AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Tens of thousands of Palestinians attended in Jenin on Friday the funeral of former Minister of Prisoners' Affairs Wasfi Qabha who died yesterday from COVID-19 at the age of 62.
Leaders of the Hamas Movement, MPs, and national leaders from various political factions also attended the funeral.
During the funeral, the leader in Hamas Movement Sheikh Mustafa Abu Arra hailed the deceased’s strong positions in defense of Palestinian prisoners' issue.
He pointed out that Qabha had long been enjoying high spirits despite spending long years in Israeli jails.
For his part, MP Khaled Saeed Kamla said that Qabha was always defending the rights of the oppressed.
The MP Ibrahim Abu Salem stressed during the funeral ceremony that the deceased was a symbol of national unity.
The leader of the Islamic Jihad Movement, Khader Adnan, also praised Qabha's strong positions in defense of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
On Thursday, top Hamas official Wasfi Qabha passed away at the age of 62 after suffering from COVID-19 complications.
In recent weeks, Qabha’s health seriously worsened and he had been placed under total anesthesia and attached to a ventilator.
Qabha is a former minister of prisoners’ affairs in the tenth Palestinian government (Ismail Haneyya’s government). He was exposed to several serious assaults and survived assassination attempts. He was also arrested several times and spent about 14 years in Israeli jails.
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source : Palestine Information Center
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13 November 2021
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Tens of thousands of Palestinians attend funeral of former minister Qabha dead from COVID-19
Tens of thousands of Palestinians attended in Jenin on Friday the funeral of former Minister of Prisoners' Affairs Wasfi Qabha who died yesterday from COVID-19 at the age of 62.