Fatah, the Palestinian Authority’s ruling party, published a cartoon on its website depicting the California fires as punishment for Trump and the United States.
The cartoon shows President-elect Donald Trump warning that “I will open the gates of hell on the Middle East” as the California fires burn behind him.
A verse from the Quran appears below the cartoon implying that the fires are Divine punishment for Trump’s threats. The verse states that people believe they are in control of their beautiful world, but Allah will “mow it down as if it never flourished,” serving as a sign that humanity should learn its lesson.
Trump had warned Hamas that if the hostages it had kidnapped from Israel on 7 October 2023 were not released by his inauguration, then “all hell will break out in the Middle East.”
[Image: Palestinian Media Watch]