The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), widely recognized as the official representative of the Palestinian people, has paid tribute to the late Hamas leader, Yahya Sinwar, hailing him as a "martyr" and a "great national leader."
According to Breitbart, the PLO's Executive Committee extended its condolences to the Palestinian people and all national factions following the demise of Sinwar, who was the head of Hamas' political bureau. The PLO's statement also leveled accusations against Israel, alleging the nation of committing "massacres and genocide" against the Palestinians.
In the wake of Sinwar's death, the PLO has urged all Palestinian factions to unite in their quest for the "full reclaiming of our rights, including the right of return, the end of the occupation, and the establishment of our Palestinian state on all our occupied territories based on the 1967 borders, with Jerusalem as its eternal capital."
Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, summoned the PLO Executive Committee for an emergency meeting to honor Sinwar and offer prayers. The PLO, often seen as one of the more "moderate" organizations Israel is expected to negotiate with, has been led by Abbas, who is perceived as a semi-respectable leader of the Palestinians in the West Bank.
Recently, Abbas has been advocating for the international community to cease supplying weapons to Israel. He has been promoting a 12-point "peace plan" and pushing for his Palestinian Authority to govern postwar Gaza. These actions underscore the PLO's commitment to its cause, even as it mourns the loss of a significant leader.
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