On Sunday, Talal Abu Zarifa, a member of the Political Bureau of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, was killed by a Zionist airstrike that targeted al-Sabra neighborhood, south of Gaza City. Local sources reported that at least three Palestinians were killed in the raid.
Below we publish communqiues from the two Communist organizations in Palestine as they pay tribute.
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Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine:
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The Democratic Front bids farewell to its martyr Talal Abu Zarifa, the national leader and member of its Political Bureau in the Gaza Strip.
The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine announced the martyrdom of comrade Talal Abu Zarifa, a member of its Political Bureau, and a prominent national leader, a member of the National Body for Resistance Factions in the Gaza Strip, who was targeted by enemy aircraft in a cowardly assassination operation while he was performing his revolutionary duties, stationed in Gaza City, at the helm of the Democratic Front’s organizations and its military wing, the Martyr Omar Al-Qasim Forces.
The “israeli” Broadcasting Authority announced from Tel Aviv in a news report that the occupation forces admitted responsibility for the assassination crime of leader Talal Abu Zarifa, describing him as one of the organizers of the Return Marches and Breaking the Siege in the Gaza Strip.
He joined the Democratic Front while he was a student, and held his leadership roles in the Palestinian Democratic Youth Union (PDYU) in the Gaza Strip, and at the College of Science in Algeria, where he continued his education. He returned to Gaza, and took up his leadership role in the organizations of the Democratic Front, assuming many revolutionary responsibilities.
He was elected for several terms as a member of the Political Bureau of the Democratic Front, the last of which was at the Eighth National General Congress, which concluded its activities in April last year.
He was assassinated by the “israeli” enemy in a cowardly airstrike targeting his headquarters in the Al-Sabra neighborhood in southern Gaza, at dawn on Monday, May 13, 2024, where he was martyred instantly, and alongside him martyred was comrade Mahmoud Hammami, one of the leaders of the Martyr Omar Al-Qasim Forces (the military wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine).
The martyr was born in the city of Abasan Al-Kabira in the Gaza Strip in 1960, stationed in Gaza City from the first moment of the Al-Aqsa Flood war at the helm of the organizations of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Eternity for the martyrs.
And glory to the homeland.
Central Media
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National Resistance Brigades (Martyr Omar Al-Qasim Forces):
The Martyr Omar Al-Qasim Forces – the military wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine bids farewell to one of its leaders, the martyr comrade Mahmoud Hammami.
The Martyr Omar Al-Qasim Forces” (the military wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine) issued a statement announcing the martyrdom of one of its prominent leaders, Comrade Mahmoud Hammami, when he was targeted by “israeli” enemy aircraft in a cowardly airstrike that assassinated him alongside leader Talal Abu Zarifa, a member of the political bureau of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, at dawn today in Al-Sabra neighborhood, south of Gaza City.
The Martyr Omar Al-Qasim Forces stated: “Commander Mahmoud Hammami held a leading position in organizing, training, qualifying, and leading the fighters of the Martyr Omar Al-Qasim Forces, excelling in the field across Gaza City, at the forefront of his comrades in the Martyr Omar Al-Qassam Forces, and organizing dozens of combat operations that inflicted severe losses on the ‘israeli’ enemy in personnel and equipment.”
The Martyr Omar Al-Qasim Forces concluded its statement: “Today, as we bid farewell to Comrade Commander Mahmoud Hammami, and Comrade Commander Talal Abu Zarifa, we are further determined and resilient to escalate the confrontation against the barbaric army, to continue teaching it a harsh lesson, until we force it, subdued, to carry its stick and leave the Strip in disgrace, carrying its dead, wounded, and disabled, and biting the fingers of remorse, where remorse is futile.
The Martyr Omar Al-Qasim Forces – the military wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Military Media
13/5/2024
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Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine:
The Popular Front mourns the member of the Political Bureau of the Democratic Front and the national leader comrade Talal Abu Zarifa “Abu Ahmad.”
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, on behalf of its Secretary-General and his deputy from the Democratic Front’s General Secretary Dr. Fahd Suleiman, and all the leadership and members of the Front in the homeland and diaspora, and the fighting Abu Zarifa family, mourns the martyrdom of the national leader, a member of the Political Bureau of the Front, comrade Talal Abu Zarifa “Abu Ahmad”, who was martyred in a treacherous zionist bombing last night on the Al-Sabra neighborhood in Gaza City.
Palestine and the national movement have lost a steadfast leader in his positions, a unifying comrade always present in all arenas, who offered much for the service of his cause and his people, distinguished by his courageous and bold political stances.
We are confident that this treacherous crime will not weaken the Democratic Front or break its will; rather, it will strengthen its resolve and determination to continue the resistance and confront the aggression side by side with other resistance factions.
As the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine mourns comrade leader Abu Ahmad, it pledges to him and all the martyrs to follow the same path, road, and goal for which he struggled and was martyred, on the way to liberating Palestine.. from its river to its sea, and establishing the democratic state of Palestine with its capital in Al-Quds.
Glory to the martyrs.
And we will certainly be victorious.
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Central Media Department
13-5-2024