(Ma'an) The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine on Saturday celebrated its 47th anniversary in a public festival in al-Bireh.
More than 1,000 people took part in the festival, marching in the streets of Ramallah and holding up Palestinian and PFLP flags, a Ma'an reporter said.
PFLP leaders, PLO Executive Committee members, and members of the Palestinian Legislative Council attended the event.
The leftist Palestinian movement called for Palestinian unity and an end to political division in the Gaza Strip.
PFLP leader Khalida Jarrar urged Palestinian officials to bring the Palestinian case to the UN.
Fatah Central Committee member Mahmoud al-Alul said during a speech at the event that the PFLP had made an effective contribution to the Palestinian cause.
Earlier Saturday, the PFLP said in a statement that the deterioration of humanitarian life in Gaza could not continue.
The movement called on the Palestinian unity government to carry out its responsibilities for the good of Palestinians in the Strip.
It urged the Fatah and Hamas movements to prioritize the national good, the people, and their rights above their political disagreements.
The PFLP also called for pressure on Israel to end its blockade on Gaza and to open border crossings, saying the siege was the main reason for the humanitarian situation in the Strip.
It also called upon President Mahmoud Abbas to coordinate with Egypt to open the Rafah crossing.
The PFLP, a leftist political faction, was founded in 1967 by Palestinian Christian George Habash. The group became well known for its aircraft hijackings in the 1960s and '70s. Its military wing, the Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades, has played an active role in armed conflicts with Israeli forces, most recently in Israel's 50-day offensive on Gaza this summer.
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