Day: April 2, 2024

ABU DHABI: The UAE has condemned in the strongest terms the Israeli occupation forces targeting of the World Central Kitchen team – the UAE’s partner in the Amalthea Initiative to strengthen the humanitarian response to civilians in northern Gaza – which resulted in the deaths and injuries of a number of humanitarian relief workers.

The UAE held Israel fully responsible for this dangerous development, and called for an urgent, independent and transparent investigation, and punishment of those who have committed this heinous crime in contravention of international humanitarian law.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) expressed its deep regret for the loss of life, and conveyed its sincere condolences and sympathies to the families of the victims and their countries, as well as its wishes for a speedy recovery for the injured.

The Ministry stressed the importance of an immediate ceasefire, and avoiding the targeting of civilians, organisations, civilian facilities, and re
lief organisations.

The Ministry also urged to desist from imposing restrictions on humanitarian aid, and using food as a weapon, and to immediately provide protection to humanitarian relief personnel without delay.

Source: Emirates News Agency

A total of about 7.726 million subscriptions were recorded to mobile broadband services until end of the last quarter of 2023, Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) announced.

According to the TRC statistical report, which addresses Jordan’s telecommunications sector indicators for the last quarter of the year 2023, subscriptions were divided into 73% for prepaid services and 27% for post-paid packages, while mobile voice service subscriptions reached 85% and data lines hit only 15%.

The total mobile voice traffic amounted to about 7.6 billion minutes, distributed over 97% made locally and 3% internationally, and a total of about 260 million text messages were sent.

Additionally, prevalence rate for mobile phone subscriptions until the end of the last quarter of 2023 reached 67.1% in ratio to the total population, while prevalence reached 103.3% per population over the age of 15 years.

Source: Jordan News Agency

MAKKAH: The Presidency for Religious Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques in Saudi Arabia continues to distribute thousands of copies of the Holy Quran to worshippers and visitors to the two holy mosques during the blessed month of Ramadan, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Tuesday.

To enrich the religious experience of non-Arabic speakers, the presidency distributes copies of translated Quran, to take them home as a cherished memory of their time in Makkah and Madinah.

Source: Emirates News Agency

Israeli occupation forces carried out seven massacres in the Gaza Strip in the last 24 hours, leaving 71 people dead and injuring 102, according to Palestinian sources.

The latest casualties raised to 32,916 the death toll since Israel launched its war on October 7, and the total number of injuries climbed to 75,494, many of the victims were children and women, they said.

It said thousands remained buried under the rubble of buildings targeted by air strikes or on roads out of reach of civil defense teams.

Source: Jordan News Agency

The Ministry of Water and Irrigation, along with the Water Authority of Jordan, conducted educational sessions in schools across Irbid Governorate as part of its nationwide initiative to educate students about Jordan’s water situation for the 2023-2024 academic year.

Collaborating with the education sector and supported by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Social Development, the program featured videos illustrating Jordan’s water challenges, efforts to supply water to households and public facilities, strategies for water conservation, and the distribution of educational materials to encourage responsible water usage among students.

Omar Salama, Assistant for Media and Communication Affairs, highlighted the Ministry’s ongoing efforts to educate students, particularly in areas with refugee populations, about water scarcity challenges and the increased demand for water resources in Jordan.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Ayman Safadi, engaged in diplomatic discussions on Tuesday regarding the ongoing Israeli aggression against Gaza, aiming to alleviate the dire situation exacerbated by the war.

Safadi received a phone call from Belgian Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib, where the two officials deliberated on strategies to mitigate the catastrophic consequences of the Israeli aggression.

Emphasizing the urgency of the situation, they underscored the imperative need for an immediate ceasefire and the unimpeded delivery of aid to all parts of the Gaza Strip.

Safadi explored targeted initiatives aimed at preventing further escalation, particularly in areas like Rafah, from a broader Israeli offensive.

In a separate conversation with Albanian Foreign Minister Igli Hasani, Safadi addressed the alarming humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza.

The two ministers discussed the pressing need for an effective international stance to secure a ceasefire and facilitate t
he essential delivery of humanitarian assistance to Gaza’s beleaguered population.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Israeli occupation forces carried out a series of raids, searches, and arrests in the West Bank and Jerusalem on Tuesday morning, resulting in the detention of 33 Palestinians and clashes that caused injuries among Palestinian residents.

The Palestinian Prisoners Society stated that the detainees were taken for questioning by Israeli authorities, accused of involvement in armed resistance against the occupation forces and settlers.

The raids were concentrated in various areas of the West Bank, particularly in Palestinian refugee camps, where homes were searched and residents were subjected to interrogations after being detained for hours.

Source: Jordan News Agency

HEBRON: The Israeli occupation forces this evening demolished two houses belonging to Palestinian residents in the town of Al-Samu’, south of Hebron, according to local sources.

Sources said that Israeli forces demolished two houses made of bricks in Khirbet al-Adas area.

A Palestinian citizen, along with his two sons, were also detained by the military forces in the village of Susiya.

Forces also attacked residents while they were tending to their farmlands in the Masafer Yatta area, injuring a young man from the Abu Qubaita family in the face. Several others sustained cuts and bruises as a result of the attack.

Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA

A Palestinian youth died due to injuries he sustained when Israeli occupation forces stormed Qabatiya town, south of the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, Fawaz Hammad, director of Al-Razi Hospital in Jenin said in a statement on Tuesday.

The martyr, Rabih Faisal Zakarneh (20 years), was seriously wounded during the invasion of the occupation forces in Qabatiya on Saturday.

Source: Jordan News Agency

SALFIT: The Israeli occupation forces this evening seized an electrical auto rickshaw, known as Tuk Tuk, in the town of Deir Ballout, west of Salfit, said eyewitnesses.

Eyewitnesses told WAFA that Israeli forces stormed an area in the said town and seized a Tuk Tuk belonging to a local Palestinian farmer. The farmer used the rickshaw as a means of transportation and for agricultural purposes.

Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates denounced the attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, which killed and injured a number of people.

The ministry’s spokesperson, Sufian Qudah, said that targeting the consulate constitutes a serious violation of international law and an attack on the sanctity of diplomatic missions protected by the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.

Qudah expressed Jordan’s condolences to the victims of the bombing and wished the injured a speedy recovery.

Source: Jordan News Agency

BEIRUT, The Arab Parliamentary Union condemned on Tuesday, the Israeli occupation violation of Syrian sovereignty and the targeting of the Iranian consulate building in the Syrian capital, Damascus.

In a statement, the Union said that such attack constitutes “a violation of all laws and conventions related to international diplomatic immunities.” The statement noted that this aggression comes due to the “failure” of the Israeli occupation in its war against the Palestinian people and to divert the attention of world public opinion from “the massacres it is committing against humanity” in the occupied Palestinian territories.

The Union called on the UN Security Council and all active international organizations to force the Israeli occupation to uphold the principles of the United Nations Charter and international agreements.

Last night, several casualties and injuries occurred after an Israeli missile attack targeted the Iranian consulate building in Mezzeh neighborhood in Damascus.

Source: Kuwait News A
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