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The Zionist occupation forces continue to commit genocide in the Gaza Strip, for the 304th consecutive day, through dozens of airstrikes and artillery shelling, committing massacres against civilians amidst a catastrophic humanitarian situation due to the siege and the displacement of more than 95% of the population.
Forty Palestinians were martyred and 71 others were injured during 24 hours in the Gaza Strip as a result of three "Israeli" massacres against civilian families, bringing the number of victims of the continuous genocide war on the besieged territory since October 7th to 39,623 martyrs and 91,469 injured. Thousands of victims are still under the rubble or on the roads, with ambulance and civil defense teams unable to reach them, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza through its update this afternoon.
As the genocide war on the sector enters its fourth day after the 300th, the Israeli occupation army continues its ground, air, and sea attacks on civilians, intensifying its targeting of shelters and displaced persons' gathering points and populated neighborhoods.
Eight Palestinians were martyred and others were injured on Monday afternoon as a result of an Israeli shelling targeting a civilian area in the Mills area south of the city of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, with the victims being transferred to the lone Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital operating in the central region.
The Union of Fishermen's Committees in Gaza announced the martyrdom of a fisherman by the gunfire of the occupation's warships off the shore of the Nusseirat refugee camp in the middle of the Gaza Strip. He was transferred to the Return Hospital, which is affiliated with the Palestinian Red Crescent, operating with very limited capabilities and only receiving a few cases for quick treatment before transferring them to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital.
During the past hours, the Israeli occupation army targeted the residents and displaced persons in central Gaza Strip areas and camps with intensive shelling on various areas, including in the Nusseirat camp, where the occupation carried out two raids and fired at the vicinity of the Wadi Gaza bridge northeast of the camp.
East of the Maghazi camp, the occupation vehicles fired their machine guns, targeting the Al-Masdar village in the middle of the strip, simultaneous with the occupation artillery shelling the homes of Palestinians southeast of the city of Deir al-Balah.
Sources told the Palestinian News Agency "WAFA" that the occupation warplanes targeted the eastern area of the Kastel Towers southeast of the city of Deir al-Balah, and fired on the vicinity of the garbage dump area to the east.
Recovery of the bodies of 84 martyrs that had been stolen by the occupation
In a related context, medical sources announced that they had received the bodies of 84 martyrs that had been abducted by the occupation army from graves in the Gaza Strip.
The bodies of the martyrs were buried in the Turkish cemetery in the Austrian neighborhood southwest of Khan Yunis city in southern Gaza. This is the third batch of martyrs' bodies that the occupation handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross during the months of the genocide war it is waging against the Palestinians in the strip.
Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital received 5 bodies of martyrs following an "Israeli" airstrike that targeted a vehicle in Khan Yunis city in the southern part of the strip.
The occupation warplanes continued their airstrikes on the city, witnessing two airstrikes on the Qizan Al-Najjar area. In Rafah city, the occupation artillery shelled the western areas.
In Gaza city, the Palestinian Civil Defense announced the retrieval of four Palestinian bodies who were killed in an "Israeli" airstrike on a group of Palestinians in the Tall Al-Hawa - Towers Street area south of the city.
Two of the martyrs were killed after the occupation targeted a group of Palestinians near Kuwait Junction southeast of Gaza city.
Warnings about the continued ban on the travel of patients and the wounded
Amid all this, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Observatory warned of the increasing daily deaths of patients and the injured due to the blockade. The occupation authorities continue to prevent the entry of medical supplies and drugs and to destroy the health sector.
Data from the Palestinian Ministry of Health indicate that there are more than 12,000 injured and 14,000 patients in need of urgent external transfer to save their lives from imminent death.
The healthcare system in the Gaza Strip is deteriorating day by day, as it is almost collapsing due to the deliberate targeting of medical teams and the destruction of hospitals by the occupation. Additionally, the occupation continues to close vital crossings to Gaza and to prevent the entry of medical supplies, drugs, and humanitarian aid trucks.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and left the country with her family. According to media reports, Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana and other family members left the country in a military helicopter bound for Agartala, India.
A source close to Sheikh Hasina confirmed the information, according to local media, stating that the prime minister and her sister have left Ganabhaban district and headed to a safe haven. Hasina tried to record a statement but was not allowed to do so.
Army chief holds talks with political leaders
In a related development, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Directorate announced that Bangladesh Army Chief General Waqaruzzaman is holding talks with leaders of all political parties in the country to resolve the current crisis. General Waqaruzzaman urged everyone to be patient and avoid violence.
ISPR Director Shami Ahmad confirmed this information to the media, stating that the Army Chief's meeting with the leaders of political parties is still ongoing. As a result, the Army Chief's scheduled address to the nation, which was supposed to be delivered at 3 pm, may be delayed a little longer.
The Zionist occupation forces continue to commit genocide in the Gaza Strip, for the 303rd consecutive day, through dozens of airstrikes and artillery shelling, committing massacres against civilians amidst a catastrophic humanitarian situation due to the siege and the displacement of more than 95% of the population.
Journalists reported that the occupation's aircraft and artillery continued their violent airstrikes and shelling - on Sunday - in various areas of the Gaza Strip, targeting homes, displaced people's gatherings, and streets, resulting in dozens of martyrs and wounded.
The occupation forces continued their ground invasion of wide neighborhoods in Rafah since May 7th, as well as several axes in Gaza amid aerial and artillery shelling and committing horrific massacres.
