Gaza- Basma M. Al-Kashif
"Palestinian People want to end the division" ... This is the intent of youth movement that undertook to do a revolution in the fifteenth of March; in order to end the Palestinian division and force the two parties to achieve the national unity.
Tens of thousands of Palestinians demonstrated in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and called for achieving the national reconciliation and ending the division between Hamas and Fatah.
These demonstrations were made in response to the invitation of youth coalitions on Facebook to demonstrate on the 15th of March, so that they can end the Palestinian division and achieve national reconciliation.
Brigadier-General Tayseer Al-Batsh, vice-chief of Palestinian police, confirmed that all policemen did not block demonstrators' way on the fifteenth of March, and they allowed to launch all national activities in Gaza streets and fields, pointing out that the members of Palestinian police protected the demonstrators.
Al-Batsh said in an interview to Interior Ministry's website: "Policemen only intervened to maintain security and prevent any attacks on public property or any attempt to provoke people or disturb public order."
"Gaza policemen did not prevent any demonstration or activity that authorized previously." Al-Batsh added.
Concerning the prominent obstacles that faced by police officers, Al-Batsh pointed out that there were some insurgents who turned away the national consensus from the unknown soldier yard and went to Al-Kateba courtyard and tried to disorder through walking around the nearby streets and shouting inflammatory and provocative words, but policemen took control those insurgents, emphasizing that the events of 15 March was not spontaneous popular demonstrations but led by some suspicious and malicious authorities to cause anarchy and chaos.
Brigadier-General Al-Batsh said: "We do not reject any events, but there are some events that not authorized due to security considerations, but all political organizations that generally recognized organize their activities without harassments."
Regarding to publicizing news about the attacks of Gaza police officers on journalists and cameramen by Fatah mass media, Al-Batsh said: "These attacks were individual behaviors that made by few policemen, whereas, Ministry of Interior's instructions allow all demonstrators to express their opinions freely, so, those policemen who violated the instructions, were detained and punished. "
Al-Batsh explained that the security situation that takes control of events during the past few days and the attempts of insurgents who disorder and violate the law led to committing such errors.
Accordingly, Ministry of Interior has condemned all inflammatory news and campaigns that led by some mass media to defame the civilized situation in the Gaza Strip.
Furthermore, Minister of Interior and National Security Mr. Fathi Hammad met with journalists to discuss some problems that occurred with some journalists during the events of March 15, and he ordered not to storm or enter any information office or press institution only according to rules.
Therefore, journalists thanked the Interior Minister who supported them and listened to their complaints, emphasizing on the strong relationship between each others.
