The clan quarrel in Hebron Fatah official Jibril Rajoub annou | Abu Ali Express in English

The clan quarrel in Hebron

Fatah official Jibril Rajoub announced today at a press conference in Hebron that an "Atwa" ceremony will be held tomorrow evening between the two sides. The ceremony is meant to alleviate some of the tensions present these last few days in the city since the assassination of Basel al-Jabri.

In the "Atwa" ceremony, the murdered person's family agrees to a ceasefire with the family of the murderer for a limited amount of time, during which the parties are supposed to settle the conflict in a more peaceful environment while generally calming the tensions between the clans.

Tonight the temporary ceasefire between the families was supposed to end yet was extended until tomorrow to prevent revenge plots from taking place right before the "Atwa" ceremony.