Day: 19 June 2023

For the second year in a row, Generations For Peace maintained its global ranking on the Geneva-based The Dot Good’s top 200 social good organizations around the world for the year 2023, ranking 25th on the list. Generations For Peace is a non-profit organization founded in 2007 and chaired by His Royal Highness Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein to implement programs in Jordan and abroad and transform conflicts into sustainable peace at the grassroots level. In a statement on Monday, the organization said that on the regional level, Generations For Peace ranked first among social good organizations and third on The Dot Good’s top organizations specialized in peacebuilding on the international level. Prince Faisal said: “Maintaining this classification for two consecutive years is an affirmation of the prominent role played by Generations For Peace in bringing about sustainable and positive change in societies, led by its work team, volunteers and with the support of its partners.” He stated that this achievement is an international recognition of the exceptional efforts made by Generations For Peace to provide spaces for young women and men who aspire for change in Jordan and the world and to work with them side-by-side to empower them and promote the values of responsible citizenship among them to “build a present and a future that transcends the values of peace that we desperately need.” Prince Faisal underscored that Generations For Peace will continue its peace-building mission and is committed to expanding the scope of its programs in line with the needs and contexts of the societies in which it operates to ensure the sustainable impact of these programs.

Source: Jordan News Agency

The Jordanian National Center for Epidemics and Communicable Diseases Control (JCDC) on Monday began a drill on biological threats and sound practices to deal with them. The two-day exercise includes lectures and a simulation of a biological threat scenario that could occur in any of the institutions, as well as proposals and solutions to address an attack within an “advanced methodological approach”. JCDC President Raeda Al Qutub told participants, representing various national institutions and agencies, that the drill is in implementation of the center’s strategy for the years 2023-2025 with the aim of raising the efficiency of workers and spreading awareness among them to address biological threats. In cooperation with partners at the national and international levels, the center seeks to enhance practices and precautions to reduce such risks on response crews, society and the surrounding environment along with a number of projects and activities the center implements in the public health domain, added Qutub. It was the latest in a series that the JCDC is carrying out, as it conducted other drills to deal with threats at the borders and zoonotic diseases and epidemics and assess the response to them, with the aim to hone the skills of workers in national institutions to face any potential outbreaks of epidemics or threats to society.

Source: Jordan News Agency

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned the Israeli government’s aggression on the city of Jenin early Monday, warning against the ongoing cycle of violence, which will affect all parties. The Ministry’s official spokesperson Sinan Majali underlined the need to halt the repeated incursions into Palestinian cities, safeguard them from further attacks, and prevent any escalations that go against international humanitarian law and Israel’s obligations as the occupying power. He reaffirmed Jordan’s position rejecting these attacks and unilateral measures that undermine efforts to reduce escalation, in addition to the need for the international community to act immediately and effectively to stop this aggression and provide protection for the Palestinian people in all the occupied territories.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Israeli occupation forces today targeted Palestinian journalists while covering the ongoing Israeli aggression on the city of Jenin and its camp. Hafiz Abu Sabra, a journalist, told WAFA that Israeli forces directly opened gunfire at his vehicle while he was covering the assault near the entrance of the camp, causing damage. The soldiers also opened fire at Hazem Nasser, a photojournalist at al-Ghad TV channel. The Ministry of Health confirmed earlier today the killing of four Palestinians, including a child, while 45 others were wounded, 10 of them in critical condition.

Source: En – Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA

Presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh said that the continuous massacres committed by the occupation government against Palestinian people, the latest of which was in the city of Jenin and its camp, which resulted in the killing of four Palestinians, including a child, while 45 others were wounded, 10 of them in critical condition, are attempts to detonate the area and drag it in to the violence box. Abu Rudeineh said that the current situation cannot continue, and the international community, and the US administration in particular, must intervene to immediately stop this Israeli madness. ‘The international silence is what encourages the occupation government to continue its crimes and wage an all-out war against our Palestinian people, their land and their sanctities,’ he added. The presidential spokesman said that Israel bears responsibility for thwarting all Arab and international efforts that have been made recently to prevent escalation and tension. He stressed that the ongoing Israeli aggression against Palestinian people will not discourage them from continuing their legitimate struggle until achieving their aspirations for liberation and the establishment of their independent state with East Jerusalem as its capital.

Source: En – Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA

The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland expressed concerns about Israel’s decision to alter settlement planning in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. ‘I am deeply concerned by the Israeli Government’s decision yesterday to alter settlement planning procedures that have been in place since 1996, which is expected to expedite settlement expansion. I am also alarmed by the anticipated advancement next week of over 4,000 settlement housing units by Israeli planning authorities,’ he said. ‘I reiterate that the establishment by Israel of settlements in the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem, has no legal validity and constitutes a flagrant violation under international law.’ ‘I urge the Government of Israel to halt and reverse such decisions, which are a major obstacle to the achievement of the two-State solution and a just, lasting and comprehensive peace,’ he added. ‘At a time of increased violence and fragility on the ground, the prolonged absence of a political process, and concerted international and regional efforts to support constructive dialogue between the parties, such steps only push Israelis and Palestinians further apart and risk destabilizing an already highly tense situation on the ground,’ he concluded.

Source: En – Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA

The number of Palestinians killed in the Israeli army raid on Jenin refugee camp in the early morning hours of Monday rose to five, according to the Health Ministry. The Ministry said that five Palestinians were killed and 91 others were wounded, including 23 in critical condition, by Israeli military gunfire in the large raid on the refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank. It named the fifth Palestinian killed in the raid as Ahmad Daraghmeh, a resident of Tubas district, while it earlier named the four other fatalities as 21-year-old Khaled Azzam Asa’sah, Ahmad Youssef Saqr, 15, Qassam Faisal Abu Sariya, 29 and Qais Majdi Jabareen, 21, all from Jenin. The Health Ministry also reported that 63 casualties, including 10 in serious to critical condition, were rushed to Jenin Government Hospital. One of the cases in critical condition is that of a 15-year-old girl who was shot in the head by Israeli forces and was transferred to Jenin Government Hospital. The Ministry added that another case of a critical injury in the head was rushed to al-Razi Hospital, while the remaining 27 casualties, including 12 in critical condition, were taken to Ibn Sina Specialized Hospital. Early today, sizable number of Israeli forces, comprising some 120 military vehicles, stormed the city, deploying snipers on the rooftops of some houses, triggering violent confrontations. An attack helicopters were used in the raid. The heavily-armed soldier fired live ammunition, stun grenades and tear gas canisters, as an army armored bulldozer destroyed a water carrier pipeline supplying water to al-Jabiriyyat neighborhood and caused a large power blackout. The Israeli troops, according to WAFA correspondent, broke into the family house of Mus’ab al-Barmaki and used the family members as human shields, before detaining two Palestinians.

Source: En – Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA

The Palestinian Cabinet today strongly condemned the ongoing Israeli aggression on the city of Jenin and its camp, which claimed the life of four Palestinians so far and 45 injuries, 10 of them in critical condition. The Cabinet added ‘the international silence and double standards encourage the Israeli government to practice more killing, destruction and intimidation against our people, and as long as the Israel forces, the occupying power, will not be held accountable for their crimes, such aggression and assault will continue.’ ‘Our people will confront such aggression,’ the Cabinet added, ‘all ministries are ready to provide what is needed to support our people in Jenin.’

Source: En – Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA

The Public Prosecution Office in Amran province approved the release of 29 prisoners from pretrial detention, detention centers, detention in the security and criminal investigation departments in a number of directorates.

He pointed out that these measures come in implementation of the directives of the Public Prosecutor to follow up cases, and to grant prisoners who deserve release after three-quarters of the term of their sentence has passed, and they do not have special rights for others, as well as detainees pending investigation with the necessary guarantees, they do not have criminal records, and their cases do not pose a danger to society.

The judge pointed out that the visits included listening to prisoners’ complaints, clarifications from the security directors, and researching them. He indicated that the judicial control officers were instructed to refer the cases of detainees in places of detention to the Public Prosecution office to act on them in accordance with the law.

Source: Yemen News Agency

The leader of the revolution, Sayyed Abdulmalik Badr al-Din Al-Houthi, is to deliver the first lesson of the series of lessons from Imam Ali’s will to his son al-Hassan – peace be upon them both – at four o’clock on Monday.

Source: Yemen News Agency

The revolution leader, Sayyed Abdulmalik Badr al-Din al-Houthi, blessed the Islamic nation on the occasion of the month of Dhu al-Hijjah, which is a faith and educational station that should be used to purify the human soul.

He indicated during his lecture today within the series of lessons of Imam Ali’s will to his son Al-Hassan – peace be upon them both – that humanity in general is targeted in its human values, nature and morals by the Zionist-Jewish lobby.

He denounced the American administration’s tendency to spread corruption and immorality and its attempt to spread it to humanity, stressing that the Zionist Jewish lobby, along with the infidel West, is moving with all its capabilities, and in every field, to corrupt the human soul in order to facilitate the control and enslavement of peoples.

Sayyed Abdul-Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi explained that America carried the banner of corruption and the banner of vice in a scandalous, ugly and shameful public way.

He pointed out that the American president appeared while promoting homosexuality, trying to generalize it and provide it with political ,legal support, and trying to impose it in the rest of the countries.

He emphasized that spreading vice and destroying morals and values is one of the worst forms of targeting a person to empty him of his faith instinct and keep him away from God’s teachings that reform and protect a person.

Source: Yemen News Agency

The US-Saudi-Emirati aggression committed on June 19 heinous massacres, claiming the lives of dozens of citizens, including women and children.

On June 19, 2015, 12 citizens of one family, most of them women and children, were killed and dozens were injured. A number of houses were demolished and others were damaged as a result of the aggression warplanes targeting the house of citizen Adel Abdullah in Ghammar district of Razeh district in Sa’ada province.

In addition, 12 citizens were killed and dozens, including women and children, were injured in raids on Bani Maeen area of the same district.

The aggression warplanes launched a number of raids on Bani Sah, Ta’asher, Al-Ghor, Al-Malaheedh Market, Al-Manzala, Al-Hassamah areas, and the Rahban area in Sa’ada, and seven raids on Baqem district, one of which targeted a citizen’s house in the Yasnam area.

The hostile air forces launched airstrikes on Haradh district in Hajjah province, three raids on Dar al-Sharif in Khawlan al-Tayyal area in Sana’a province, and three raids on al-Sawad area in Sana’a province, as well as al-Basateen area in Aden.

On June 19, 2016, the aggression warplanes launched two raids on Nehm district of Sana’a province, and a raid on the Al-Makhdara area in Al-Jadaan in Marib province, while the mercenaries targeted, with artillery and missile strikes, the citizens’ houses in the Serwah district.

The aggression’s mercenaries bombed a citizen’s house in Al-Naqoub area in Usailan district of Shabwa province, and Al-Ghawi area in Al-wazyiah district of Taiz province.

The mercenaries also targeted, with artillery and missiles, the areas of Rayman, Bani Bariq, Meleh and Al-Hol in Nehm district of Sana’a province.

On June 19, 2017, a number of citizens were injured as a result of a raid launched by the aggression warplanes on the main road in Bab Al-Falak area in Anas district, near the entrance to the city of Dhamar.

The aggression warplanes destroyed Serwah market mosque in Marib province, and also launched a raid on Serwah market, which caused damage to the shops.

A citizen was injured as a result of the explosion of a cluster bomb left over from the aggression in Bani Ghorban area of Saqain district of Sa’ada province, while the warplanes launched two raids on Sa’ada province.

The hostile province launched 18 raids on Haradh and Medi districts in Hajjah province, and a raid on Al-Wa’ra area, south of Al-Khawkhah district in Al-Hodeida province.

The source indicated that the aggression warplanes launched two raids on Kalaba area in Taiz province, and a raid on Wadi Jarah in Jizan.

On June 19, 2018, a girl and a man were injured as a result of Saudi missile and artillery shell on residential areas in the border district of Razeh, Sa’ada province.

Six citizens, including four women, were killed in a raid launched by the aggression on a passenger bus near Al-Gharassi round in Al-Hodeida.

The hostile warplanes also launched more than 40 raids on Hodeida International Airport, four raids on al-Mutaksir area east of Sufyan city in Amran province, three raids on Faj Haradh, and five raids on Medi in Hajjah province.

