Thursday, May 2, 2024

 Amir Returns Home After State Visit to Egypt

Kuwait to Host 3rd Strategic Dialogue

A Malaysian Delegation Meets the Director of the Endowment Funds Department

Endowments Secretariat Reveals 13th International Research Competition on Endowments

46th Islamic Book Fair Held by Social Reform Society

Amir Returns Home After State Visit to Egypt

 HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and his delegation returned to Kuwait after a state visit to Egypt. The visit reflected deep and distinguished ties between the two countries and peoples, aiming to strengthen fruitful and constructive cooperation. HH the Amir sent a cable of thanks to Sisi expressing his sincere thanks and appreciation for the warm welcome and hospitality during the state visit. Both sides emphasized the importance of reaching an agreement between the Zionist occupation authorities and Palestinian groups on a durable ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and ensuring unhindered delivery of relief aid to the Palestinian people under UN Security Council Resolution 2720.

Both sides stated opposition to the ongoing Zionist military operations in Gaza and plans for expanding the operations to Rafah, warning that Zionist malpractices risk expanding the scope of the conflict to other parts of the Middle East and jeopardizing the security of the region and world peace. They urged the international community to shoulder their responsibility for finding a fair settlement to the Palestine issue based on the two-state solution and establishing the State of Palestine within the borders of June 4, 1967 with East Jerusalem as its capital. They reaffirmed support of the legitimate right of Palestinian refugees to return to their homeland, pursuant to UN General Assembly Resolution 194.

During the state visit, HH the Amir held summit talks with President Sisi on Tuesday, emphasizing the importance of reaching an agreement between the Zionist occupation authorities and Palestinian groups on a durable ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and ensuring unhindered delivery of relief aid to the Palestinian people under UN Security Council Resolution 2720. They also expressed unequivocal rejection of Zionist attempts to liquidate the Palestine cause and serious violations of international humanitarian law through forced displacement of the Palestinian people from their own land in Gaza and the West Bank.

The Kuwaiti side applauded the unprecedented development of Egypt in all areas and commended Egyptian efforts to improve the investment atmosphere. Both sides tasked competent agencies to arrange for the 13th session of the Higher Joint Commission on Cooperation, highlighting coordination and reciprocal support in international arenas. Both sides hailed the close political coordination between them regarding regional and international issues of common concern, highlighting the importance of promoting the culture of peace, dialogue, development, and coexistence, and favoring diplomacy as a means of resolution of conflicts in the Middle East.

Kuwait to Host 3rd Strategic Dialogue

Kuwait has been invited to host the third ministerial meeting of the strategic dialogue between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Central Asia in 2025. The declaration emphasized the historical relations, religious and cultural ties between the two sides and the prospects for economic cooperation, including enormous natural resources and promising investment opportunities in energy, mining, petrochemical industries, tourism, and others. It stressed the need to support consensual political solutions to resolve the crises faced by some Arab countries  by encouraging comprehensive dialogue and national reconciliation, rejecting interference in their internal affairs, and committing to respecting their sovereignty and independence.

The declaration condemned the continuation of Zionist crimes against the Palestinian people, the deliberate targeting of over 100,000 Palestinian civilians, and the systematic destruction of residential neighborhoods, hospitals, schools, universities, mosques, and churches. It called on the Security Council to adopt a binding resolution to stop the occupation's aggression, shooting, and forced displacement against the Palestinian people and ensure the flow of relief aid to the entire Gaza Strip.

The declaration also called for convening an international peace conference as soon as possible, from which a credible peace process would be launched based on approved international references within a specific time frame and with international guarantees that would lead to an end to the Zionist occupation of the Palestinian territories occupied in 1967.

A Malaysian Delegation Meets the Director of the Endowment Funds Department

A delegation from Malaysia, represented by Dr. Ridwan Bakar, Executive Director of the Malaysian Ministry of Endowments, Dr. Abdul Aziz Bin Sheikh from the Islamic Council of Malaysia, Ms. Tamara Abrahamian, translator at the Malaysian Airlines embassy in Kuwait, and Rakan Al-Yaqout, a representative of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs, met with Director of the Endowment Funds Department at the General Secretariat of Awqaf Ma'rib, Yaqoub Al-Yaqoub, on Sunday, April 28, 2024. The two sides discussed potential avenues for collaboration as well as their respective nations' experiences in endowment and humanitarian efforts. 

