The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine condemns in the strongest terms the horrific massacre and genocide perpetrated by the Israeli occupation forces at dawn today in the town of Abasan al-Jadida, east of Khan Yunis. The massacre targeted the struggling al-Daghma family, killing and wounding dozens of its members. This brutal crime amounts to a flagrant war crime and clearly reflects the bloody and fascist nature of the Israeli occupation.
This heinous massacre claimed the life of Comrade Salah Ramadan Al-Daghma, a member of the DFLP›s central command and head of the Abasan Al-Jadida branch, in addition to wounding his wife and children. His brother Khalil Ramadan Al-Daghma, head of the workers› region in the branch, was also martyred along with his wife and children, in addition to their brother Alaa Ramadan Al-Daghma, a Front cadre, his wife and children. It is worth noting that the wives of the martyrs Khalil and Alaa were leaders in the Union of Women›s Action Committees – the women›s framework of the Front.
The Democratic Front mourns its heroic martyrs and the members of the struggling Al-Daghma family. It considers this crime an extension of the series of crimes of ethnic cleansing and genocide perpetrated by the occupation against our people. It holds the occupation government fully politically and criminally responsible for it, and calls for the enemy›s leaders to be brought to international justice as war criminals.
In this painful tragedy, the Front extends its sincere condolences and sympathy to the Palestinian people, the residents of Abasan al-Jadida, and the steadfast al-Daghma family, affirming that the blood of the martyrs will remain torches of struggle on the path to freedom, return, and independence.