Latest News Headlines of Palestine
Amman: Jordan’s electrical load reached 3,520 megawatts on Saturday evening, as reported by the National Electric Power Company (NEPCO).
During this winter season, the maximum load reached its peak at 4,050 megawatts, as per official data.
It is noteworthy that the highest electrical load ever recorded in the Kingdom took place last August, reaching an unprecedented peak of 4,220 megawatts.
Source: Jordan News Agency
BETHLEHEM: Israeli occupation authorities Sunday issued notices including orders to halt the construction of three agricultural rooms in the village of Marah Mualla, south of Bethlehem.
Ahmed Hassan Taqatqa, owner of one of the agricultural rooms, told WAFA correspondent that the occupation forces stormed the village, specifically Umm Saeed area south of the village, and delivered notices ordering him to halt the construction of three agricultural rooms belonging to him and his two brothers, Mohammad and Mahmoud, under the pretext of not having a permit.
Source: Palestine news and Information Agency – WAFA
GAZA: A number of Palestinian civilians were killed and others were injured this afternoon in an Israeli airstrike targeting several homes in the Nusseirat refugee camp, located in the central Gaza Strip.
Local sources reported that Israeli warplanes targeted multiple civilian homes in the refugee camp, leading to the killing of several individuals and the injury of others.
According to local health authorities, the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip since early October 2023 has so far resulted in over 31,045 reported fatalities, most of whom are children and women, with an additional 72,654 documented injuries.
This toll remains preliminary since thousands of victims are feared dead under rubble or left in the streets, with Israeli forces hindering access for ambulance and civil defense crews.
Source: Palestine news and Information Agency – WAFA
JENIN: Israeli occupation forces carried out raids this morning in the town of Silat al-Dhahr and the village of al-Funduqumiya, located south of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, during which they confiscated CCTV camera recordings from several homes and shops.
Palestinian security and local sources informed WAFA that Israeli troops broke into the town of Silat al-Dhahr, conducted raids on several homes, searched them, and seized surveillance camera recordings belonging to the municipality of the town.
Simultaneously, Israeli occupation forces stormed the village of al-Funduqumiya and raided several homes amidst firing shots towards residential areas. The forces confiscated recordings of CCTV cameras from homes located on the village’s main street.
Source: Palestine news and Information Agency – WAFA
BEIRUT: Five Lebanese citizens were killed and more than nine others, including members of one family, were injured in an Israeli airstrike last night which targeted a house in southern Lebanon, the country’s National News Agency has reported.
It said an Israeli raid targeted a house in the Ain neighborhood in the center of Khirbet Selm town, resulting in the murder of a family of four-who had previously fled from the town of Blida-and the injury of more than nine others.
The agency pointed out that Israeli warplanes fired two missiles at the house, resulting in the murder of a father from the Marji family, his pregnant wife from the Fakih family, their two sons, and another person.
The Israeli attack also injured nine people from surrounding houses, all of whom were transferred to the Tebnine Government Hospital.
The airstrike caused severe damage to dozens of surrounding houses, according to the agency.
Source: Palestine news and Information Agency – WAFA
BEIRUT: Five Lebanese citizens were killed and more than nine others, including members of one family, were injured in an Israeli airstrike last night which targeted a house in southern Lebanon, the country’s National News Agency has reported.
It said an Israeli raid targeted a house in the Ain neighborhood in the center of Khirbet Selm town, resulting in the murder of a family of four-who had previously fled from the town of Blida-and the injury of more than nine others.
The agency pointed out that Israeli warplanes fired two missiles at the house, resulting in the murder of a father from the Marji family, his pregnant wife from the Fakih family, their two sons, and another person.
The Israeli attack also injured nine people from surrounding houses, all of whom were transferred to the Tebnine Government Hospital.
The airstrike caused severe damage to dozens of surrounding houses, according to the agency.
Source: Palestine news and Information Agency – WAFA
Amman: His Majesty King Abdullah Sunday wrote a post on X praying for Palestinian Gazans as Muslims welcome the holy month of Ramadan.
His Majesty wrote on X, “Praise be to God who has brought us to the month of mercy and remission… God, ease the suffering of our brothers in Gaza and lift the injustice they are subjected to.”
Source: Jordan News Agency
Beirut: Israeli airstrikes Sunday on southern Lebanon killed at least seven people, according to a security official.
A Lebanese security official said the Israeli strikes killed three in a raid that targeted a car on the outskirts of the town of Al-Habbara and four others in raids in the centre of the town.
He added, “Other raids also targeted forests, common areas and the centre of border towns, resulting in serious material damage.”
Source: Jordan News Agency
Amman: Jordan’s Grand Mufti, Ahmed Hasanat, Sunday announced that Tuesday would be the first day of Ramadan.
Hasanat confirmed that the Ramadan crescent was not seen tonight during an event to monitor the crescent of Ramadan held by the Iftaa’ Department at the King Hussein bin Talal Mosque.
Source: Jordan News Agency
Amman: National Center for Human Rights (NCHR) praised the Kingdom’s measures to empower Jordanian women in the judicial field to assume leadership positions in this sector.
In a statement Sunday on the occasion of International Day of Women Judges (IDWJ), the NCHR said Jordanian women have held multiple positions in the Kingdom’s judicial system at different levels.
The center also valued the Kingdom’s efforts to achieve this goal, based on Jordan’s Constitution and its amendments, which affirmed principle of equality among all Jordanians and backed women empowerment to play an “active” role in building society.
The NCHR added that this policy aimed to guarantee equal opportunities on the basis of justice and fairness and protect women from all forms of violence and discrimination.
In this regard, he pointed to Jordan’s ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, which guaranteed women equal rights in various fields and issuance of new Justice Sector St
rategy for the years (2022-2025) that contributes to build capabilities of Jordanian female judges.
Source: Jordan News Agency
Amman: Jordan Food and Drug Administration (JFDA), in partnership with Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN), seized 12 tonnes of adulterated milk and closed the production factory and its unlicensed warehouse on Saturday.
In a press statement on Sunday, JFDA General Director, Nizar Mheidat, said a tight ambush led to seizing two vehicles loaded with an estimated quantity of 2.5 tonnes of adulterated milk and cheeses unfit for human consumption.
The authorities tracked a dairy factory and seized the entire quantity of adulterated milk, which was estimated at about 9.5 tonnes and shut down an unlicensed warehouse, which contained an amount estimated at about 17 tonnes of raw materials and production inputs were seized, he pointed out.
Based on tipoffs, Mheidat noted two vehicles loaded with a quantity of adulterated milk and cheese were seized in two separate locations in the capital, Amman.
The entire quantity, which carried fake brands, was seized for destruction purposes, he said, adding t
hat it was loaded in transport means that do not have the necessary licenses to trade and transport foodstuffs.
Additionally, he said intensive joint efforts helped raid and seal up the plant, which used powdered milk and unpermitted vegetable fats.
He noted the suspects used manufacturing fake identification documents for non-existent factories, printing machines and sticker rolls for counterfeiting, which were seized inside the factory owner’s vehicle.
Consisting of raw materials and production inputs, he noted the entire quantity seized included powdered milk and sodium caseinate for fraud purposes, estimated at 17 tonnes.
The statement stressed that the JFDA has taken the necessary measures against people in charge of the facility.
Source: Jordan News Agency
Amman: The Amman Stock Exchange concluded its daily trading session on Sunday with a 0.21 percent rise, reaching 2496 points.
The Amman Stock Exchange witnessed trading of approximately 3.3 million shares across 2,224 contracts, totaling about JD3 million.
Stocks of 28 companies declined, while those of 33 others advanced, with prices of 31 companies remaining steady.
Source: Jordan News Agency
Amman: Ministry of Youth on Sunday launched the registration link for the Ninth 2024 National Forum for Young Entrepreneurs and Innovators and targets youth groups active in climate action under 35 years.
The forum is jointly organized, in partnership with Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship, Jordan Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center at the University of Jordan, and UNICEF, according to a ministry statement.
The forum follows a series of similar activities, held by the ministry to implement themes of the National Youth Strategy, aimed to empower youth and enhance their participation in economic life, push their entrepreneurship drives, and create an environment that supports innovation, the statement said.
The forum, which is being held this year under the theme: “Entrepreneurship in Climate Change,” aims to learn about youth leadership experiences in the fields of energy, water, environment, agriculture, and infrastructure, motivate their entrepreneurial action and present their “pioneeri
ng” projects and ideas.
The statement added that this effort seeks to confront effects of climate change, support youth projects that provide “entrepreneurial” economic solutions in this field and network with various supporting bodies.
On its official accounts on social platforms, the ministry launched registration for the forum, which will run until next April 11, via the following link: https://forms.gle/V9LpLyEoinHfxihQ6.
Source: Jordan News Agency