Newspaper Review: Israel’s killing of a Palestinian young man in Azzun focus of dailies

Palestinian Arabic-language dailies focused today on the fatal shooting of Palestinan young man Yahya Ali Adwan, 27, by the Israeli occupation forces during confrontations in the town of Azzun, north of the occupied West Bank.

The dailies also focused on the announcement by the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem Sheikh Mohammad Hussein that today is the last day of the holy month of Ramadan, and that Monday will be the first day of Eid al-Fitr holiday in Palestine.

Al-Hayat Al-Jadida and Al-Ayyam said President Mahmoud Abbas congratulated the Palestinian people and the Muslim and Arab nations on the arrival of Eid al-Fitr holiday.

The dailies also reported that British activists from the pro-Palestinian group Palestine Action had shut down the London headquarters of Elbit Systems, an Israeli-owned arms firm, for the third time in two weeks.

Al-Hayat Al-Jadida and Al-Ayyam said 15 Jewish rabbis in Chicago have issued a statement condemning Israeli assaults on Muslim worshipers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied Jerusalem.

Al-Ayyam said Israeli police arrested an imam of a mosque in the city of Lod in 1948-occupied Palestine.

Al-Quds said international organizations have urged Israel to stop its violations of the rights of Palestinan workers.

Source: Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA)