Palestine – Hundreds of Palestinians in West Bank protest against PA’s Abbas (Al Jazeera)

Hundreds of Palestinians have gathered in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah to demonstrate against President Mahmoud Abbas, hoping to inject new momentum into a protest movement sparked by the death of an outspoken critic in the custody of security forces.

Palestinian security forces and groups of men in plainclothes violently dispersed a similar protest a week ago, drawing expressions of concern from the United States and the United Nations human rights chief. There were no immediate reports of violence at Saturday’s demonstration.

Hundreds of Palestinians in West Bank protest against PA’s Abbas | Palestine News | Al Jazeera

Palestinian demonstrators lift banners in Arabic urging Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to ‘leave’ during a rally in Ramallah [Abbas Momani/AFP]