the Palestinian Authority as residents take to the streets to protest against virus lockdowns imposed for the holiday.

Palestinian supporters of senior Hamas militant Mazen Fuqaha shout slogans during a march in the West Bank village of Tubas, March 25, 2017. Photo by Flash90.
Palestinian supporters of senior Hamas militant Mazen Fuqaha shout slogans during a march in the West Bank village of Tubas, March 25, 2017. Photo by Flash90.

Hundreds of Palestinian Authority residents gathered outside P.A. headquarters in Hebron on Saturday night to demand the opening of mosques for the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which lasts through Sunday.

“The people want to observe the holiday prayer,” protesters can be heard chanting in a video posted on Twitter by Kan News Palestinian affairs correspondent Nurit Yohanan.

The demonstration came in response to P.A. COVID-19 restrictions, among them the barring of entry to houses of worship during Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the month of Ramadan.

In the video, rioters can be seen burning tires and throwing rocks in the streets of Tubas, near Nablus, and what sound like gunshots can be heard in the background.

The P.A. eased closures in many cities on Saturday to enable residents to prepare for the holiday, but reimposed a full lockdown for the festival itself, due to concerns of mass gatherings leading to a spike in new coronavirus infections.

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