Month: March 2024

Amman: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates offered condolences to the government and people of Bangladesh over the victims of the fire that occurred yesterday in a commercial complex in the country’s capital, Dhaka, and left many people killed and injured.

The ministry spokesperson, Ambassador Sufian Qudah, stressed the Kingdom’s sympathy with the government and people of the friendly People’s Republic of Bangladesh, expressing condolences to the families of the victims, wishing the injured a speedy recovery.

Source: Jordan News Agency

JERICHO: Armed Israeli colonists launched an attack this evening targeting the Bedouin community of Arab Al-Milehat, located northwest of Jericho in the occupied West Bank, assaulting local residents and their properties, according to local sources.

Hassan Milehat, a local activist, informed WAFA that a group of armed colonists, riding vehicles, stormed the community and raided several homes, searching and causing extensive damage in around 12 homes.

He added that the assailants physically assaulted several citizens during the house searches, resulting in injuries to some of them. They further terrorized children and women in the community during the provocative raid.

The assault is part of a series of attacks by Israeli colonists on Bedouin communities northwest of Jericho. The recurring pattern involves incursions into their communities, restricting expansion and residency, as well as preventing citizens from herding their livestock.

Source: Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA

GAZA: In the early hours of this morning, at least four Palestinians were killed and several others injured in an Israeli airstrike on the Al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.

Local sources confirmed that Israeli occupation forces targeted a populated house belonging to the Al-Qurainawi family in the camp, leading to the killing of at least four citizens and injuring others.

This incident follows a horrific massacre committed by the occupation forces on Thursday morning along Al-Rashid Street in western Gaza City. Over 112 Palestinians were killed and hundreds injured in the attack, which targeted thousands of civilians who were awaiting the arrival of aid trucks.

The full-flegded Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip enters today its 147th day, with the death toll surpassing 30,000 and more than 70,215 injured, according to the latest statistics.

Source: Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA

Zarqa: On Friday, the eighth anniversary of Major Rashid Hussein Al-Zyoud’s martyrdom, the Polish Ambassador in Amman, Lucjan Karpinski, paid a visit to his tomb in the Martyrs’ Cemetery in the Grisa area of the Al-Hashimiyya District.

The Martyr Rashid Al-Zyoud Association for Charitable and Development Works was the first place the Polish Ambassador visited after departing from the Martyrs’ Cemetery. Retired Major General Hussein Al-Zyoud, the father of the martyr, greeted him.

The ambassador recalled the hero Rashid’s sacrifices in the fight against terrorist organizations, pointing out that the martyr Al-Zyoud facilitated the growth of ties and improved collaboration between the Republic of Poland and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

On the fifth anniversary of the martyrdom of Rashid Al-Zyoud, it is noteworthy that the Polish Special Forces released a film honoring his valor in the joint security and defense operations between the Jordanian and Polish Special Operations. Additionally, the Polish Speci
al Missions Unit had previously announced the naming of one of the most significant military training sites in Poland and the construction of a memorial to the martyr. The unit bears his name as a tribute to his bravery and collaborative quality operations.

It is noteworthy that on March 1, 2016, the brave Al-Zyoud was killed in the Irbid Governorate when fighting with a terrorist cell.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Amman: An immediate and comprehensive inquiry has been demanded by Amnesty International in response to a horrific event that occurred in Gaza and involved Israeli occupation forces killing at least 104 Palestinians who were waiting for food deliveries.

The London-based human rights organization underlined the seriousness of the humanitarian catastrophe caused by Israel’s blockade and ceaseless bombardment, emphasizing the urgent need for accountability and justice for the victims.

Through its “X” platform account, the organization verified that it is still recording violations against Palestinian civilians and that this attack is a part of that.

Source: Jordan News Agency

RAMALLAH: The Israeli occupation is facing increasing global condemnation following the massacre its forces perpetrated yesterday against hundreds of starving Palestinians who were waiting for desperately needed aid southwest of Gaza City.

China and Turkey, joining Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Jordan, denounced the Israeli occupation forces for firing on civilians seeking aid, with the Turkish Foreign Ministry labeling the massacre “yet another crime against humanity.” Germany has called for an independent investigation into the tragedy.

France:

France’s Foreign Ministry deemed the actions of Israeli soldiers targeting civilians seeking access to food “unjustifiable.” President Emmanuel Macron expressed his “strongest condemnation” and called for an independent inquiry into the killings.

“Deep indignation at the images coming from Gaza where civilians have been targeted by Israeli soldiers,” he said on social media platform X.

“I express my strongest condemnation of these shootings and call for truth, justic
e, and respect for international law.”

Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne emphasized the importance of addressing atrocities without double standards.

Turkiye:

Turkiye accused Israel of committing another crime against humanity, condemning the Israeli occupation forces for pushing Gazans toward “famine” as they struggle to find dwindling supplies of food amid a crippling blockade imposed on northern Gaza.

“Israel has added another crime to its crimes against humanity,” the Turkish Foreign Ministry said.

“The fact that Israel, which has condemned Gazans to famine, this time targets innocent civilians in a queue for humanitarian aid, is evidence that (Israel) aims consciously and collectively to destroy the Palestinian people”, it added.