Endowments Secretariat Reveals 13th International Research Competition on Endowments

On Monday, the Acting Secretary-General of the General Secretariat of Endowments, Amal Hussein Al-Dalal, announced the results of the winners of the 13th Kuwait International Endowment Research Competition.

Al-Dallal said, in a press conference: This competition is an important project among the 16 important projects undertaken by the secretariat representing the State of Kuwait. The “coordinating state” for the efforts of Islamic countries in the field of endowment at the level of the Islamic world, and it is held periodically every two years, completing 12 sessions from 1999 to 2021 AD, bringing the total number of participants in it to 340 participants from inside Kuwait and the world, in addition to those who participated in our glue competition for this year.

She added that the General Secretariat of Endowments was keen to direct thinkers, researchers, specialists and those interested in endowment affairs to the methods of modern and contemporary endowment topics that need further research and study, and to propose developmental treatments for the advancement of endowment systems, and from here the topics of the Thirteenth Kuwait International Endowment Research Competition came to express this approach. , by presenting 3 topics of great importance: The first of these topics came under the title “Violating the donor’s condition due to need or necessity... rootedly and branching out.” The second topic was about “The role of the endowment in achieving food security,” and the third topic was titled “Utilizing financial technology in developing and investing in the endowment.”

Lina Faisal Al-Mutawa, Director of the Department of Studies and External Relations and Head of the Competition Supervision Committee, said: The number of those who applied to compete in the “Kuwait International Competition for Endowment Research,” in its current session, reached 87 participants, including researchers and those interested in endowments, from various countries of the world, and this number is considered The highest since the start of this international competition.

The results of the first topic, entitled “Violating the condition of the donor due to need or necessity...in root and branch” were as follows:

– First prize with a score of 93% D. Sufyan Dhabih, from Algeria, and the title of his research is “Violating the conditions of the donor due to need or necessity - in light of ancient and contemporary calamities.”

– The second prize was shared equally, with a score of 87%, between: Dr. Iqbal Abdulaziz Al-Mutawa, from the State of Kuwait, and Dr. Abdul Raqeeb Saleh Mohsen Al-Shami, from Yemen, and the title of their joint research is “The Effect of Need and Necessity on Violating the Conditions of the Endowers... Rooted and Applied.”

– Third prize with a score of 85% D. Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud Al-Zaghoul, from Jordan, and the title of his research is “Violating the condition of the donor due to need or necessity...rooting and branching.”

The results of the second topic, entitled “The Role of Waqf in Achieving Food Security,” were as follows:

– First prize: Omar Al Mahmoudi from Morocco.

– The second prize was shared, with a score of 87.5%, between Dr. Abdel Rahim Bahmou from Morocco, Dr. Saleh Al-Mahmoudi from Morocco, Dr. Muhammad Al-Filali from Morocco, and the title of their joint research is “The Impact of Waqf on Achieving Food Security.”

- The third prize, with a score of 85.5%, was Rami Eid Makki Bahbah, from Egypt, and the title of his research was “The Role of Waqf in Achieving Food Security in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Countries.”

As for the third topic, entitled “Utilizing financial technology in developing and investing in endowments,” its results were as follows:

- The first prize was shared equally, with a score of 91.5%, between Rachida Rahmani from Algeria and Siham Rahmani from Algeria, and the title of their joint research is “Financial Technology and the Expected Roles in Endowments between the Necessity of Development and the Danger of Application.”

The second prize was shared, with a score of 88.5%, between Dr. Sayed Hassan Abdullah Hassan, from Egypt, and the title of his research is “Utilizing financial technology tools in developing and investing in endowments in light of the texts of Sharia and its objectives,” and Dr. Sami Muhammad Al-Salahat, from Jordan, and the title of his research is “Utilizing financial technology in developing and investing in endowments,” and Dr. Nobi Muhammad Hassan Abdel Rahim, from Egypt, and the title of his research is “Utilizing financial technology in endowment development and investment” (Digital Endowment Foundation.. Case Study: FINTERRA Endowment Platform in Malaysia).

