Palestine’s Qorei Laid to Rest in Military Funeral

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) prays during the funeral of late Palestinian prime minister Ahmed Qorei in the city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on February 22, 2023. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)

The Palestinians bid farewell on Thursday to Ahmed Qorei (Abu Alaa), 85, who served as the first speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council.

The funeral was held at the presidential headquarters in Ramallah where Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas laid a wreath of flowers on his coffin.