The occupation's aircraft bombed a building in front of Metro Mall on Martyrs' Street in the Al-Remal neighborhood in Gaza City.
Three martyrs were killed as the occupation shelled a civilian car on Salah al-Din Street north of the Kuwait Roundabout in the Al-Zeitoun neighborhood southeast of Gaza City.
Two martyrs and others were injured as the occupation targeted a number of Palestinians on Nazeer Street east of Gaza City.
The occupation's artillery shelled the eastern areas of the Al-Zeitoun neighborhood southeast of Gaza City.
Eight citizens were martyred in the occupation's airstrikes at dawn today on a house belonging to the Al-Amoudi family in the Fakhoura area in the Jabalia camp north of Gaza.
Three citizens were martyred in the occupation's shelling of a house belonging to the Al-Hasanat family in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip.
Five martyrs were killed as the occupation targeted the tents of displaced people inside the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.
The Gaza Media Office announced that the occupation army committed a massacre inside the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital by shelling the tents of displaced people, resulting in several martyrs and more than 18 injuries.
The Media Office condemned in the strongest terms the occupation's commission of this new massacre, which adds to a series of ongoing massacres for more than 300 days of the genocide war against our people.
The international community and organizations were called upon to pressure the occupation to stop the genocide war and to stop the flowing river of blood in the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli occupation warships fired towards the northwestern areas of Gaza City early Sunday morning.
Israeli artillery shelling targeted the area around the electricity company and the Malaysian school north of the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza.
The Israeli occupation forces intensively fired live rounds and illumination grenades east of the large Abasan town east of Khan Yunis city in southern Gaza, while the occupation's artillery renewed shelling around the Al-Abraar mosque in the Al-Zeitoun neighborhood southeast of Gaza City.
The Israeli occupation army continues its genocide war against the people of Gaza, which has entered its 302nd consecutive day. Since the early hours of Saturday, August 3, new massacres have been committed resulting in the deaths of several martyrs due to the attacks of the occupation.
Some correspondents reported the martyrdom of five people and the disappearance of three others in an Israeli shelling that targeted a house in the (Miraj) area in the city of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip.
Israeli artillery also targeted the northern and eastern areas of Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip.
Three citizens were also killed in a missile strike on civilians near the Sultan neighborhood building in the west of Rafah; they are Abdel Fattah Osama Abu Ayada, Abdel Fattah Ali Abu Ayada, and Mohamed Osama Abu Ayada.
Mother and child martyred
Correspondents also reported the martyrdom of a mother and her child in an Israeli shelling in the Al-Bureij camp in the central Gaza Strip.He added that two martyrs were recovered and three injuries occurred after the Israeli occupation forces shelled a house belonging to the "Al-Dayyah" family early this morning in Block 1 of the Al-Bureij camp.
The occupation forces also targeted the surroundings of the Abu Mahmoud roundabout east of Deir Al-Balah, the new Al-Bureij cemetery in the center of the Gaza Strip. Additionally, Israeli soldiers fired at the homes of civilians east of the Maghazi camp, north of the Nuseirat camp in the center of the Strip.
In Gaza City, two citizens were martyred and another was injured when an Israeli drone targeted a group of people east of the Al-Zeitoun neighborhood in the southeast of Gaza City.
The Israeli warships also targeted the beach of Gaza City early this morning, as well as the shelling of Block 1 in the Al-Bureij camp in the center of the Gaza Strip.
In the Sheikh Zayed area in the northern Gaza Strip, martyrs rose and others were injured as a result of the occupation forces targeting a group of residents in the area.
3 new massacres
The Ministry of Health in Gaza announced today, Saturday, that the Israeli occupation committed three massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, resulting in 31 martyrs and 62 injuries being admitted to hospitals within the past 24 hours.
They added: "There are still victims under the rubble and in the streets that ambulance and civil defense teams are unable to reach."
The ministry also confirmed an increase in the death toll of the Israeli aggression to 39550 martyrs and 91280 injuries since October 7th last year.
Factions Respond
In response to the crimes of the occupation, Palestinian factions announced their shelling of sites and gatherings of occupying soldiers in the Gaza Strip.
A reporter for Al-Ghad reported that Saraya Al-Quds, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement, launched a number of mortar shells targeting an occupation forces gathering on the supply line in the Natsareem axis.
He added that the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the military wing of Fatah movement, in cooperation with Al-Ansar Brigades, targeted the command and control center of the occupation forces at the "Nahal Oz" military site with a missile barrage.
89 days of border closures
On the humanitarian front, Israeli forces continue to occupy and close the crossings in Gaza, preventing the travel of the wounded and sick for treatment or the entry of any humanitarian aid into the enclave for the 89th consecutive day.
The occupation has been closing the crossings since its invasion of Rafah city in the south of the Strip. It has been also controlling over the Rafah land crossing and Kerem Shalom, despite warnings from humanitarian and relief organizations and international demands to reopen the crossings to avoid a famine due to the cessation of aid, and to save the lives of thousands of patients and wounded.
Food Insecurity
The World Food Program warned that two million Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip, which is facing an Israeli war, are suffering from food insecurity, expressing concern about reducing the volume of aid delivery to Gaza.
The government media office demanded the opening of the Rafah and Kerem Shalom crossings, the entry of aid and goods, and the end of the ongoing genocide war for the tenth consecutive month.