 Al-Rahma International approved financial and administrative reports at its general assembly

46th Islamic Book Fair Held by Social Reform Society

The 46th edition of the Islamic Book Fair, under the slogan "Awareness is Shaping," was held in Mushrif, Kuwait, from April 14-20, 2024 AD. The exhibition featured around 120 entities and publishing houses from government institutions, public benefit associations, and educational bodies in 11 Gulf and Arab countries, Turkey, and Britain. The Board of Directors of the Social Reform Society, Dr. Khaled Al-Madhkoor, stated that the exhibition has evolved every year in line with technical developments and printing updates, introducing modern technologies that address children's mentality.

The exhibition includes activities related to students' educational, cultural, and other activities, expressing gratitude to the participating official bodies, led by the Ministry of Information, for its sponsorship of the Islamic Book Fair and the Ministry of Interior for facilitating procedures and overcoming difficulties for the delegations participating in the exhibition.

The Assistant Secretary-General for the Administrative and Financial Affairs Sector at the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters, representative of the Minister of Information, Saad Al-Anzi, confirmed that continuing to hold the exhibition throughout the 46 years is a message that translates the efforts of the Social Reform Society and an addition to the country's journey in spreading knowledge and culture locally and internationally.

Traffic Awareness Department officer in the Traffic and Operations Affairs Sector, Lieutenant Colonel Abdullah Abu Hassan, stated that their participation in the 46th Islamic Book Fair came to raise the level of traffic awareness among road users by linking the behavior of the vehicle driver to religious behavior. The Traffic Department is keen to deliver the correct message to road users.

The head of the Federation of Kuwaiti Charitable Societies and Organizations, Saad Al-Otaibi, said that the role played by the Social Reform Society through its establishment of the Islamic Book Fair and its keenness to continue it is a complement to the bright image of Kuwaiti charitable work. He stressed that the presence of the "Union of Associations and Enterprises" comes as an affirmation of the support of all the roles of associations and enterprises supporting the spread of science and culture in Kuwaiti society.

Namaa Charity, represented by the International Center for Charitable Work Studies, participated in the exhibition activities, displaying prominent publications of the Center for Studies in the field of the charitable sector, with the aim of developing community awareness of the importance of charitable work in the development of societies and promoting the culture of volunteer work among various segments of society.

The General Secretariat of Endowments also participated in the exhibition, with the Acting Deputy Secretary-General for Administration and Support Services, Amal Hussein Al-Dalal, stating that the participation of the General Secretariat this year in the exhibition comes to spread the culture of endowments in Kuwaiti society and introduce the achievements of the General Secretariat of Endowments.

The International Mercy Society participated in the exhibition, with the Director of the Society’s Public Relations and Media Department, Qais Al-Ali, aiming to enhance communication with the public by introducing the Society’s projects, goals, vision and mission, means of communication, methods of donation, and its various applications.

The Israeli genocide war on Gaza has entered its 208th day, as the Zionist occupation forces continue to commit a genocidal war in the Gaza Strip, by launching dozens of air strikes, artillery shelling, and bloody massacres against civilians.    

More Massacres in Gaza

The occupation continues its aggression against the Gaza Strip, amidst Zionist warplanes and artillery bombardment of residential squares and the vicinity of shelter centers, especially the cities of Gaza, Rafah, Deir al-Balah, and the Nuseirat camp, causing more martyrs and injuries, and the destruction of more buildings and property, according to the news agency. Palestinian (Wafa).

The Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that the occupation committed 4 massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, including 33 martyrs and 57 injuries to hospitals during the past 24 hours

It said in its daily report: The toll of the aggression rose to 34,568 martyrs and 77,765 injuries since the seventh of last October.

   The Resistance Attacks Forces Continue  

The Palestinian resistance continues its operations and confronts the Zionist forces invading several areas of Gaza, as the “Al-Qassam Brigades”, the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), announced today, Wednesday, that it had targeted crowds of enemy forces near the “Holeit” kibbutz with a short “Rajum” missile system. The range is 114 mm.

Today, Wednesday, the “Jerusalem Brigades,” the military wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement, bombed, with a barrage of mortar shells, a position of occupation army soldiers and vehicles in the vicinity of the Sheikh Ajlin area, southwest of Gaza City.

Extreme Poverty in Gaza

Today, Wednesday, the Government Information Office in the Gaza Strip issued a statement on the occasion of “International Workers’ Day” on May 1.

The office said: Workers in the Gaza Strip are living in unprecedented humanitarian conditions, with the unemployment rate rising to 75%, the poverty rate rising to more than 90%, and the siege continuing for the 18th year in a row.