Qatar:

Qatar’s Foreign Ministry condemned the “heinous massacre” and urged “urgent international action” to halt the fighting in Gaza. It called on the international community to intervene and address Israel’s war crimes in the war-torn region.

The ministry stressed tha
t “the continuation of the occupation’s brutal crimes as part of its brutal war on Gaza Strip, proves day after day the pressing need for urgent international action to immediately end this unprecedented aggression in recent history.”

“This should be in preparation for addressing the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Strip, threatening of a real famine in northern Gaza as a result of the siege, bombing, and failure,” it added.

Germany:

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has urged Israel to conduct a thorough investigation into the killings, stating that the Israeli army must fully investigate how the mass panic and shooting could have occurred. Baerbock also called for a “humanitarian ceasefire.”

“People risk their lives fighting over food parcels dropped from the air because not enough trucks are coming into Gaza. Children collect weeds to give their siblings something to eat. Babies are dying of dehydration and malnutrition in barely functioning hospitals,” Baerbock said in a statement.

C
hina:

China strongly condemned the killing of scores of Palestinians during the aid delivery, expressing shock and grief for the victims. The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning stated that China strongly condemns the Israeli assault, urging a swift resolution to the ongoing aggression.

Source: Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA

RAMALLAH: Israeli colonists targeted Palestinian farmers today in the town of Turmus Aya, located north of Ramallah, assaulting them while they were working in their lands, according to local sources.

The sources reported that a group of colonists attacked the farmers in the vicinity of the town, attempting to physically assault them and forcibly uprooting olive trees before eventually retreating.

Simultaneously, armed Israeli colonists, under the protection of Israeli occupation forces, launched an attack on the homes of residents in the Al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron.

Local sources confirmed that the colonists fired shots towards the outskirts of the camp. No injuries were reported.

Source: Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA

NABLUS: Israeli colonists erected six mobile homes this morning, establishing a new colonial outpost built south of the village of Al-Luban Al-Sharkiya, located south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, according to local sources.

Yaqoub Oweis, head of the Al-Luban Al-Sharkiya council, reported to the WAFA that a number of colonists installed six caravans south of the village, and began gathering around them.

Oweis added that the colonists had established a similar outpost last year, which was later removed.

He also noted that late last night, Israeli occupation forces closed one of the entrances to the village with earth mounds, effectively shutting all the main entrances to the village.

Additionally, it was reported that yesterday evening that an Israeli colonist ran over a resident of the village on the main Nablus-Ramallah road outside the village. There was also an attempt by a group of colonists to attack the homes of residents there.

Source: Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA

JERUSALEM: Israeli occupation forces attacked worshipers today near the Al-Asbat Gate, one of the main entrances to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, preventing many of them from entering the mosque for prayers.

Local sources reported that the Israeli forces set up checkpoints at the entrances to the holy site, where they stopped several worshipers, conducted searches, and barred many of them from entering for the weekly Friday prayers.

Additionally, the forces physically assaulted a young man and a woman, leading to the woman fainting, before detaining both of them along the road leading to the Al-Asbat Gate.

The Islamic Waqf Department noted that despite the Israeli restrictions, nearly 20,000 worshipers performed the Friday prayer within the precincts of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque despite significant restrictions on the entry of worshipers.

A group of youth resorted to performing the Friday prayer in the Ras Al-Amoud neighborhood in the vicinity of the Mosque due to their prohibition from acces
sing the holy site.

Source: Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA

JERUSALEM: Israeli occupation authorities forced today a Palestinian citizen to self-demolish his own house in the occupied Jerusalem neighborhood of Al-Isawiya, citing unpermitted construction as a pretext.

Witnesses told WAFA that Nedal Elayan, the owner, demolished his own house after being pressed into doing so by the all-Israeli municipality. Elayan had no choice but to do so in order to avoid paying exorbitant fees to the Israeli municipality in the event that its crews carried out the demolition on their own.

Facing a series of raids by the Israeli municipality crews, Elayan ultimately took the decision of demolishing his own home. This decision came after enduring a hefty fine amounting to over one million shekels imposed by the Israeli municipality.

The municipality had further threatened to demolish the building on its own, whereby Elayan would have paid approximately 450,000 shekels in demolition costs.

Under the pretext of building without a permit, which is almost never granted to Palestinian
s in the occupied city, the Israeli municipality has been demolishing or forcing Palestinians to demolish their homes in Jerusalem as part of a policy aimed to restrict Palestinian expansion in occupied Jerusalem.

At the same time, the municipality and government facilitate the construction of tens of thousands of housing units in illegal settlements in East Jerusalem for Jewish settlers with the goal of offsetting the demographic balance in favor of the Jewish settlers in the occupied city.

Although Palestinians in East Jerusalem, a part of the internationally recognized Palestinian Territory that has been subject to Israeli military occupation since 1967, they are denied their citizenship rights and are instead classified only as “residents” whose permits can be revoked if they move away from the city for more than a few years.

They are also discriminated against in all aspects of life including housing, employment and services, and are unable to access services in the West Bank due to the construction o
f Israel’s separation wall.

Source: Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA