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HEBRON – Ma’an – Three workers were injured on Saturday evening while on their way to work inside the 1948 territories.
Local sources reported that the three workers were shot by occupation soldiers near the village of Beit Marsam, west of the city of Dura.
The sources added that the injuries were in the lower limbs, and their injuries were moderate. The Red Crescent ambulance crews worked to transport them to Hebron hospitals to receive treatment.
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Ramallah- Ma’an- The Palestinian National Initiative Movement said that the remains and blood of children, elderly people and women in the massacre of the Tabeen School in the Daraj neighborhood in Gaza City refute the lies of the occupation army that deliberately bombed it, killing more than 100 displaced people and wounding dozens as well.
The initiative added, “In light of these bloody massacres, the Palestinian National Initiative Movement calls for halting the racist occupation and deterring it from its crimes and brutality that exceeded all imaginations, and insisting on prosecuting the criminal killers.”
The Palestinian National Initiative Movement stressed that any pressure exerted to cease fire in Gaza must be directed towards the fascist occupation government to stop its brutal war and barbaric aggression, not towards our people who are being subjected to killing, displacement and systematic destruction.
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Washington – Ma’an – The US State Department announced on Friday that it will not impose sanctions on the “Netzah Yehuda” Battalion in the Israeli army, which was involved in the killing of the elderly Palestinian, Omar Asaad, who holds American citizenship in addition to his Palestinian citizenship.
She justified this by saying that “Israel had already taken the necessary measures.”
It is noteworthy that the elderly man Asaad was martyred on January 12, 2022, after being detained and assaulted by an occupation army force, in an abandoned house in the village of Jaljalia, north of the city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.
An Israeli force had detained him, after assaulting him by beating him, tying his hands, and blindfolding him, and leaving him bleeding in the bitter cold, which led to his martyrdom later at that time.
At the time, the military prosecution decided to close the investigation file with the Israeli soldiers involved in committing the crime of abuse without indicting any of them.
An
earlier statement issued by the occupation army stated that “the investigation shows that the incident was serious and unfortunate,” adding that “the incident indicated a moral failure on the part of the (involved) force, an error in assessing the situation, and a serious violation of the value of human dignity.”
The US administration is backing down
At the end of last April, Israeli sources estimated that the US administration would ‘reverse its decision’ to impose sanctions on the Netzah Yehuda Battalion following ‘widespread anger and opposition from all parties’ in Israel.
Reports at the time indicated that ‘the Israeli army fears that the American move will lead to serious retaliatory responses against other units as well.’ Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Galant, President Isaac Herzog, and War Cabinet member Benny Gantz (who later resigned from the cabinet), expressed their support for the Netzah Yehuda Battalion and described its actions as in li
ne with the ‘values ??and ethics’ of the Israeli army.
“Necessary steps have been taken.”
The US State Department said in its statement, yesterday, Friday, that its decision not to impose sanctions on this battalion came “after receiving information from the Israeli government.”
“After a thorough review of this information, we have concluded that appropriate steps have been taken to correct the violations committed by this battalion,” State Department deputy spokesman Vedant Patel said.
“This battalion can continue to benefit from security support from the United States,” he added.
Source: Maan News Agency
Saturday – Ma’an – The Meteorological Department expected that the weather today, Saturday, will be relatively hot to hot, with a drop in temperatures to become around the general average, and the winds will be southwesterly to northwesterly, light to moderate in speed, sometimes active, and the sea will be light to medium in wave height.
In the evening and night hours: The weather is pleasant in the mountainous areas and relatively warm in the rest of the regions. The winds are northwesterly, light to moderate in speed, sometimes active, and the sea is light to medium in wave height.
Tomorrow, Sunday, the weather will be relatively hot to hot, and there will be no change in temperatures, which will remain around the general average. The winds will be southwesterly to northwesterly, light to moderate in speed, sometimes active, and the sea will be light to medium in wave height.
On Monday, the weather will be relatively hot to hot, with temperatures rising to become slightly above average. The winds will b
e southwesterly to northwesterly, light to moderate in speed, sometimes active, and the sea will be light to medium in wave height.
Next Tuesday, the weather will be hot to very hot, with another slight rise in temperatures to become about 3 degrees Celsius higher than the general average. The winds will be southwesterly to northwesterly, light to moderate in speed, sometimes active, and the sea will be light to medium in wave height.
The Meteorological Department warned of the danger of exposure to direct sunlight for long periods, especially during peak hours, and of starting fires in areas where there are many dry grasses and trees.
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Tel Aviv – Ma’an – The Israeli army announced on Saturday evening that four rockets were fired from Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, and fell in an open area near Kissufim.
The army added that the fall of the missiles led to a fire breaking out in one of the sites, and firefighting teams are working to extinguish it.
Sirens sounded in the settlement of “Kissufim” adjacent to the Gaza Strip.
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Brussels – Ma’an – The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, said: “The images taken from a shelter school in Gaza that was hit by an Israeli strike, with dozens of Palestinian victims, are horrific.”
Borrell added in a post on the “X” platform, today, Saturday, that at least 10 schools have been targeted in the past weeks, and there is no justification for these massacres, and we are horrified by the terrible total number of deaths.
He continued: More than 40 thousand Palestinians have been killed since the beginning of the war, stressing that a ceasefire is the only way to stop the killing of civilians and secure the release of prisoners.
This morning, Saturday, the Israeli occupation forces committed a new massacre in the “Al-Tabi’in” school, which houses displaced people in the Al-Daraj neighborhood in Gaza City, resulting in the martyrdom of more than 100 citizens and the injury of hundreds.
The Israeli occupation forces continue their aggre
ssion on the Gaza Strip by land, sea and air since October 7, 2023, which resulted in the martyrdom of 39,790 citizens and the injury of 91,702 others, while thousands of victims are still under the rubble and on the roads, and ambulance and civil defense crews cannot reach them.
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Gaza – Ma’an – The Ministry of Health in Gaza said that the Israeli occupation committed three massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, resulting in 40 martyrs and 140 injuries in hospitals during the past 24 hours.
The ministry noted that a number of victims are still under the rubble and on the roads, and ambulance and civil defense crews cannot reach them.
It indicated that the death toll from the Israeli aggression has risen to 39,790 martyrs and 91,702 injuries since October 7.
Israeli aircraft continue to bomb various areas of the Gaza Strip on the 309th day of the war, leaving a large number of martyrs and wounded.
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Gaza – Ma’an – The spokesman for the Civil Defense in the Gaza Strip, Mahmoud Basal, said on Saturday that the Israeli occupation has targeted 13 centers for sheltering displaced people throughout the Strip since the beginning of August.
This came in a press conference held by Basal in Gaza City, hours after the Israeli army bombed displaced people in the Al-Tabi’in School in the center of the city with three missiles.
Basal stated that “the Israeli occupation targeted two floors of the Al-Tabi’een School, the first of which was housing displaced women and children, and the ground floor, which was a prayer hall for the displaced.”
He added: “Al-Tabi’in School is sheltering more than 6,000 displaced people who went there after the Israeli occupation forces destroyed their homes in more than one area in the Gaza Strip.”
He stated that “everyone was shocked by the scale of the great and terrifying massacre, due to the large number of martyrs and wounded, including children and women, some of whom were in pie
ces and others were set on fire in a terrifying scene that did not take into account the slightest humanitarian considerations.”
The Civil Defense spokesman indicated that “among the martyrs of the massacre were 11 children and 6 women, in addition to dozens of serious injuries.”
He added, “Many of the remains have not been identified, and there are still missing people whose fate is unknown, after their families were informed that they were inside the school’s prayer hall.”
He added: “What tears our hearts apart is that the martyrs have become mere numbers that are mentioned as if they are nothing, without the international community paying attention to the crimes committed against defenceless citizens and without directing any direct condemnations to this occupation, which has made it persist in targeting more shelters and schools.”
