The Palestinian security forces prevented a march in Ramallah carried out by thousands of people calling for the withdrawal of the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and denouncing the assassination of Nizar Banat.

Palestinian security fired tear gas to disperse the protesters, while ambulance teams were seen transporting injured people to hospitals.

Palestinian media reported that the security services arrested a number of participants in the demonstration.

Thursday, the Governor of Hebron Jibrin al-Bakri announced the death of the Palestinian political and human rights activist Nizar Banat during his arrested by the Palestinian security.

The governor said in a press statement that the Palestinian security forces arrested Banat after the Public Prosecution ordered the arrest of in the early hours of Thursday morning. During the arrest, his health deteriorated and he was transferred to the Hebron Governmental Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

According to one of Banat's relatives "a security force raided his house at 3:30 am, and he was severely beaten by about 20 soldiers." He added that Banat was alive and shouting when he got arrested.