Jordanian MP Khalil Attia burns Israeli flag (social media)
Jordanian news websites and social media pages circulated on Thursday a video of a Jordanian lawmaker burning the Israeli flag inside the main hall of the Arab League, in the Egyptian capital Cairo.
The circulating clip showed MP Khalil Attia burning the Israeli flag, saying, "In revenge for the people of Gaza and in revenge for the martyrs of Gaza, we burn your flag, Zionists."
MP Attia then threw the flag to the ground and stepped on it, according to what appears in the video.
MP Khalil Attia burns the flag of the entity in the hall of the League of Arab States
Representative Khalil Attiya burned the flag of the occupation entity in the hall of the Arab League pic.twitter.com/jaeVOnlUjW
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Jordanian news websites reported that this incident occurred "during Attia's participation in the Arab Parliament session in the main hall of the Arab League, which was held in Cairo, earlier Thursday."
There was no immediate comment from Jordan's parliament or the Arab League on the incident, nor did Israel immediately comment.
Attia, 65, is an independent member who has represented Amman's first constituency for seven consecutive parliamentary terms, holds a master's degree in private law, and is known for his advocacy of the Palestinian cause.
Since the seventh of last October, the Israeli army has launched a devastating aggression on Gaza, leaving as of Friday more than 21,55 martyrs and <>,<> injured, most of them children and women, massive destruction of infrastructure and an unprecedented humanitarian disaster, according to the authorities of the Strip and the United Nations.
Source : Al Jazeera + Anatolia