Famine threatens the lives of citizens
The office pointed out that the specter of famine directly threatens the lives of citizens, indicating an increase in the number of deaths due to hunger, especially among children, with 3,500 children at risk of death due to malnutrition and the lack of nutritional supplements and vaccinations that are now prohibited from entering Gaza.
The Ministry of Health said that about 20,000 wounded and sick people in Gaza currently need to travel abroad for treatment, confirming that none of them have been able to leave the enclave since the Israeli forces occupied the crossings, putting the lives of thousands of them at risk of complications and death.
The Israeli occupation army continues its genocide war against the people of Gaza, which has entered its 301st consecutive day. Since the early hours of Friday, August 2nd, new massacres have been committed resulting in the deaths of several martyrs due to the attacks of the occupation.
The Israeli occupation army intensified its bombing on the neighborhoods of Gaza City this morning on Friday, August 2nd, leading to the martyrdom during the continuous genocide war on the 301st day.
The central area camps witnessed aerial and artillery bombardment since the early hours of dawn. The civil defense in Gaza announced the martyrdom of a child and the injury of four Palestinians due to the bombing of the Sawafiri family's house in the Zaytoun neighborhood in the south of Gaza City.
Medical sources reported that the injured were transferred to the Al-Muamaraniyah Hospital in the city. Additionally, rescue teams retrieved four martyrs and 12 injured individuals from a residential apartment hit by the occupation planes in the Abu Hashem building on Jalaa Street in Gaza City.
In the southern part of Gaza City, the occupation planes carried out intense airstrikes in the surroundings of Street 8 and the Sabra neighborhood in the south of Gaza City, resulting in a fire in agricultural land due to the bombing near the Abu Eida roundabout.
The civil defense in Gaza confirmed the presence of Israeli forces in the Tal al-Hawa area around the university and along Street 8, warning residents against approaching these areas to avoid endangering their lives.
In the central area camps, several Palestinians were injured due to Israeli shelling targeting a group of civilians east of the Maghazi Camp in central Gaza.
In the area of Arz al-Mufti north of the Nusairat Camp in the central sector, a house belonging to the Saad family was targeted, resulting in injuries. This was the second targeting of the house after the attack last night.
In the southern Gaza Strip, the civil defense teams in Gaza retrieved the bodies of four martyrs and several wounded individuals this morning due to a bombing that targeted the Barakeh family's house near the Abu Hameed roundabout in the central Khan Yunis area.
A Palestinian woman was martyred, and others were injured due to the bombing of the Aga family's house in the western part of Khan Yunis, and they were transported to the Nasser Medical Complex.
The occupation planes also targeted the house of the Abu Jazar family in the Ma'an area east of Khan Yunis, resulting in the injury of 7 Palestinians. Additionally, the occupation artillery targeted the western area of Rafah in the southern part of the Strip, east of Abasan al-Kabira east of Khan Yunis, the eastern areas north of Gaza, and the northern areas of the Nusairat Camp.
After midnight on Tuesday, three Palestinians were martyred, and others were injured in the occupation's targeting of a group of citizens at the Shujaiya junction east of Gaza City.
The Israeli occupation army continues its genocide war against the people of Gaza, which has entered its 300th consecutive day. Since the early hours of Thursday, August 1st, new massacres have been committed resulting in the deaths of several martyrs due to the attacks of the occupation. This comes after two massacres yesterday resulted in the deaths of 35 martyrs.
5 Martyrs
In the afternoon, 5 martyrs were killed after a house belonging to the Abu Nair family in the middle of Nuseirat refugee camp was targeted, with 3 of them being from the Abu Nair family. Additionally, at least one Palestinian was killed and others were injured in three Israeli airstrikes targeting a house in Nuseirat as well, causing a fire to break out.
Shelling Refugee Camps
Furthermore, Israeli vehicles fired on the eastern areas of the Maghazi and Al-Masdar refugee camps in the center of the Gaza Strip. In Gaza City, a Palestinian was martyred and several others were injured as a result of Israeli shelling near the Al Kuwait Roundabout in the south of the city. Apache aircraft belonging to the occupation also targeted several locations in Rafah in the south of Gaza.
On the other hand, the occupation released 15 detainees through the Kisiyofim military checkpoint, who were then transferred to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.
In the early hours of the morning, 8 Palestinians were martyred and others were injured after Israeli airstrikes targeted a civilian vehicle near the entrance of the Maghazi camp.
2 Massacres
The Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that the Israeli occupation committed two massacres resulting in the deaths of 35 martyrs and 55 injuries in the span of 24 hours, with the total number of victims of the genocide war since October 7, 2023, reaching 39,480 martyrs and 91,128 injured, mostly women and children.
Direct Losses of 33 Billion Dollars in 300 Days of War
The Gaza government media office announced on Thursday that the Israeli war led to direct losses of 33 billion dollars. This was stated in a statement by the media office marking the 300th day of the Israeli war on Gaza.
Catastrophic Humanitarian Situation
The statement explained that the humanitarian situation in Gaza is catastrophic, with losses from the genocide war exceeding 33 billion dollars in direct losses so far, in addition to tens of billions of dollars in indirect losses. It also mentioned that Israel's policies of closing crossings and preventing the entry of aid, medicine, goods, and products have worsened the food crisis and exacerbated hunger and malnutrition, especially among thousands of children.
2 Million Displaced
They pointed out that "there are around two million displaced people in Gaza living a very harsh and difficult life".
They also mentioned that "among the displaced people, there are dozens of different diseases, the most dangerous of which are polio and viral hepatitis".
Regarding the educational situation in Gaza during the war, the statement said that "more than 800,000 male and female students were deprived of education because Israel destroyed 117 schools and universities completely, and partially destroyed 332 schools and universities".
The statement added that "more than 39 students were deprived of taking the secondary exams".
Housing Catastrophe
On the housing situation, the statement said that Israel "caused an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe in the world, by destroying 150,000 housing units completely, and rendering 80,000 housing units uninhabitable, in addition to damaging 200,000 housing units partially".
The statement also mentioned that Israel "destroyed more than 206 archaeological and heritage sites" in Gaza.
It deliberately destroyed 25,000 kilometers of electricity, water, sewage, roads, and streets networks "according to a planned destruction scheme".
It indicated that "the occupation intentionally destroyed 70 water wells and completely put them out of service, making access to water in Gaza a very difficult and challenging issue".
Additionally, the statement mentioned that Israel destroyed 610 mosques completely, and 211 mosques partially, as well as 3 churches".
3457 Massacres
Regarding the victims of this war, the statement mentioned that Israel "committed 3,457 massacres resulting in 49,480 martyrs and missing persons, including about 10,000 missing persons under the rubble of destroyed buildings".
It added that among these, "39,480 martyrs arrived at hospitals, including 16,314 martyrs of children, and 10,980 female martyrs, with children and women making up 69 percent of the victims".
The statement pointed out that the Israeli army killed during the war 885 doctors and medical staff, 79 civil defense personnel, and 165 journalists and media personnel.
It added that the army "executed more than 100 scientists, university professors, and distinguished researchers in Gaza".
In its statement, the Israeli government's media office held Israel and the US administration "fully responsible for the deep humanitarian catastrophe that emerged in Gaza as a result of the genocide war".
The US administration was demanded to "stop supplying the occupation with missiles and bombs to kill civilians, children, and women in Gaza".
It also called on "the international community and all UN and international organizations to pressure the occupation to stop this brutal aggression and to halt the genocide crime currently being carried out by the Israeli occupation army for the three hundredth day in a row without cessation".
In defiance of the international community, Israel has continued its war with American support since October 7th, ignoring the UN Security Council's resolution to stop immediately, and the International Court of Justice's orders to take measures to prevent genocide and to improve the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza.
Kuwait: Assassination of Haniyeh a heinous and irresponsible crime
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its strong condemnation of the attack on the Islamic Republic of Iran which led to the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the political bureau of the Palestinian movement Hamas.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated in a statement that Kuwait expresses its deep concern about the heinous and irresponsible act committed by the Israeli entity, confirming that this aggressive behavior is a serious development and a blatant violation of the principles of international law, especially the respect for the sovereignty of independent states.
It called on the United Nations and the international community to stand firmly and immediately to avoid any military escalation that could plunge the region and the world into chaos and violence and undermine peace, reiterating the demand to pressure the Israeli occupation government to stop the attacks and genocide against the Palestinian people.
Kuwait expressed its condolences and sympathy to the Palestinian people and leadership.
Hamas announced yesterday morning the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the movement's political bureau abroad in the Iranian capital Tehran.
Iranian media quoted the Iranian Revolutionary Guard confirming the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, while Iranian television reported that Haniyeh and one of his companions were assassinated yesterday morning following an attack on their residence in the capital.
The Social Reform Society issued a press statement regarding the martyrdom of the Mujahid Sheikh Ismail Haniyeh, may Allah have mercy on him. The statement reads as follows:
Allah the Almighty said, “And never think of those who have been killed in the cause of Allah as dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision.” (Al-Imran 169)
The Social Reform Society mourns Kuwait and the Arab and Islamic Ummah for the martyrdom of the Mujahid Sheikh Ismail Haniyeh, former Palestinian Prime Minister, one of the symbols of Islamic work, and a leader of the valiant national resistance in Gaza. The Society strongly condemns his assassination by the criminal gangs of the Zionist entity, which continue their crimes against humanity and the genocidal war in Gaza.
The martyr, may Allah have mercy on him, had made frequent official visits to Kuwait with high-level receptions during which he expressed his gratitude and appreciation for Kuwait's continuous support to the Palestinian people. The Social Reform Society and other associations and institutions in Kuwait were keen to meet and honor him during these visits as part of their efforts to raise awareness about the cause of Jerusalem and Palestine.
May Allah have mercy on the martyr Mujahid Ismail Haniyeh and raise his rank to the highest levels of Jannah. We ask Allah the Almighty to relieve the distress of the people of Gaza, accept their martyrs, heal their wounded, and grant them victory over their enemies.
Social Reform Society
Wednesday, 31/7/2024
Social Reform Society Mourns the Martyrdom of Sheikh Ismail Haniyeh
The Social Reform Society issued a press statement regarding the martyrdom of the Mujahid Sheikh Ismail Haniyeh, may Allah have mercy on him. The statement reads as follows:
Allah the Almighty said, “And never think of those who have been killed in the cause of Allah as dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision.” (Al-Imran 169)
The Social Reform Society mourns Kuwait and the Arab and Islamic Ummah for the martyrdom of the Mujahid Sheikh Ismail Haniyeh, former Palestinian Prime Minister, one of the symbols of Islamic work, and a leader of the valiant national resistance in Gaza. The Society strongly condemns his assassination by the criminal gangs of the Zionist entity, which continue their crimes against humanity and the genocidal war in Gaza.