On June 19, 2019, two women were killed and two others were injured as a result of artillery shell by mercenaries that targeted separate neighborhoods in Salah district of Taiz province.

The aggression warplanes dropped a sound bomb near an exam center in Wakiyah district of Al-Maghrabah district in Hajjah province, while the students were performing the basic general certificate exams.

The aggression mercenaries targeted with five artillery shells and various machine guns towards the north of Hays district in Al-Hodeida, and bombed with eight mortar shells and combed with medium and heavy calibers towards the northwest of Hays.

The mercenaries’ artillery shelled the village of Al-Sha’ab, west of Hays, and intensive shell with machine-gun bullets targeted separate areas of Al-Faza area in Al-Tuhaita district.

The mercenaries fired more than 20 artillery shells and carried out sweeps with different calibers on the city of al-Durayhimi, which led to damage to the citizens’ houses.

The mercenaries bombed with ten mortar shells east of the village of Al-Koui and south of the village of Al-Shajn on the outskirts of the city of Al-Durayhimi, and targeted, with heavy and medium machine guns, farms and citizens’ properties in the Kilo 16 area.

In Sa’ada province, a raid by the aggression warplanes destroyed a citizen’s car in the Al-Qatinat area of Baqem district, which was also subjected to two air raids and intense Saudi missile and artillery bombardment targeting the citizens’ houses and farms.

The hostile warplanes launched two raids on Al-Qud area in Razeh district, while intense Saudi missile and artillery bombardment targeted separate areas of the border district.

On June 19, 2020, three children and an elderly woman were injured as a result of Saudi missile and artillery shell on populated villages in the border district of Shada, Sa’ada province.

The aggression warplanes launched a raid on Sa’ada, and two raids on the border district of Al-Dahehr, and they also launched three raids on Al-Amshiya area in Sufyan district, and targeted with two raids the communications network in Tal Ajmar in Bani Sarim district in Amran province, and the hostile warplanes launched three raids on Haradh and a raid on Al-Tinah area in Medi district in Hajjah province.

The aggression launched 15 raids on separate areas in Al-Sawadiyah and Radman districts in Al-Bayda province, and with 17 raids the areas of Al-Khasf, Al-Labanat and Al-Aqsha’a in Al-Hazm district and Khab Washa’af district in Al-Jawf province, and launched nine airstrikes on Majzar district and a raid on Jabal Hailan in Serwah district of Marib province.

In Al-Hodeidah province, the mercenaries bombed many areas with 42 artillery shells and various bullets.

On June 19, 2021, a citizen was killed and another was injured by Saudi missile and artillery shell that targeted populated areas in Shada district of Sa’ada province, and the warplanes launched three raids on Al-Fara’a area in Ketaf district, and a raid on the cemetery area in Al-Dhaher district.

The hostile warplanes targeted Serwah district with eight raids, including two raids targeting a house and a hangar belonging to a citizen, and launched seven raids on Raghwan district in Marib province, and a raid on Al-Mazraq area in Haradh district, Hajjah province.

The spy planes launched four airstrikes on Al-Tahaita district in Al-Hodeida province, while the mercenaries targeted separate areas of the province with 84 artillery shells and various gunshots.

On June 19, 2022, the mercenary reconnaissance warplanes launched the citizens’ houses in Huwaishban, Al-Mazariq District, Al-Jawf province.

The aggression mercenaries created fortifications around Marib, and targeted with missile strikes the eastern Balq and Mala’a in Marib province, and fired at citizens’ houses and many areas in Marib, Taiz, Hajjah, Sa’ada, al-Dhale’ provinces, and the border fronts.

The mercenaries targeted, with intense artillery bombardment, the areas of the eastern Balq and Mala’a in Marib province, Haradh in Hajjah province, Al-Fakher market in Al-Dhale’ province, the burial grounds, Al-Malaheeth, and Munabeh in Sa’ada province, which resulted in the injury of the citizen, Daif Allah Hassan Hassan Muhammad.

In Al-Hodeida province, the mercenaries bombed separate areas with 17 artillery shells and various gunshots.

Source: Yemen News Agency