He added that more than 200,000 people lost their jobs during the first 3 months of the war, including nearly 5,000 fishermen, as the occupation army imposes a stifling siege and prevents fishermen from fishing in the sea, and even shoots and kills them directly, noting that the crimes of killing fishermen have been repeated. During the war of extermination, those who were searching for a living.

He pointed out that the total direct initial losses of the genocidal war on Gaza amounted to $33 billion, as the occupation destroyed 15 sectors of work and life in the Strip.

New York Police Storm Columbia University

American media reported that New York City police stormed the Columbia University campus and arrested dozens of students in solidarity with Palestine.

While the American Association of University Professors, Columbia University branch, said: The university’s leadership bears responsibility for what may happen, according to Al Jazeera.

A New York Police spokesman said: The forces evacuated the campus of protesters within 3 hours and arrested dozens.

The police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the sit-in, arrested about 100 people, and evacuated the “Hamilton Hall,” which the protesters called “Hind Hall” in honor of a six-year-old Palestinian girl who was martyred in the ongoing aggression against Gaza.

Al Jazeera quoted American media as saying that police forces had arrested at least 1,000 people on more than 25 university campuses in 21 states since April 18.

Türkiye Sides with South Africa Against Israel

Turkey announced today, Wednesday, that it has joined the “genocide” lawsuit filed by South Africa against “Israel” at the International Court of Justice.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said in a press conference held with his Indonesian counterpart, Retno Marsudi, according to the Anadolu Agency: We in Turkey have decided to join the lawsuit filed by South Africa against “Israel” in the International Court of Justice.

The Israeli genocide war on Gaza has entered its 207th day, as the Zionist occupation forces continue to commit a genocidal war in the Gaza Strip, by launching dozens of air strikes, artillery shelling, and bloody massacres against civilians.   

Series of Israeli Raids on Gaza

The occupation continues its aggression against the Gaza Strip, where 7 citizens were martyred and others were injured, today, Tuesday, in a series of raids launched by the occupation on various areas of the Strip, according to the Palestinian News Agency (Wafa).

The Ministry of Health in Gaza stated that the occupation forces committed 5 massacres against families, as a result of which 47 martyrs and 61 injuries were hospitalized during the past 24 hours.

In its daily update, the Ministry indicated that the toll of the Zionist aggression against the Gaza Strip had risen to 34,535 martyrs and 77,704 injuries since last October 7.

A Turkish Tourist Carries out a Stabbing Attack

Palestinian sources reported that a Turkish tourist carried out a heroic stabbing attack on Tuesday near Bab al-Sahira in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem, wounding a Zionist soldier.

The sources added that the occupation forces opened fire on the young man who carried out the operation, while the occupation army deployed intensively after one of its soldiers was injured in the operation.

Hebrew media reported that the perpetrator of the operation was a Turkish tourist, named Hassan Saqlanen (34 years old), and he died from his wounds, according to the “Palestinian Information Center.”

The Palestinian Center said that the resistance operations continue in the West Bank and occupied Jerusalem as part of the “Al-Aqsa Flood” battle, which targets occupation soldiers and settlers, in response to their continuing crimes against our people and their sanctities.

A Message to the “Israelis”

Today, Tuesday, the “Al-Qassam” Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement “Hamas,” sent a message to “Israeli” public opinion about the reasons for the continued faltering of the exchange deal and the remaining “Israeli” prisoners in Gaza.

Al-Qassam published a picture of Netanyahu with the caption: “Because of Netanyahu’s political interests, your sons are still in captivity.”

The Death Toll of Israeli Soldiers

The occupation army announced today, Tuesday, that 10 of its soldiers were injured in battles inside the Gaza Strip during the past 48 hours.

The number of soldiers injured since the beginning of the “Al-Aqsa Flood” battle on October 7 last year rose to 3,320, including 1,593 who were injured since the beginning of the ground battles on the 27th of the same month.

In this context, the same data indicated that “514 army personnel sustained serious injuries, 879 moderate injuries, and 1,927 minor injuries.”

Regarding the death toll of soldiers, data showed that 608 officers and soldiers were killed since the beginning of the war, including 263 killed in ground battles in the Gaza Strip, according to what was reported by the “Anatolia” agency.

