The leadership of the “Fatah” movement in Lebanon indicated that “in light of the Palestinian and Palestinian-Lebanese contacts that took place to deal with the unfortunate incident that took place during the funeral of the martyr Hamza Chahine, causing the death of several individuals in addition to many injuries, despite the fact that the leadership of the Palestine Liberation Organization and Fatah movement and the Palestinian Ambassador in Lebanon issued statements condemning this crime, and directing it with sympathy with the families of the martyrs and offering condolences to their families and to the leadership of Hamas and the wishes of the leadership of the organization and the movement.”

Therefore, the Fatah movement’s leadership in Lebanon decided, in a statement, to “prohibit any kind of communication with Hamas at all levels and in all regions in the Lebanese arena.”