The martyr, may Allah have mercy on him, had made frequent official visits to Kuwait with high-level receptions during which he expressed his gratitude and appreciation for Kuwait's continuous support to the Palestinian people. The Social Reform Society and other associations and institutions in Kuwait were keen to meet and honor him during these visits as part of their efforts to raise awareness about the cause of Jerusalem and Palestine.
May Allah have mercy on the martyr Mujahid Ismail Haniyeh and raise his rank to the highest levels of Jannah. We ask Allah the Almighty to relieve the distress of the people of Gaza, accept their martyrs, heal their wounds, and grant them victory over their enemies.
Social Reform Society
Wednesday, 31/7/2024
Kuwait’s support for Palestinians unshakable
International community urged to shoulder its responsibility, end devastating war
Kuwait has been and continues to be a firm backer of the Palestinian people and their rights on the international stage, out of deep belief in the fairness of their cause and its importance for both the Arab and Muslim worlds. This Kuwaiti stance has been renewed by His Highness the Amir, the then Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, during his participation in the Cairo Peace Summit in October 2023. His Highness Sheikh Mishal stressed Kuwait’s unequivocal rejection of Zionist officials call for forcibly evicting Palestinians out of their lands.
He also urged the international community to shoulder its responsibility, provide protection for Palestinian civilians, and stop the occupation’s devastating war on the Gaza Strip. Kuwait also uses every regional and international platform to defend the Palestinian rights and call for ending the occupation and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the pre-June 5, 1967 borders with Jerusalem as its capital.
Situation in Middle East
Delivering Kuwait’s speech before a UN Security Council session on the situation in the Middle East on July 17, Kuwait’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Al-Yahya renewed Kuwait’s firm solidarity with the brotherly Palestinian people and support for their legitimate rights, topped with establishing their independent state and achieving a comprehensive and fair peace. “This will lead to achieving security, stability, and development in the region,” Al-Yahya said.
Kuwait’s top diplomat also condemned the massacres against Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip. “Gaza has turned into a bleak landscape of destruction, with 40,000 deaths, mostly women and children. The total number of victims under the rubble is unknown,” he regretted. “Zionist entities have turned schools into battlefields and hospitals into landscapes of pain and powerlessness.” Despite the efforts to end these attacks, Zionists continue to cut lives short without any distinction, he noted.
He went on to say that the Zionist authorities are committing war crimes, crimes against humanity, and ethnic cleansing. Calling for unhindered delivery of humanitarian assistance across Gaza, Al-Yahya underlined the essential role of UNRWA in supporting the Palestinian people in their darkest hour. Al-Yahya further warned against double standards and expressed support for all initiatives to reach a just and lasting solution to the Palestinian question.
Criminal practices, violations
He highlighted Zionist continued criminal practices and violations of international law, referring to its unilateral decisions aiming to change the current legal and historic status of the occupied territories amid the failure of the UN Security Council to assume its responsibilities. On the sidelines of his participation in the Jordan-hosted international conference for the urgent humanitarian response for Gaza as a Representative of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Al-Yahya affirmed that Kuwait will remain a strong supporter of the Palestinian people and ready to do all in power to end their suffering.
“Kuwait will not hesitate to extend a helping hand to the brotherly Palestinian people and will continue to support them as they face injustice and aggression,” Minister Al-Yahya said. Kuwait Amir’s Representative highlighted Kuwait’s governmental and popular campaigns to collect and provide aid to Palestinian people. He pointed out that Kuwait, since the start of the offensive on Gaza, has launched an airbridge through which 50 aircraft loaded with 1.3 million tons of humanitarian and relief aid were dispatched to the Gaza Strip.
Relief supplies
Moreover, Kuwait has also organized a 100-land and sea aid convoy loaded with relief supplies and shelter materials for Palestinian people during the same period, the minister said. He added that Kuwait has also sent medical teams to the Gaza Strip to help support the collapsing healthcare sector there. “Kuwait acts out of a principled and firm position supporting the Palestinian people and their legitimate rights,” the minister said.
He stated that Kuwait will always be among the main defenders of the Palestinian cause and the leading advocates for a just and comprehensive peace in accordance with the relevant UN resolutions to meet the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people, foremost of which is the establishment of their independent state on the borders of June 4, 1967. Minister Al-Yahya emphasized that the international community needs to realize that stability could not be reached in the Middle East region before a just, lasting, and final solution to the Palestinian cause.
He regretted that the people of Gaza have experienced unbearable suffering and reiterated Kuwait’s condemnation of the Zionist occupation’s insistence on obstructing the delivery of humanitarian aid and on imposing a blockade and arbitrary measures at Gaza border crossings, which prevented the flow of sufficient vital supplies to the needy residents of the Gaza Strip and exacerbated the humanitarian crisis there. He stressed the need for international efforts to formulate clear visions for ensuring unimpeded delivery of humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip and to end the Zionist occupation’s blatant violations of international laws and guarantee the right of peoples to obtain humanitarian aid during conflicts.
On June 10, Kuwait’s permanent representative to the UN, Nasser Al-Hayen, affirmed that Kuwait will continue to ratchet up aid for the Palestinians, which includes an annual sum worth $500,000 it provides the International Labor Organization. As per the “instructions” of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Kuwait-based charities were quick to shore up urgent aid for the Palestinians, the diplomat said amid a gathering of international donors for the Palestinians, co-organized by Kuwait and Belgium.
Kuwait has already churned out some $112 million worth of urgent aid for the Palestinians since the war against the Gaza Strip began, he said, underscoring that such assistance will continue unimpeded given the scope of their misery. Speaking to the 112nd International Labor Organization’s (ILO) conference on June 6, Kuwait’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva Ambassador Nasser Al-Hayen told a special session on labor in occupied Arab lands that the current disastrous situation in the Gaza Strip should be addressed promptly to avoid further bloodshed.
Forced displacement
The forced displacement of millions of Palestinians is a heinous crime, which the Zionist occupation was solely responsible for, affirmed the Kuwaiti diplomat, who did not fail to mention the apocalyptic scenes of destroyed infrastructure throughout Gaza. The ILO’s impact of the war in Gaza on the labor market and livelihoods in the occupied Palestinian territory clearly showed the catastrophic humanitarian situation, which touched all Palestinians, specifically laborers there, he added. He revealed that the report suggested that over 200,000 Palestinians have lost their jobs, adding to the unending crimes committed by the Zionist occupiers.
Ambassador Al-Hayen insisted that the Zionist occupation had crossed all redlines and also violated all international laws and norms, including the ILO’s constitution. He pointed out that preventing laborers from across occupied territories to move freely and seek work was another criminal act carried out by the Zionist aggressors. While the world celebrated International Workers’ Day back on May 1, the occasion was marred by Zionist brutalization of Palestinian laborers, causing them to lose job security, stability, and peace, affirmed Ambassador Al-Hayen.
The Kuwaiti diplomat welcomed Article 177 of the ILO report that called for an immediate halt of the unjust war in the Gaza Strip and the end of occupation. On May 26, the State of Kuwait stressed its commitment to continue aid and humanitarian assistance to the people of Palestine and also praised UNRWA’s vital role to serve and help the Palestinians.
“I would like to take this opportunity to reaffirm Kuwait’s commitment to humanitarian and relief aid to the Palestinian people,” Kuwait’s Ambassador to Belgium and head of its missions to the European Union and NATO, Nawaf Al-Enezi, told an international meeting on Palestine in Brussels today. He stressed that “UNRWA represents the backbone of the humanitarian response to Gaza and plays a vital and indispensable role,” and noted that Kuwait recently made a voluntary contribution in the amount of $30 million to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees.
Al-Enezi welcomed the recent decision by Norway, Spain, and Ireland to recognize the State of Palestine and hoped that other countries will view similar decisions more favorably. He “strongly welcomed” the International Court of Justice’s latest decision ordering Zionists to immediately stop its military operation in Rafah. The Kuwaiti ambassador underlined the necessity to implement Security Council Resolution 2720 and allow the immediate delivery of humanitarian aid in a safe and unhindered manner and to create the necessary conditions for a ceasefire in Gaza.
‘Humanitarian catastrophe’
“And this happens against the verdict of the highest United Nations court—the International Court of Justice (ICJ)—that ordered Zionists to halt the military operation in Rafah and to open the border crossing for humanitarian aid,” said the EU foreign policy chief. He stressed that “we must do everything in our powers: to reach an immediate end of the hostilities; to achieve the immediate release of all hostages; and to alleviate the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Gaza.”
Referring to the West Bank, Borrell said, “There, we see an intensified spiral of violence and indiscriminate attacks by extremist settlers, who are more and more targeting humanitarian aid heading to Gaza.” Kuwait’s Ambassador Al-Enezi expressed his appreciation “for the detailed presentation made by the Prime Minister Mustafa of his government’s plans and substantial reform agenda in light of the economic, financial, and security challenges facing the new Palestinian government.”
Further, Norwegian foreign minister Espen Eide, in his remarks to the press, called for a ceasefire in Gaza and underlined that “there is no alternative in the long run to the two-state solution.” “We need to make sure that the Palestinian Authority will be able to survive and improve its service and plan for future return to Gaza,” he said. He called on the Zionist regime to transfer the Palestinian money that it collected on behalf of the PA and urged all donors to step up their financial support for Palestine.
At the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum in Beijing on May 30, Kuwait Ambassador to China Jassem Al-Najem said the forum adopted three documents after discussion, including “the Joint Statement on the Palestinian Issue.” Kuwait’s Permanent Representative at the Arab League Ambassador Talal Al-Mutairi said during his participation in the 96th session of the Liaison Officers of Arab Regional Offices on Boycott of (Zionist) Occupation Conference that Kuwait called for boycotting Zionist entities and hosted a conference on this issue in 1958. He added that Kuwait also opened an office for the Palestinian Liberation Organization on its land in 1964. — KUNA
Kuwait partakes in global efforts to preserve the environment
‘Sustainable living environment’ in New Kuwait vision
Environmental awakening can largely be dated back to the middle of the past century, when the Greek capital Athens hosted the fourth conference of the International Congress of Modern Architecture (CIAM), proclaiming the Athens Charter for cohabitation between cities and nature. The charter, published by the French architect Le Corbusier in the aftermath of the Industrial Revolution and the two great wars, set the fundamentals for harmony between basic human needs and urban planning - the latest of which is based on greenery.
Since then, there has been a chain of initiatives to cope with the unprecedented environmental challenges and salvage humanity from the impact of the deteriorating nature. States around the globe have been holding annual conferences since 1995 to draw up plans for saving the environment from deterioration, soaring heat and pollution. In this respect, Kuwait is among the top advocates of sustainable urban development friendly to the environment, expanding greenery, stemming desertification, and tapering off repercussions of climatic change resulting from the planet’s overheating.
Kuwait has repeatedly affirmed its unwavering commitment to international, regional, and Gulf resolutions and initiatives, cooperating with the United Nations and its agencies regarding diverse initiatives to protect the environment. The “sustainable living environment,” in New Kuwait vision 2035, is a priority to secure the sustainability of the Kuwaiti climate - through which it also seeks to honor its international obligations at this level. For sake of a sustainable “green future,” Kuwait has executed several projects and plans to beautify plots of land, boost planting, and set up natural reserves.
It believes “carbon neutrality,” to be attained during the middle of the current century, will be quite helpful in the efforts to preserve the environment and create opportunities to launch mega economic projects. Kuwait declared, during the second edition of the Green Middle East Initiative Summit, held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, in November 2022, its full commitment to the initiative as a watershed for the region at the climatic level and a basis for regional cooperation in fighting the ramifications of the climate change.
Kuwaiti governments have put the environment among their priorities, seeking to limit pollution on the land, in the air, and at sea. The 2024-2025 annual development plan on rationalizing natural resources and setting up harmony between urban regions and nature aims at cutting contamination, improving citizens’ quality of life, and building green cities equipped with smart technology. The strategy’s fourth structural scheme (2040) also aims at constructing green buildings. Kuwait Council of Green Buildings, launched in 2009, seeks to secure a sustainable environment.
The Environment Public Authority (EPA) has embarked on various tasks in this regard, importing new beautifying plants and expanding the public green patches. Its plans also aim to stem sand movement and desertification and beautify the country with plants that can withstand severe weather conditions. Public parks are a major component of the greening tasks.
According to statistics declared by the EPA last year, the number of gardens reached 179 with a space of 2,695,993 square meters and 462,142 trees. EPA had planted 2,120,200 trees, and patches covered with flowers are estimated at 285,109 sq m. The number of planted palm trees amounted to 125,942. Moreover, it began in 2018 to plant mangroves that can absorb large amounts of carbon dioxide. Authorities have allotted huge budgets for beautifying the country, and private associations have been taking part in these efforts too. — KUNA
Awqaf signs agreement with Islamic Heritage
The general secretariat of Awqaf announced on Sunday the signing of a cooperation agreement with the Society for the Revival of Islamic Heritage on the project of the global technical learning system and useful science. Acting Secretary-General Nasser Al-Hamad told KUNA that “the agreement aims to spend the budget allocated for the project by the general secretariat of Awqaf to establish a technical learning system.”
“The agreement includes a set of programs and applications that facilitate the delivery of Islamic science, the Holy Quran, and its sciences to science students in Kuwait and around the world in a modern way,” he said. Al-Hamad explained that the project aims to provide specialized platforms that provide free courses and curricula in the fields of Sharia sciences, teaching and memorizing the Holy Quran, promoting moderate Sharia education, and achieving wide access to religious knowledge for all groups around the world. — KUNA
KOTC receives certificate of sustainability
Kuwait Oil Tanker Company (KOTC) announced on Tuesday that its headquarters, located in the Shuwaikh area received the certificate of Sustainability Assessment for Operation (Gold Level) - awarded by the Gulf Organization for Research and Development (GORD). Yusuf Al-Saqr, executive vice president of fleet operations at the company, told KUNA that this came after office evaluations and field visits from a specialized external team to compare building data and consumption patterns with environmental sustainability standards.
Al-Saqr added that the company’s achievement (Gold Level) reflects its commitment to its endeavors towards sustainability in line with KPC’s strategy of energy transformation and emission reduction. GORD is considered one of the leading Qatari institutions in the field of environmental sustainability in the Middle East and North Africa and is headquartered in Qatar. Through its diverse activities, the organization seeks to support the transformation of societies, institutional structure, and to build sustainable environment. It seeks to promote innovation and capacity development to enable sustainable low-carbon growth for current and future generations. — KUNA
KISR obtains new patent in nanofluid technology
The Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) obtained a new patent in the field of nanofluid technology on Monday from the US Patent and Trademark Office of the US Department of Commerce. The institute said in a press statement on Monday that this invention works on developing a system capable of producing hydrogen gas and nanofluids using effervescent tablets, funded by the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS). The project is titled “Dual Hydrogen and Suspension Production System Using Effervescent Tablets Containing Hydrogen Active Production Metallic Particles”.
The research was a joint achievement between Dr Nasser Al-Sayegh, a participating scientific researcher in the Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Program at KISR, and Dr Husain Bahzad, professor of chemical engineering at the College of Technological Studies at the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training. Professor of mechanical engineering at the College of Engineering and Petroleum at Kuwait University Dr Nawaf Al-Juwayhel and a doctoral student on a scholarship from the General Secretariat of the Supreme Council for Planning Ali Al-Sayegh also participated in completing the project.
Dr Nasser Al-Sayegh pointed out the possibility of supplying vehicles with electricity through the hydrogen gas produced by the effervescent tablets, in addition to increasing the efficiency of cooling the internal combustion engine by the nanofluids resulting from the chemical reaction. He explained that this method of producing hydrogen is safer for hybrid vehicles than using hydrogen in its gaseous or liquid form in the event of traffic accidents, and it also requires much less storage space than that used to contain liquid or gaseous hydrogen. — KUNA
Martyrs Day reminder of Kuwaiti people’s allegiance to leadership
The anniversary of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on August 2, also called Martyrs Day, is one of the most important days in the memory of Kuwaiti society because of it embodies the patience, sacrifice and resistance of the Kuwaiti people, Kuwait Martyr’s Bureau said Saturday.
