ALBAWABA - Palestine declares, Friday 7 January a 'Day of National Mourning' after the tragic road accident that killed eight Palestinians on a highway north of Jericho near the village of Fasayil.
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— hizbie (@hizbie_) January 7, 2022
The moment of the horrific traffic accident that led to the death of 7 workers near the village of Fasayel, north of the city of Jericho. pic.twitter.com/nGudtUVHm2
The social media is rife with the terrible news of the tragic accident that occurred on Thursday afternoon. It happened at a road junction when an articulated truck literally smashed into the van that was carrying the students from work.
In a press statement, Hamas leader Husam Badran: "We stand by the bereaved families of the unfortunate traffic accident that took place north of Jericho, and we will extend a helping hand with all our people to overcome this grave injury." https://t.co/tL8mFIRhxZ
— ً (@jordan_sp1) January 6, 2022
The students were between the ages of 14 and 17 years old and they were working on their school holidays to supplement the meagre income of their poor families.
#فيديو الآلاف يشاركون في تشييع "ضحايا عقربا" الذين قضوا أمس بحادث السير شمال أريحا pic.twitter.com/0NPWo3n1so
— وكالة شهاب للأنباء (@ShehabAgency) January 7, 2022
Five others were in the van and all suffered injuries with some in critical condition.
تشييع جثامين ضحايا فاجعة عقربا الذين قضوا بحادث السير شمال أريحا. pic.twitter.com/Sgi29ZOO55
— شبكة قدس الإخبارية (@qudsn) January 7, 2022
According to the Palestinian News Agency Wafa President Mahmood Abbas declared Friday as a day of mourning in honor of the Palestinian students and also ordered that flags be flown at half-mast and "ordered absentee funeral prayer" held in all of the mosques of the West Bank and Gaza in honor of the deceased, WAFA reported.
The victims of the traffic accident near Jericho ranged in age between 14-17 years, school students working on their holidays to provide for their needs and the needs of their families.#PalestinianLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/z9ErtTGDB5
— hizbie (@hizbie_) January 7, 2022
Palestinian Traffic Police Director Abu Zneid Abu Zneid pointed at the finger at Israel. He said:
"There is an engineering error in the street in which the accident occurred north of Jericho, and we have repeatedly demanded the Israeli side to fix it and it was possible to prevent the accident with a simple engineering procedure."
Traffic Police Director Abu Zneid Abu Zneid: "There is an engineering error in the street in which the accident occurred north of Jericho, & we have repeatedly demanded the Israeli side to fix it & it was possible to prevent the accident with a simple engineering procedure." https://t.co/jA3T8Hz5WO
— ً (@jordan_sp1) January 6, 2022
