The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement condemned on Sunday Israel's deportation of Palestinian-French lawyer and ex-detainee Salah Hamouri from the occupied city of his birth, Al-Qudc city.

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) said that the expulsion of Hamouri which uproots him from his home city was a political decision. "He was expelled from Jerusalem because he has been calling for the freedom of his fellow Palestinians, as well as calling for an end to the Israeli demolition of Palestinian homes and aggression against Palestinian women and children."
The PFLP also described the move as "ethnic cleansing" as part of the occupation state's efforts to expel the "indigenous residents" from the Holy City. "This is a flagrant violation of international law," it added.
Meanwhile, the Palestinian Authority Ministry of Jerusalem Affairs called for Hamouri to be returned to his home along with his wife and children. "Hamouri's expulsion from Jerusalem highlights the need for the Palestinians to have international protection from these Israeli practices."