A Looming Invasion of Rafah

Occupation Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to invade the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, noting, “The process of evacuating civilians from the city has begun.”

Netanyahu said that the evacuation of the Palestinians from Rafah has begun in preparation for an upcoming operation there, adding that the possibility of reaching an exchange deal is slim and “Israel” will not accept an absolute withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, according to what was reported by the “Al Jazeera Net” website.

He stressed that there was no change in the goals of the war, and that his government would not accept a settlement regarding Rafah.

Columbia University expels Palestine supporters

The student movement in the United States continues protests and sit-ins in several universities to demand an end to the aggression against the Gaza Strip that has been ongoing for more than 200 days, and to cut off American support for “Israel.”

A group of Columbia University students took control of two buildings at the university to protest the suspension of the studies of a number of students, after the end of a deadline set for them yesterday, Monday, to vacate their sit-in site on the university campus, according to Al Jazeera Net.

The American network "NBC News" reported that the administration of Columbia University in New York began expelling students participating in the pro-Palestine protests, according to what the "Arabi 21" website indicated.

Al Jazeera quoted American media as saying that the police arrested a number of students protesting in tents set up on the campus of Virginia Commonwealth University in the city of Richmond, in the west of the country.

At the University of California, the demonstrators roamed a number of streets inside the university, and were able to enter the “Royce Hall” building, one of the main halls at the university, to reach the sit-in headquarters, which was now surrounded by a university security fence.

The Israeli Genocide War on Gaza has entered its 203rd day, as the Zionist occupation forces continue to commit a genocidal war in the Gaza Strip, by launching dozens of air strikes, artillery shelling, and bloody massacres against civilians.

Brutal Israeli Raids on Gaza

The occupation continues to bomb various areas in the Gaza Strip. Today, Friday, the Israeli occupation aircraft launched a raid on a house in the Al-Rimal neighborhood, west of Gaza City, resulting in the death of three citizens, including a child and a woman, and others were injured, according to the Palestinian News Agency (Wafa). .

The agency added that the occupation warplanes launched violent raids at dawn today, Friday, in the north of the Nuseirat and Al-Maghazi camps, the town of Al-Zawaida in the central Gaza Strip, the Al-Safa Mosque in the Al-Tuffah neighborhood in Gaza City, and the Al-Zaytoun and Al-Shujaiya neighborhoods east of the city. The occupation forces also bombed residential squares in the town of Al-Mughraqa in the central Gaza Strip. .

Meanwhile, 3 Palestinians were martyred in an “Israeli” bombing of a Red Cross building housing displaced persons on Al-Wahda Street in central Gaza City, according to “Al-Jazeera Net.”

Resistance Continues  

The Palestinian resistance continues its operations and confronts the Zionist forces penetrating into several areas of Gaza, as the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), announced on Thursday evening the bombing of a new enemy surveillance and espionage site east of Juhr al-Dik in the central Gaza Strip with mortar shells.

On Thursday evening, the “Jerusalem Brigades,” the military wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement, bombed a gathering of Zionist enemy soldiers in the “Netzarim” advance axis, south of Gaza City, with a barrage of heavy-caliber mortar shells.

Postponing “Freedom Flotilla” Set Off

Day 203 of the Israeli Genocide War on Gaza

The Israeli Genocide War on Gaza has entered its 203rd day, as the Zionist occupation forces continue to commit a genocidal war in the Gaza Strip, by launching dozens of air strikes, artillery shelling, and bloody massacres against civilians.

Brutal Israeli Raids on Gaza

The occupation continues to bomb various areas in the Gaza Strip. Today, Friday, the Israeli occupation aircraft launched a raid on a house in the Al-Rimal neighborhood, west of Gaza City, resulting in the death of three citizens, including a child and a woman, and others were injured, according to the Palestinian News Agency (Wafa). .

The agency added that the occupation warplanes launched violent raids at dawn today, Friday, in the north of the Nuseirat and Al-Maghazi camps, the town of Al-Zawaida in the central Gaza Strip, the Al-Safa Mosque in the Al-Tuffah neighborhood in Gaza City, and the Al-Zaytoun and Al-Shujaiya neighborhoods east of the city. The occupation forces also bombed residential squares in the town of Al-Mughraqa in the central Gaza Strip. .

Meanwhile, 3 Palestinians were martyred in an “Israeli” bombing of a Red Cross building housing displaced persons on Al-Wahda Street in central Gaza City, according to “Al-Jazeera Net.”

Resistance Continues  

The Palestinian resistance continues its operations and confronts the Zionist forces penetrating into several areas of Gaza, as the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), announced on Thursday evening the bombing of a new enemy surveillance and espionage site east of Juhr al-Dik in the central Gaza Strip with mortar shells.

On Thursday evening, the “Jerusalem Brigades,” the military wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement, bombed a gathering of Zionist enemy soldiers in the “Netzarim” advance axis, south of Gaza City, with a barrage of heavy-caliber mortar shells.

Postponing “Freedom Flotilla” Set Off

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition announced the postponement of the launch of the flotilla to break the siege on Gaza after it was scheduled to launch today, Friday, expecting the delay to not exceed a few days.

The coalition said in a press statement, according to the Quds Press Agency: The Freedom Flotilla is ready to sail, all the required papers have been submitted to the Port Authority, and the aid has been loaded and prepared for the journey to Gaza. However, today we received news of an administrative disruption initiated by “Israel.” “In an attempt to prevent our sailing.

He added: “Israel” is pressuring the Republic of Guinea-Bissau to withdraw its flag from our ship, which bears the name – Akdeniz (Mediterranean Sea). This has led to a request for an additional inspection, this one by the flag state, which will delay our planned departure on 26 April.

US State Department Official Resigned

The Arabic-speaking spokeswoman for the US State Department, Hala Gharit, submitted her resignation in objection to Washington’s policy towards the “Israeli” war on the Gaza Strip, making it at least the third resignation in the ministry due to this issue, according to the Palestinian News Agency (Wafa).

Hala Gharit said on the social networking site (LinkedIn): “I resigned in April 2024 after 18 years of distinguished service, in protest against the US policy in Gaza.”

  American Universities Protests Expanding

The student movement in the United States continues protests and sit-ins in several universities to demand an end to the aggression against the Gaza Strip that has been ongoing for more than 200 days.

The movement of pro-Palestinian American students is expanding from Los Angeles to New York, passing through Austin, Boston, Chicago and Atlanta, where protests were organized at a number of internationally prestigious universities such as Harvard, Yale, Columbia and Princeton, while the authorities threaten to send security forces to disperse them, according to the “France 24” website.

For days, the scene has been repeated in different parts of the country, as students set up tents in their universities to denounce the military support provided by the United States to “Israel” and the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. Then the riot police often evacuate them, at the request of the university administration, according to what Agence France-Presse reported.

Al Jazeera Net reported, citing NBC that students from 40 American and Canadian universities and colleges set up tents in solidarity with Gaza.

Arresting Noelle McAfee

Authorities have arrested nearly 550 people in recent days from major American universities in connection with protests against the Gaza war, according to Reuters.

Video clips showed the police arresting and assaulting the head of the Philosophy Department, Noelle McAfee, and the professor of economics, Carolyn Fohlin, at Emory University, after they participated in a demonstration demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and an end to American support for “Israel.”

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition announced the postponement of the launch of the flotilla to break the siege on Gaza after it was scheduled to launch today, Friday, expecting the delay to not exceed a few days.

The coalition said in a press statement, according to the Quds Press Agency: The Freedom Flotilla is ready to sail, all the required papers have been submitted to the Port Authority, and the aid has been loaded and prepared for the journey to Gaza. However, today we received news of an administrative disruption initiated by “Israel.” “In an attempt to prevent our sailing.

He added: “Israel” is pressuring the Republic of Guinea-Bissau to withdraw its flag from our ship, which bears the name – Akdeniz (Mediterranean Sea). This has led to a request for an additional inspection, this one by the flag state, which will delay our planned departure on 26 April.

US State Department Official Resigned

The Arabic-speaking spokeswoman for the US State Department, Hala Gharit, submitted her resignation in objection to Washington’s policy towards the “Israeli” war on the Gaza Strip, making it at least the third resignation in the ministry due to this issue, according to the Palestinian News Agency (Wafa).

Hala Gharit said on the social networking site (LinkedIn): “I resigned in April 2024 after 18 years of distinguished service, in protest against the US policy in Gaza.”

  American Universities Protests Expanding

The student movement in the United States continues protests and sit-ins in several universities to demand an end to the aggression against the Gaza Strip that has been ongoing for more than 200 days.

The movement of pro-Palestinian American students is expanding from Los Angeles to New York, passing through Austin, Boston, Chicago and Atlanta, where protests were organized at a number of internationally prestigious universities such as Harvard, Yale, Columbia and Princeton, while the authorities threaten to send security forces to disperse them, according to the “France 24” website.

For days, the scene has been repeated in different parts of the country, as students set up tents in their universities to denounce the military support provided by the United States to “Israel” and the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. Then the riot police often evacuate them, at the request of the university administration, according to what Agence France-Presse reported.

Al Jazeera Net reported, citing NBC that students from 40 American and Canadian universities and colleges set up tents in solidarity with Gaza.

Arresting Noelle McAfee

Authorities have arrested nearly 550 people in recent days from major American universities in connection with protests against the Gaza war, according to Reuters.

Video clips showed the police arresting and assaulting the head of the Philosophy Department, Noelle McAfee, and the professor of economics, Carolyn Fohlin, at Emory University, after they participated in a demonstration demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and an end to American support for “Israel.”

The war of genocide against Gaza has entered its 202nd day, as the Zionist occupation forces continue to commit a genocidal war in the Gaza Strip, by launching dozens of air strikes, artillery shelling, and bloody massacres against civilians.

Bombing on Rafah

The occupation continues its aggression against various areas in Gaza, where its aircraft targeted an inhabited house east of Rafah, which led to the death of five citizens and the injury of others, the majority of whom were children and women.

The sources confirmed that the occupation artillery targeted several sites in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, and also bombed several sites close to Wadi Gaza.

The sources indicated that forces targeted Gaza City with a large number of shells and raids, especially in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood and in the northwestern and northwestern sides, and also targeted eastern Jabalia with raids and shells.

Quality Ambushes for “Laqsam”

The Palestinian resistance continues its operations and confronts the Zionist forces invading several areas of Gaza, as the “Al-Qassam Brigades,” the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), announced on Wednesday evening that its mujahideen lured two mechanized Zionist forces and placed them in separate mine ambushes, using explosive devices and missiles. F16” that was fired at civilians and did not explode in the Al-Mughraqa area in the central Gaza Strip.

The Al-Qassam Brigades also destroyed the Zionist forces present in the “Netzarim” axis with heavy-caliber mortar shells.

Provocative Dances in Al-Aqsa

Regarding the ongoing developments in the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, about 1,679 settlers stormed the mosque this morning and noon on the third day of the Hebrew “Passover,” and the occupation forces prevented Palestinians who are under 60 years old from entering the mosque. Jerusalemite sources described that the raids took place from Without any attempts to confront the intruders.

Thousands of settlers also performed the “blessings of the priests” ritual at the Buraq Wall, west of Al-Aqsa Mosque, and provocative dances in the alleys surrounding the mosque, and video clips revealed the settlement raising the occupation flag in an attempt to provoke the Almoravids.

Meanwhile, Hebrew sources published a picture of a female settler reading from the Torah during the storming

 New Freedom Flotilla

Tomorrow, Friday, the “Freedom Flotilla” will depart from the port of Tuzla, western Turkey, to break the siege on the Gaza Strip and deliver aid. Volunteers representing 12 countries from around the world will participate in it.

The flotilla's media coordinator, Philip Lopez, told Al Jazeera Net: "We have ensured that all technical standards and equipment necessary to launch the Freedom Flotilla towards Gaza on Friday, April 26, have been achieved."

He added: “Today, the new participants are undergoing extensive training on direct peaceful action, in preparation for this important mission.”

Lopez pointed out that the fleet contains more than 5,000 tons of food and medical aid and drinking water. To alleviate the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.

Protests of American Universities Expanding

The student movement in the United States continues protests and sit-ins in several universities to demand an end to the aggression against the Gaza Strip that has been ongoing for more than 200 days.

At George Washington University in the American capital, students who support the Palestinian cause set up a camp to denounce the “Israeli” war on Gaza.

University of Texas

At the University of Texas, the state police deployed additional numbers of its members under direct orders from the state’s governor, Greg Abbott, following the continuation of sit-ins in support of Gaza there, according to the Al Jazeera website. net".

The website reported that 4 officers were injured and more than 108 students were arrested during a protest at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts.

Reuters reported that 93 people were arrested during a demonstration at a university in Los Angeles.