In turn, Dr. Muhammad Al-Mughair, Director of the Supply Department of the Civil Defense Authority, said: Al-Tabi’in School was targeted by three missiles, including at leas
t one Mk-84 missile, which weighs 200 pounds.
In turn, the Israeli occupation army claimed that the site it bombed near the “Al-Tabi’in” school was used by senior Hamas leaders, claiming that “about 20 Hamas and Jihad members were in the Al-Tabi’in school.”
Source: Maan News Agency
New York – Ma’an – The United Nations said that at least 60,000 Palestinians may have fled to the western areas of the Gaza Strip, after the latest evacuation decision announced by the Israeli army a few days ago.
Florencia Soto, from the Office of the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, briefed journalists at a press conference on the humanitarian situation in Gaza, according to Anadolu Agency.
She added: “It is estimated that more than 80% of the Gaza Strip has been subject to Israeli evacuation orders since October of last year.”
On Thursday, the occupation army demanded that residents of new neighborhoods in Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip, forcibly evacuate them, in preparation for launching a new attack on them, four days after launching a devastating attack on areas it previously claimed were “safe” east of the city, which left 255 martyrs and widespread destruction.
According to Soto, the amount of aid that can be delivered to Gaza has been cut by more than half since the beginning of M
ay, after the Rafah border crossing was closed.
She pointed out that an average of 169 trucks transported aid to Gaza daily last April, while their number decreased to less than 80 trucks in June and July 2024.
The UN official confirmed that Israel continues to reject and obstruct humanitarian aid convoys to Gaza.
Source: Maan News Agency
HEBRON – Ma’an – The General Assembly of Shareholders of Ezdihar Palestine Company held its annual meeting on Saturday, in the presence of the company’s board of directors and a number of shareholders of the General Assembly, who constituted 82% of the shareholders, which constituted a legal quorum for the session.
The meeting was attended by the company’s external auditor, HLB International, represented by Samir Sahar, who read the financial statement. The meeting was also attended by the representative of the Companies Controller, Maher Al-Zaben, representing the Ministry of National Economy.
The meeting began with the Palestinian national anthem and the recitation of Al-Fatihah for the souls of the martyrs. At the beginning of the session, Rafiq Abu Manshar thanked the Board of Directors of the Smart College for University Education for their warm reception of the General Assembly meeting, expressing his pride and honor in this great national edifice. He spoke about the achievements of Palestine’s prospe
rity this year despite all the challenges, difficulties, and political and economic circumstances that our country is going through.
Rafiq Abu Manshar announced to the shareholders the news of the imminent start of the trial operation of the Izdihar Palestine Feed Factory within the next two months. He also announced the launch of Izdihar Palestine Information Technology Company and its entry into the Palestinian labor market. He pointed to the remarkable progress and great effort exerted in the Izdihar Palestine project to produce electric power and the accompanying natural gas pipeline project. He also pointed to the start of actual production in the pickles factory in Kafr Dan – Jenin.
For his part, Basil Al-Qadi, CEO of Ezdehar Palestine, spoke in his speech to the shareholders about the most prominent challenges that the company’s management faced during the past year, the most important of which was the ongoing war on our people in the Gaza Strip, and the significant impact that this had on the implem
entation of Ezdehar Palestine’s plans and projects, as well as the disruption of supply chains and economic downturn that accompanied it. Despite all of this, Ezdehar Palestine has proven its ability to adapt and grow in a turbulent and changing environment. Al-Qadi pointed out that this would not have been achieved without the support and integration of roles between the Board of Directors, shareholders, and executive management in the company, and the dedication of the company’s employees who are doing their utmost to achieve the vision and goals of Ezdehar Palestine.
A serious, deep and constructive discussion was held by the members of the General Assembly and the Board of Directors. The members of the General Assembly thanked the Board of Directors and the Executive Management for their efforts, dedication, patience and wise management in light of these complex circumstances that our country and the region are going through.
At the end of the session, the shareholders approved the company’s administrat
ive and financial report and the board was discharged.
Source: Maan News Agency