Director General Salah Al-Oufan said in a press statement on Saturday that the day stands as a reminder of the strength of the Kuwaiti people and embodies the greatest confirmation of the Kuwaiti people’s allegiance to their political leadership, Al-Sabah family, who have for decades led the country towards prosperity.
He said that the martyrs of the Kuwaiti resistance recorded honorable contributions in Kuwait’s march towards liberation. The martyrs, he said, represent the determination of the Kuwaiti people to preserve the security, independence and unity of their homeland at every stage of history and showed the world the extent of their adherence to the great values of martyrdom for the sake of Allah and the defense of land and honor.
Oufan added that people who read the books and documents written about this difficult period need decades to absorb the great sacrifices made during that stage in the history of the people of Kuwait, who always prove their ability to face challenges and achieve ambitions and aspirations.
He stated that the historical sacrifices made by the sons of Kuwait for the sake of the homeland are fuel for future generations and represent a continuous hope for a better future under the leadership of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and his faithful Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.
Regarding the events that will be launched during the Martyrs Day, Oufan said that exhibitions will be organized in some malls such as the Avenues Mall, 360 Mall, Salhiya and Khairan under the slogan (Kuwait remains) with an innovative design which introduces new simulation technology via smart devices that enables visitors to learn about the stories of these heroes. — KUNA
Innovation Nation summer camp empowers tech-passionate youths
In partnership between Zain, SACGC and in collaboration with Assima Mall
The second edition of the Innovation Nation (IN) summer camp concluded successfully, engaging over 1,600 young tech enthusiasts. This initiative, a strategic partnership between Zain and Sabah Al-Ahmad Center for Giftedness and Creativity (SACGC) - a KFAS center, and in collaboration with Assima Mall, aimed to enhance tech skills and inspire digital innovation. The camp, which was aimed at 7-14 year olds, featured 126 engaging workshops and hands-on sessions from July 15-21. It was widely received by parents, children, and youth who took the opportunity to learn new tech skills that inspired their passion for technology.
The IN Camp covered a variety of topics related to new technologies, like digital doodling and 3D printing, augmented reality (AR), robotics and programming, electronics, mechanical and software engineering and more. The workshops were facilitated by experts and certified trainers from Sabah Al-Ahmad Center for Giftedness and Creativity. The content was presented in an innovative and engaging manner that appealed to young people.
The workshops were organized and supervised by members of Zain’s FUN program and SACGC’s Talmatha initiative, both of which provide university students with a real-world, part-time work experience, fostering skills like project management, public relations, customer service, teamwork, problem-solving, and critical thinking.
This partnership between Zain, SACGC, and Assima Mall is part of the broader Innovation Nation initiative, which encompasses all of Zain’s innovation and entrepreneurship programs. The initiative focuses on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) and primarily targets young people and entrepreneurs, aiming to foster a digitally capable generation.
The Zionist occupation forces continue to commit genocide in the Gaza Strip, for the 299th consecutive day, through dozens of airstrikes and artillery shelling, committing massacres against civilians amid a catastrophic humanitarian situation due to the siege and displacement of more than 95% of the population.
Our correspondents reported that the occupation aircraft and artillery continued their violent airstrikes and shelling - on Wednesday - in various parts of the Gaza Strip, targeting homes, displaced persons' gatherings, and streets, resulting in dozens of martyrs and wounded.
The occupation forces continued their ground invasion of wide neighborhoods in Rafah since May 7, and the incursion into Tal al-Hawa since July 25, amidst aerial and artillery bombardment and the commission of horrific massacres.
The journalist Ismael Al-Ghoul, a correspondent for Al Jazeera channel, and the channel's photographer Rami Al-Rifi were killed by an Israeli airstrike after leaving the vicinity of the destroyed home of the martyr leader Ismael Haniyeh in the Beach Camp west of Gaza.
Our correspondent reported that occupation aircraft targeted the roof of a house adjacent to the destroyed home of the martyr leader Ismael Haniyeh in the Beach Camp west of Gaza while there were a number of journalists present. The journalists were forced to withdraw, and the occupation forces targeted them again.
Martyrs and others were killed in an Israeli airstrike from a drone targeting citizens who were trying to return to the Tel al-Sultan neighborhood west of Rafah.
Ten martyrs were killed by occupation shelling of a car at the entrance of Al-Zawaida near the electricity company in the middle of the Gaza Strip, while a martyr was killed by shelling in Al-Qarara east of Khan Younis.
The Ministry of Health announced the arrival of 45 martyrs and 77 injuries to Gaza hospitals during the past 24 hours, as a result of the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Strip.
The toll of the Israeli aggression has risen to 39,445 martyrs and 91,073 injuries since October 7th.
The ministry stated that there are still victims under the rubble and in the streets whom ambulance and civil defense teams cannot reach.
Occupation artillery shelled east of the Bureij Camp in central Gaza.
Occupation artillery shelled amidst fire from occupation vehicles in the eastern areas of northern Gaza.
Several injuries were taken to the Red Cross hospital due to occupation fire towards the tents of refugees in the Musawi area west of Rafah city.
Martyrs and others were killed in a Zionist airstrike targeting a house in the Musawi area west of Rafah city.
Occupation artillery shelled Al-Kabira in eastern Khan Younis.
A martyr and 4 others were injured in an Israeli airstrike on Al-Kabira in eastern Khan Younis.