Day: February 10, 2024

Amman: According to a recent study published by the Information and Communications Technology Association of Jordan (int@j), 63% of Jordanian IT companies have begun to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) into their products and services.

The study, released on Saturday, also revealed that 42% of companies are interested in integrating data analysis tools and techniques into their products, demonstrating their desire to leverage big data to better understand the market, improve customer experience, and make decisions based on accurate and analyzed data.

Nidal Bitar, CEO of int@j, said that companies are focusing heavily on using AI to enhance their capabilities in various departments, which helps them improve their services and develop new products that meet market needs more efficiently.

Bitar pointed out that 36% of companies have prioritized cybersecurity, reflecting the growing awareness of the importance of protecting data and systems from cyberattacks, especially in light of the significant digi
tal transformation.

He also noted that the study showed that 19% of companies are working on developing products and services based on the Internet of Things (IoT), in response to the growing market demand after the expansion of the use of fifth-generation networks.

Bitar concluded that these trends reflect the high dynamism of the IT sector in Jordan and confirm its key role in supporting innovation and economic growth in the Kingdom.

Source: Jordan News Agency

GAZA: At least 29 civilians today were killed and others were wounded in intense Israeli airstrikes that targeted the central and southern Gaza Strip, as the brutal Israeli aggression on Gaza enters 127th day.

Medical sources reported that at least 25 civilians, mostly children and women, were killed and others injured when Israeli warplanes intensively launched airstrikes and artillery shelling on several homes in central and northern Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip.

Simultaneously, Israeli gunboats intensively conducted a series of airstrikes targeting the coast of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, resulting in the killing of a fisherman and the injury of another.

Three civilians were reported killed due to an Israeli airstrike that targeted a vehicle west of the city of Rafah.

In a preliminary toll, the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip since October 7 has resulted in more than 27,947 confirmed fatalities. Additionally, over 67,300 people have been injured.

In the meantime, thousands
of civilians are still under the rubble and on the roads, as the occupation forces are preventing ambulance and rescue crews from reaching them.

Source: Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA

GAZA: The body of 6-year-old Hind Rajab along with five members of her family have been found after the vehicle they were traveling in was surrounded by Israeli tanks for nearly 12 days in the Tal Al-Hawa area, southwest of Gaza City.

Medical sources reported that the family of Hind found her body this morning and the bodies of those who were trapped in the vehicle, which was surrounded by occupation tanks in the vicinity of the Finance Roundabout in the Tal Al-Hawa neighborhood.

PRCS said that two of its paramedics Zaino and al-Madhoun, who went out on a mission to rescue the little girl, Hind, were also found dead after 12 days of losing contact with them.

The Palestinian Red Crescent society (PRCS) said that the occupation deliberately targeted the ambulance immediately upon its arrival at the site, as it was found meters away from the vehicle containing the child Hind, despite obtaining prior coordination to allow its arrival to the site.

Hind was traveling with five members of her family, including h
er uncle Bashar Hamada, his wife, and their three children, during which Israeli tanks surrounded their vehicle and opened a barrage of gunfire towards them, immediately killing of all its occupants except Hind and her cousin, Layan.

The incident of targeting Hind and members of her family shock the world, as appeals to find her did not stop after 12 days of losing contact with her along with two paramedics of the Palestinian Red Crescent (PRC) Youssef Zaino and Ahmed Al-Madhoun, who went out on a mission to rescue her.

The Palestinian Red Crescent had previously released an audio recording of Hind’s sister Layan, desperately appealing for help amid the sound of constant gunfire, capturing her saying, “Uncle, they’re shooting at us, the tank is next to us, we’re in the car, and there’s a tank next to us.” Layan began screaming, and the call was abruptly cut off.

Source: Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA

GAZA: Two civilians toady were killed by Israeli occupation sniper bullets in the vicinity of the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip.

Medical sources reported that the complex has been under Israeli military siege for 20th day.

At least two civilians were killed after they were targeted by occupation snipers, who are targeting anything that moved in front of the complex, one in front of the main gate, and the other in the reception and emergency department.

Medical sources reported that medical teams were unable to move between the complex’s buildings due to the constant shooting by occupation snipers, putting at risk the lives of 300 health personnel, 450 patients and wounded, and around 10,000 displaced people inside the Nasser Medical Complex.

Late in the night, the occupation artillery launched violent airstrikes and gunfire at the upper floors of the Nasser Medical Complex, and renewed its bombardment on the southern areas of the city of Khan Yunis.

Occupation army snipe
rs also occupied the rooftops of several homes surrounding the complex, intensively shooting in its courtyards. The sources added that Nasser Medical Complex has been suffering from a severe shortage of food and drink due to the ongoing Israeli shelling and sieging of the complex.

Earlier this morning, the occupation vehicles and tanks arrived at the northern gate of the Nasser Medical Complex, where they were stationed at the entrance to the Jordanian hospital located next to the complex.

Late in the night, the occupation artillery launched violent airstrikes and gunfire at the upper floors of the Nasser Medical Complex, and renewed its bombardment on the southern areas of the city of Khan Yunis.

The occupation army has been carrying out a series of airstrikes and artillery shelling on Khan Yunis and in the vicinity of the hospitals, amid ground offensive by occupation tanks in the southern and western areas of the city, which prompted thousands of Palestinians to flee.

14 hospitals out of 36 in Gaza are
partially operating, including nine hospitals in the south and six others in the north, according to medical sources.

In a preliminary toll, the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip since October 7 has resulted in more than 27,947 confirmed fatalities. Additionally, over 67,300 people have been injured.

Source: Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA