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The StarRegistration website adopted the name “Palestine” of a bright star in the sky at the request of training and media experts Dr. Musa Al-Mazidi, and his brother Dr. Zuhair Al-Mazidi.
The two Kuwaiti experts, Dr. Musa, Dr. Zuhair Al-Mazidi: The “StarRegistration” website, using information available from space agencies, including NASA, at their request, names a bright star in the sky, visible with the naked eye at night in the Kuwaiti sky, as “Palestine” (Palestine).
The two experts added that they received an official document to that effect and a picture of the star’s location in the sky, on May 30, 2024 AD. It was written in the document in English, “The State of Palestine exists to remain forever.”
The two experts pointed out that the Al-Najma website is reserved under the name “Palestine” forever.
Naming a bright star in the sky “Palestine” comes as a step in increasing awareness of the Palestinian issue and enhancing international solidarity with the Palestinian people.
This step is considered an initiative to express the Kuwaiti people's love for Palestine and their interest in supporting the Palestinian cause.
To know the location of the “Palestine” star in the Kuwaiti sky, follow these steps:
1- Click https://star-finder.starregistration.net/?q=9EFF1C6E1.
2- Click on the search key at the top left of the page.
3- Enter the star registration number “5E5C2AE40”.
4- Click “return” key at the bottom of the page.
5- Click “show more” at the top center of the page.
The two Kuwaiti experts stated that after following these steps, the star appears in its name along with its location in the vast universe and its distance in light years from Earth (257.22 light years).
The genocidal war waged by Israel against the women, children, and elderly of the Gaza Strip has entered its 241st day, amid the Zionist occupation forces continuing to commit ethnic cleansing in Gaza, by launching dozens of air strikes, artillery shelling, and bloody massacres against civilians.
21 Martyrs in Gaza Since Dawn Today
The occupation continues its aggression against Gaza, as the Palestinian News Agency reported the death of 21 citizens, since dawn on Monday, in separate raids by the occupation warplanes and artillery, on the center and south of the Gaza Strip.
The Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that the occupation committed 4 massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, including 40 martyrs and 150 injuries during the past 24 hours.
The Ministry confirmed that the toll of the aggression had risen to 36,479 martyrs and 82,777 injuries since the seventh of last October.
3,500 Children are at Risk of Starvation
The government media office in Gaza warned that more than 3,500 children were exposed to death in the Strip due to the Israeli occupation’s policies of starvation, food shortages, lack of nutritional supplements, and prevention of aid.
The office said: More than 3,500 children under the age of five are at risk of gradual death in the Gaza Strip due to the Israeli occupation’s policies of starving children, lack of milk and food, lack of nutritional supplements, depriving them of vaccinations, and preventing the entry of humanitarian aid for the fourth week in a row amid silence. Terrible international.
The government office called on the International Criminal Court, all other international courts, and all free judges in the world, to pursue the “Israeli” and American war criminals who systematically and intentionally target children, and throw them into a historical holocaust that the world has never witnessed before, demanding that these criminals be brought to a fair court as criminals. war and hold them accountable for their crimes.
Prominent Resistance Operations
The Palestinian resistance continues to confront the Zionist forces penetrating into several areas of Gaza. Today, Monday, the Al-Qassam Brigades announced the detonation of a minefield in a Zionist force stationed inside the site of the Martyr Muhammad Abu Shamala Brigade, killing and wounding members of the force in the Tal Al-Sultan neighborhood, west of the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip.
Al-Qassam also targeted a Zionist D9 bulldozer with a Tandom shell in the vicinity of the Collegiate College, south of the Al-Sabra neighborhood in Gaza City.
Al-Qassam also announced that they destroyed masses of enemy forces in Gaza City, with mortar shells.
Thet added that their fighters also detonated a booby-trapped house in a Zionist foot force, leaving them dead and wounded near the “Zalata” junction, east of the Al-Shoka area in the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip.
“Al-Quds Brigades" announced bombing enemy soldiers and vehicles penetrating the vicinity of Tal Zoroub, west of the city of Rafah.
The "brigades" added: In conjunction with the "Al-Amoudi Brigade - Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades", we bombed a position of enemy soldiers and vehicles in the "Netzarim" axis, south of Gaza City, with a barrage of heavy-caliber mortar shells.
14 Casualties among the Occupation Forces
The Zionist occupation army announced that 14 soldiers were injured in the battles in the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours.
The Zionist army said in a statement: 3,703 officers and soldiers were injured since the beginning of the war, including 1,878 during the ground operation.
They added that 254 officers and soldiers are still undergoing medical treatment after being injured in the Gaza battles, 32 of whom have serious injuries, according to what Al Jazeera Net reported.
British Labor Leader Pledges to Recognize Palestine
The leader of the British opposition Labor Party, Keir Starmer, expressed his conviction of the necessity of recognizing a Palestinian state.
Starmer called on the occupying state to stop its aggression against the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, indicating that stopping the war in Gaza would be among his party's priorities if it came to power.
The leader of the British Labor Party said, according to Al Jazeera Net: “There must be a political process through which we recognize a Palestinian state, and if we come to power, we will discuss this with our allies.”
He also expressed his intention to conduct a legal review if he came to power to find out whether the occupying state was using the weapons it received from Britain in its attack on the city of Rafah.
The Israeli Genocide War on Gaza has entered its 240th day, amid the Zionist occupation forces continuing to commit a genocidal war in the Gaza Strip, by launching dozens of air strikes, artillery shelling, and bloody massacres against civilians.
Recovering the bodies of 50 martyrs in Jabalia camp
The Palestinian News Agency (Wafa) reported that civil defense teams in Gaza were able, on Sunday, to recover the bodies of 50 martyrs following the withdrawal of the occupation forces from the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip.
The agency added that ambulance and defense teams recovered more than 70 martyrs, including 20 children, last Friday, while the search continued for dozens of missing people among the rubble of homes, shelter centers, schools and hospitals, which were not spared from bombing and destruction.
4 Massacres in 24 hours
The occupation committed 4 massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, including 60 martyrs and 220 injuries during the past 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health.
In its daily update, the Ministry confirmed that the toll of the aggression had risen to 36,439 martyrs and 82,627 injuries since the seventh of last October.
Prominent Resistance Operations
The Palestinian resistance continues to confront the Zionist forces penetrating into several areas of Gaza, as the “Al-Qassam Brigades,” the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), announced today, Sunday, the targeting of two “D9” military bulldozers with two “Tandum” shells on Salah al-Din Gate Street in the city. Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip.
Al-Qassam said: It bombed the enemy’s command headquarters in the “Netzarim” axis with a 114 mm short-range “Rajoum” missile system.
It added that it targeted a Zionist “Merkvah” tank with an “Al-Yassin 105” shell in the vicinity of the University College, south of the Al-Sabra neighborhood in Gaza City.
A “D9” military bulldozer was also targeted with an “Al-Yassin 105” shell near the Al-Amal Association in the Yabna camp in the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip.
The Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement, announced the bombardment with regular “60 caliber” mortar shells of enemy soldiers and vehicles penetrating the Al-Barahma area, west of the Yabna camp in the city of Rafah.
Harvest of Genocide
The Government Information Office published an update on the most important statistics of the genocidal war waged by the “Israeli” occupation on the Gaza Strip for today (240).
The media office said that in (240) days of the genocidal war, the occupation committed (3,247) massacres committed by the occupation army, resulting in (46,439) martyrs and missing persons, and (10,000) missing persons.
He stated that (36,439) martyrs arrived at hospitals, including (15,438) martyrs of children, (32) martyrs of famine, (10,231) martyrs of women, (498) martyrs of medical staff, (70) martyrs of civil defense, and (147) martyrs. A martyr of journalists.
According to the information office, (7) mass graves were discovered that the occupation established inside hospitals, from which (520) martyrs were recovered.
The war of genocide waged by Israel against the besieged Gaza Strip has entered its 239th day, amid the Zionist occupation forces continuing to commit a genocidal war in the Gaza Strip, by launching dozens of air strikes, artillery shelling, and bloody massacres against civilians.
Continuous bombing in northern and southern Gaza
The Israeli occupation continues its aggression against the Gaza Strip, as the Quds Press Agency reported that two Palestinians were killed north of Gaza City in an air strike, while the occupation artillery continued to pound the southern neighborhoods of the city.
The agency said: The occupation aircraft bombed a house on Al-Jalaa Street near the Al-Zaharna Building, north of Gaza City, where two Palestinians were martyred and taken to Al-Ahli Al-Arabi Hospital (Al-Maamdani).
The source stated that one of the two martyrs was Ola Al-Dahdouh, a broadcaster on a local radio station.
He added that heavy artillery continued to bomb civilian homes in the southwestern areas of Gaza City, targeting the neighborhoods of: (Al-Zaytoun, Al-Sabra, and Tal Al-Hawa); This is at a rate of one shell falling every two minutes.
In Beit Hanoun, north of the Gaza Strip, Zionist warplanes launched a violent belt of fire. The planes also bombed a house in the Bureij Palestinian refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.
In Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, the occupation forces continued their military operations there, bombing several homes in the western areas of the city.
5 massacres, 95 martyrs and 350 injuries
The Zionist occupation forces committed 5 massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, including 95 martyrs and 350 injuries to hospitals during the past 24 hours, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health.
The Ministry confirmed in its daily update that the toll of the aggression had risen to 36,379 martyrs and 82,407 injuries since the seventh of last October.
A child died of starvation in Gaza
The Palestinian News Agency (Wafa) reported that the child Abdul Qader Al-Sarhi (13 years old) was martyred in Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, as a result of starvation.
Medical sources confirmed today, Saturday, that the death toll from malnutrition and dehydration had risen to 37 martyrs in the Gaza Strip, stressing that the announced toll reflects only what reaches hospitals, and that dozens are dying silently, as a result of famine, without being able to reach hospitals.
Prominent resistance operations
The Palestinian resistance continues to confront the Zionist forces penetrating into several areas of Gaza, as the “Al-Qassam Brigades,” the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), announced today, Saturday, the detonation of a thunder bomb against an engineering force of 6 Zionist soldiers, leaving them dead and wounded near the George Sharqi junction. Rafah.
Al-Qassam bombed with mortar shells a gathering of occupation soldiers and vehicles in the Tal Zoroub area in the Tal Al-Sultan neighborhood, west of the city of Rafah.
Al-Quds Brigades
The Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement, also announced the detonation of a Zionist vehicle with a high-explosive “barrel” device in the Al-Taqaddum axis in the vicinity of the Umm Raed area, east of Rafah.
The Al-Quds Brigades said that its mujahideen attacked enemy soldiers and vehicles penetrating south of the Yabna camp on the Palestinian-Egyptian border in Rafah with a barrage of 60-caliber mortar shells.
In a complex operation, the Mujahideen of the Brigades were able to snipe a Zionist soldier and bombard the occupation soldiers and vehicles with mortar shells in the Tal al-Hawa axis, southwest of Gaza City.
Biden presents a proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza... and Hamas responds
Yesterday, Friday, US President Joe Biden presented an “Israeli” proposal for a ceasefire and the release of all prisoners, according to “Al Jazeera Net.”
Biden said: The proposal consists of 3 stages, and stipulates a sustainable ceasefire, the release of “Israeli” prisoners, the withdrawal of “Israeli” forces from populated areas in the Gaza Strip, and the entry of aid.
In his speech from the White House, Biden described the proposal as a road map for a complete and complete ceasefire and the withdrawal of “Israeli” forces from all populated areas in Gaza.
He added that the State of Qatar conveyed the “Israeli” proposal to the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) to study it and respond to it.
For its part, the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) said that it viewed positively what was included in US President Joe Biden’s speech on Friday, in which he called for a permanent ceasefire, the withdrawal of the occupation forces from the Gaza Strip, reconstruction, and an exchange of prisoners.
In a statement, the movement considered that this American position and the conviction that has been established on the regional and international scene of the necessity of putting an end to the war on Gaza is the result of the legendary steadfastness of our struggling people and their valiant resistance.
Hamas affirmed its readiness to deal positively and constructively with any proposal based on a permanent ceasefire, complete withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, reconstruction, the return of the displaced to all their places of residence, and the completion of a serious prisoner exchange deal if the occupation declares its explicit commitment to that.
Demonstrations in international cities and capitals
Today, Saturday, many cities and world capitals witnessed massive demonstrations denouncing the Zionist aggression against the Gaza Strip.
Thousands participated in demonstrations organized in the French capital, Paris, the Austrian capital, Vienna, the German city of Wuppertal, the capital, Berlin, Aarhus, Denmark, the capital, Copenhagen, Manchester and Bournemouth in Britain, the capital, London, and Malmo and Uppsala in Sweden, in support of the Palestinian people, and to demand a ceasefire, and the entry of humanitarian aid. To the Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian News Agency (Wafa).
The Israeli war of genocide against Gaza has entered its 238th day, with the occupation forces continuing to commit a genocidal war in the Gaza Strip, by launching dozens of air strikes, artillery shelling, and bloody massacres against civilians.
Martyrs in Bureij camp
The occupation continues its aggression against Gaza, as the Palestinian Information Center reported that 12 Palestinians were martyred today, Friday, in a raid launched by occupation aircraft on two homes in the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.
5 massacres within 24 hours
The occupation forces committed 5 massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, including 60 martyrs and 280 injuries during the past 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza.
The Ministry said in its update today: The toll of the aggression has risen to 36,284 martyrs and 82,057 injuries since the seventh of last October.
More than 98% of Gaza's bakeries stopped working
The government media office in Gaza said: “It has been 24 days since the occupation army occupied the Rafah land crossing, and closed the Kerem Shalom crossing, which led to the occurrence of complex humanitarian crises, and as a result prevented 22,000 wounded and sick people from traveling to receive treatment outside the Gaza Strip.” And preventing the entry of humanitarian aid and food supplies into the Gaza Strip.”
The government office added that there are more than 2 million displaced people in the Gaza Strip who live mainly and solely on aid, especially in light of the loss of a quarter of a million family heads of their jobs due to the “Israeli” aggression. This has left them without cash, which greatly increases the chances of deepening the famine.
The office stated that the occupation prevents the entry of fuel, cooking gas, and medicine as part of its policy of pressure on civilians, children, and women. This is a crime against humanity, which led to more than 98% of the bakeries in the Gaza Strip stopping work due to the lack of cooking gas.
The government media office indicated that more than 700 water wells stopped working in the Gaza Strip due to being targeted by the “Israeli” army and the prevention of the entry of fuel, which enhances the chances of deepening both famine and thirst against civilians, especially against children and women.
Prominent resistance operations
The Palestinian resistance continues to confront the Zionist forces penetrating into several areas of Gaza. The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), announced today, Friday, that two Zionist soldiers were sniped and directly wounded in the vicinity of the Sheikh Zayed roundabout in the northern Gaza Strip.
The Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement, also announced the targeting of a gathering of soldiers and occupation vehicles penetrating the vicinity of Salah al-Din Gate, south of Rafah, with mortar shells.
Al-Qassam publishes an audio message to an Israeli prisoner
Today, Friday, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), published an audio message from an Israeli prisoner demanding that Netanyahu’s government release the prisoners detained in Gaza.
She said: “Do not put our fate in the hands of Netanyahu and the war council... Save us... The people must decide.”
Withdrawal of the occupation forces from northern Gaza
The occupation forces withdrew on Friday morning from all areas of the northern Gaza Strip after a military operation targeting the Jabalia camp, according to Al Jazeera Net.
Al Jazeera said: The occupation forces withdrew from Tal al-Zaatar, the Beit Lahia project, Beit Hanoun, and all areas of the northern Gaza Strip.
Gaza Civil Defense spokesman Mahmoud Basal confirmed to Al Jazeera that more than a thousand homes were destroyed in the Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza Strip, after a military operation that continued in the area for 20 days.
10 Israeli soldiers killed in Jabalia
Occupation Army Radio announced that 10 soldiers were killed during the operation carried out by the 98th Division in the Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza Strip over a period of 20 days. This occurred after the occupation army withdrew on Friday morning from the northern Gaza Strip, according to what Al Jazeera reported.
Haniyeh: The resistance informed the mediators that it would not give up its demands
The head of the Political Bureau of the Islamic Resistance Movement “Hamas,” Ismail Haniyeh, called for an Arab position and collective action to exploit this strategic opportunity provided by the “Al-Aqsa Flood” battle. He urges to mobilize the Arab situation in confronting the fascist Zionist enemy, embrace and participate with the Palestinian people in their resistance, and confront the policy of normalization.
Haniyeh stressed, during his speech at the Arab National Conference in Beirut, that the battle of the “Al-Aqsa Flood” raised the Palestinian cause to an unprecedented level in the world. He said that the “Al-Aqsa Flood” opened the door to embodying recognition of the rights of the Palestinian people, most importantly their right to their own state on their land and soil, which is what All diplomatic and political efforts that were devoid of power factors failed.
He added: The flood dealt a blow to the entity's strategic value as a policeman for the region, and deprived it of the deterrence advantage that it had prided itself on. And here the Israeli entity is losing global public opinion, as the intellectual terrorism it practices through the so-called anti-Semitic laws has failed to contain the global public support for the rights of the Palestinian people.
Haniyeh directed his message to those talking about the day after the battle, saying that they will be suffocated by the rope of their illusions, and that they will not find among our people anyone who would accept an alternative to resistance. The aspirations of those lurking in the resistance and the Mujahideen will be disappointed, their illusions will vanish, and they will not see the light as long as our people and our nation remain immortal.
Regarding what is said about a new Zionist position on the exchange and ceasefire deal, the movement’s leader confirmed that the resistance once again informed the mediators that the established rules of the resistance factions’ position cannot be waived. Hamas's demands are summarized in stopping the permanent aggression, the comprehensive withdrawal of the occupation army from Gaza, lifting the siege, reconstruction, and an honorable prisoner exchange deal. All of this is on the path to achieving the rights and aspirations of our Palestinian people for freedom, return and independence.
France cancels the participation of occupation companies in a defense exhibition
The French authorities decided to cancel the participation of 74 companies affiliated with the Zionist occupation in the “Eurosatori” international exhibition for land defense and security scheduled for next June 17.
Cog Events, the company organizing the exhibition, told Agence France-Presse: By decision of the government authorities, there will not be any exhibition pavilion for the “Israeli” military industries sector at the Eurosatory 2024 exhibition, as 74 Israeli companies were scheduled to display their equipment during it.
Neither the organizing company nor the Ministry of the Armed Forces, under whose auspices the show is being held, specified the reasons for the decision, but according to Agence France-Presse, it comes a few days after the occupation army bombed the tents of the displaced in Rafah. The aggression against the camps for the displaced left dozens of martyrs and wounded, which sparked anger. Internationally, it prompted the organization of many demonstrations in France against the aggression on the Gaza Strip.
Belgian university suspends cooperation with the occupation
Quds Press reported that the Belgian University of Antwerp suspended all cooperation agreements with Israeli occupation institutions.
University President Herman Van Goethem said in a statement yesterday, Thursday: The reason for suspending the agreements is the cooperation of the institutions that the university shares with the “Israeli” military authorities.
The Israeli war of genocide against besieged Gaza has entered its 237th day, with the Zionist occupation forces continuing to commit crimes of war and genocide in Gaza, by launching dozens of air strikes, artillery shelling, and bloody massacres against civilians.
12 Martyrs in Rafah
The occupation continues its aggression against Gaza, as sources reported that 12 Palestinians were martyred because of the occupation’s continuous bombing of the city of Rafah since dawn on Thursday.
The sources indicated that the occupation bombed a group of citizens who tried to retrieve a martyr from the center of Rafah, which led to the death of a number of them and the wounding of others.
5 Massacres in 24 Hours
During the past 24 hours, the occupation committed 5 massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, including 53 martyrs and 357 injuries to hospitals.
The toll of the aggression has reached 36,224 martyrs and 81,777 injuries since October 7, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza.
Prominent Resistance Operations
The Palestinian resistance continues to confront the Zionist forces penetrating into several areas of Gaza, as the “Al-Qassam Brigades” announced, today, Thursday, that it targeted a Zionist foot force consisting of 5 soldiers with an anti-personnel “glove” device, killing and wounding them east of the Al-Tanour neighborhood in the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip.
Al-Qassam added that its fighters were also able to target 3 Zionist soldiers with an anti-personnel shell that hit them directly near the Al-Shoka municipality in the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, and fired a missile salvo at Kibbutz “Nirim.”
The "Jerusalem Brigades" also announced the bombing of enemy soldiers and vehicles penetrating the vicinity of Tal Zoroub, west of the city of Rafah.
She said: In cooperation with the Al-Qassam Brigades, we targeted with Tandom and RPG shells two Zionist military vehicles positioned in the vicinity of Al-Shoka School, east of the city of Rafah.
It added that its fighters destroyed, with a barrage of heavy-caliber mortar shells, a gathering of enemy soldiers and vehicles penetrating the vicinity of the Al-Abd Jabr area in the Yabna camp, south of the city of Rafah.
The companies also bombed with a barrage of mortar shells enemy soldiers and vehicles penetrating the vicinity of the Al-Qaws site in the Yabna camp, and renewed their bombardment with dozens of heavy mortar shells on enemy soldiers and vehicles in the same place.
Israel Withdraws from the Jabalia
The Palestinian Information Center reported that the occupation forces retreated outside Jabalia camp, amid intense artillery shelling and intense air traffic.
The center pointed out that as soon as the news of the decline of the occupation mechanisms circulated among the residents, the people began to return to their camp, and their message remained, no matter the extent of the destruction and burning.
Mexicans Burn the Israeli Embassy
Al Jazeera Net reported that Mexican demonstrators set fire to the vicinity of the Zionist occupation embassy in their country to denounce the Zionist massacres in the Gaza Strip and the burning of camps for the displaced in Rafah.
The website published video clips of Mexican demonstrators setting fire to the vicinity of the occupation embassy and security barriers, while violent clashes took place with the police who tried to prevent them, using tear gas.
The Security Council Votes to Stop the Aggression on Rafah
The Palestinian News Agency (Wafa) reported that the UN Security Council will vote, today, Thursday, on a draft Algerian resolution to stop the ongoing aggression against Rafah.
The resolution calls for an immediate ceasefire respected by all parties, and also demands the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages, and also demands that the parties comply with their obligations under international law with respect to all persons they detain.
Thursday, May 30, 2024
Amir inaugurates Al-Zour refinery
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah attended and auspiced the official inauguration of Al-Zour refinery operations on Wednesday morning, held at the Al-Zour petroleum complex. The motorcade of His Highness the Amir arrived at the venue of the ceremony, was welcomed by His Excellency the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Oil, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, Dr. Imad Al-Atiqi.
Also, the CEO of the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, Sheikh Nawaf Saud Al-Nasser Al-Sabah, and the Acting CEO of the Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC), Engineer Wadha Al-Khateeb welcomed His Highness the Amir as well. The event was attended by His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and seniors officials, as His Highness the Amir unveiled a memorial plaque of the project.
The ceremony began with the national anthem and a recitation from the Holy Quran, followed by a speech by Dr. Imad Al-Atiqi in which he described Al-Zour refinery as one of the key projects in Kuwait’s development plans and a cornerstone of the 2040 Kuwait Petroleum Corporation’s strategic plan.
Dr. Alatiqi confirmed that the refinery has a significant role in supplying local power stations with clean fuel to meet the increasing demand for electricity due to population growth in the country. He also explained that the pioneering project embodied the transformation of the developmental vision of “New Kuwait 2035” The project provided job opportunities for national labor, with approximately 1,400 recent graduates employed to participate in this monumental national industry, he added.
Dr. Alatiqi announced that with Al-Zour inauguration, they successfully achieved an extraordinary refining capacity exceeding two million barrels per day, distributed across six oil refineries, three of which located in Kuwait: Mina Abdullah, Mina Al-Ahmadi, and Al-Zour, collectively producing 1.415 million barrels per day.
The other three refineries are located outside Kuwait: Al-Duqm in Oman, Nghi Son in Vietnam, and Milazzo in Italy, with Kuwait’s share of their total production reaching approximately 600,000 barrels per day. Then a documentary about the journey of the Al-Zour Refinery was displayed, followed by a speech By KIPIC Acting CEO Engineer Wadha Al-Khateeb.
Al-Khateeb said the inauguration of Al-Zour Refinery was an accomplishment added to the Clean Fuel Project at Al-Ahmadi and Abdullah Ports Refineries, launched in March 2022, which was “a milestone in history of oil and gas industry in our beloved nation, particularly refining industry.”Al-Zour Refinery will have a production capacity of 615,000 barrels per day, she said, a strong push for Kuwait oil refining in line with international environmental standards, which would also enable KPC and its affiliate companies to expand the export and marketing of their products. She said Al-Zour Refinery was capable of receiving all kinds of oils and could produce high-quality products like fuel oil, deisel, naphtha and low-sulfur fuel oil. These products, added Al-Khateeb, could be exported to more than 30 countries in the region and around the world through a pier attached to the refinery.
Al-Zour Refinery also includes the largest complex for sulfur cracking units, said Al-Khateeb.She said the new refinery would boost the State of Kuwait’s refining capacity from 800,000 bpd to 1.415 million bpd. Al-Zour Refinery, she went on, would also use treated water for industrial and irrigation purposes. It includes stations to monitor air quality and used special boilers to reduce emissions.
She said the oil sector was keen on contributing to facing climate change to reach carbon neutrality by 2050.Next, the Youth Advisory Board of the Al-Zour Refinery presented a segment titled “Technology and Innovation” and displayed a documentary about the oil industry in Kuwait. His Highness the Amir then officially initiated the operation of the Al-Zour Refinery, he was presented with a commemorative gift on this occasion.
His Highness the Amir conducted an inspection tour of the refinery, observing its vital facilities and receiving detailed explanations about the project’s operations from seniors and experts accompanying him. After finishing the inspection tour His Highness the Amir left the ceremony with the same warmth and appreciation with which he was welcomed. — KUNA
Kuwaiti scholars caution against uninformed fatwas, stress Sharia compliance.
To issue a fatwa is a precise task and a great responsibility, requiring extensive knowledge and a deep understanding of Islamic law. The Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, warned against negligence in this matter by saying: “The most daring of you to issue a fatwa will be the most daring of you to go to Hell.” This warning indicates that daring to issue a fatwa without sufficient knowledge will lead to its doer. To dire consequences.
In our current era, some people notice the spread of fatwas from people who lack the necessary qualifications, as some have begun to give themselves the right to issue fatwas simply because they have memorized some Qur’anic verses or have a superficial knowledge of the Prophet’s Sunnah. This situation raises important questions about the extent of these people’s qualifications to issue fatwas and the impact this has on people. the society.
In this context, we will present the opinions of some Sharia scholars who explain the conditions and controls that must be met by a mufti, and the importance of referring to specialized scholars to avoid unqualified fatwas that may mislead people and harm them.
At first, Dr. Ajeel Al-Nashmi, former dean of the College of Sharia, member of the International Islamic Jurisprudence Academy and the Islamic Jurisprudence Academy, told “Society”: Whoever leaves the fatwa to everyone who has a superficial knowledge of the Sharia sciences, stressing the need for the mufti to be qualified and recognized for his righteousness, and to have extensive experience in the Sharia sciences, He is able to analyze the legal evidence and know what is more likely than not, with a good understanding of the reality in which the questions are being asked.
Dr. explained. Al-Nashmi said that fatwas are divided into two types: The first: individual fatwas related to issues of what is permissible and what is forbidden in family and marital relations. These are sufficient for the muftis in each country, as disagreement is accepted and the opinions of the local muftis are sufficient.
Second: Complex contemporary issues such as medical, economic, and banking issues. These require two types of fatwa authorities: The first: Fatwa bodies in specialized institutions, especially economic ones, and the second: Comprehensive jurisprudence academies that bring together multiple opinions on the same topic to enrich the discussion and come up with a unified opinion that is agreed upon by the majority. The participants in these academies must be scholars well-established in knowledge without external influence on them. Whether political or otherwise, the Islamic Jurisprudence Academy was considered a successful example in this regard.
Dr. confirmed. Al-Nashmi is the seriousness of the fatwa matter, as it is related to revealing the ruling of Sharia law in new facts or calamities. Therefore, the unqualified or those with superficial knowledge of Sharia sciences cannot address this matter; Because whoever performs deduction must be familiar with its tools and how to use them to extract judgments from detailed evidence. That is, from the Holy Quran and the hadiths of the Prophet.
For his part, Dr. said: Khaled Al-Madhkour, Chairman of the Fatwa Committee at the Ministry of Endowments: Islam warns against following the opinions of those who are not scientifically qualified. Because they mislead the people and mislead themselves, as the Prophet, peace and blessings of God be upon him, said: “God does not seize knowledge by seizing it from the servants, but He seizes knowledge by seizing the scholars, until, when He does not leave a scholar, the people take ignorant people as their heads, and they are asked and give fatwas without knowledge, with merit And they went astray.” Whoever issues a fatwa without knowledge will result in the loss of lives, money, and honor. The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “Whoever issues a fatwa without knowledge, it is as if he was slaughtered without a knife.”
Dr. noted. The aforementioned pointed out that scholars and preachers must, when faced with fatwas that cause confusion and strife, refer to the official jurisprudence councils or approved fatwa committees, because they bear responsibility for the fatwa if it is wrong, and he warned of the danger of issuing fatwas without knowledge, stressing that this leads to serious problems, The ignorant mufti must be legally prohibited so that he does not influence people due to his weak opinion or ignorance.
Dr. confirmed. It is mentioned that issuing a fatwa is not an easy task, and that scholars who are aware of its danger avoid it out of piety and fear of bad consequences. He explained that the jurists have set general conditions for whoever undertakes to issue a fatwa, including that he be knowledgeable of the principles of jurisprudence, conversant with the jurisprudence of other scholars and their evidence, knowledgeable of the abrogated and abrogated, the correct and preferred, and proficient in the rules of the language. Arabic grammar, morphology, and rhetoric.
Dr. called. The aforementioned points to the importance of collective ijtihad and staying away from individual ijtihad as much as possible, especially in vital issues that concern the nation. These issues must be studied by a large number of jurists and scholars to issue a collective fatwa on them, because collective ijtihad combines several characteristics that are not available in individual ijtihad. Many research papers are written and subjected to long discussions, and some opinions may prevail as a result of these discussions. Then decisions and recommendations are issued based on what scholars have reached, which makes them strong, coordinated, and sensitive to the interest of the Islamic nation.
Union of Kuwait Charity Organizations condemns tent incineration in Rafah.
Union of Kuwait Charity Organizations has strongly condemned the Tents Holocaust, a brutal massacre committed by the Zionist occupation army in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip. The massacre resulted in the martyrdom of 40 civilians and the wounding of 65 others with varying injuries. The head of the Union, Saad Marzouq Al-Otaibi, emphasized the importance of opening crossings for the flow of humanitarian aid to alleviate the suffering of civilians and provide them with basic needs such as food, water, and medicine.
Al-Otaibi called on the humanitarian and international community to take responsibility and put pressure to stop the "Israeli" aggression completely. He also stressed the need to provide a decent life for civilians in the Gaza Strip, who suffer from the ongoing siege and repeated attacks. The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has deepened due to the continued occupation of the Rafah crossing and its closure to the entry of aid trucks. This implemented blockade further aggravates the humanitarian situation and prevents relief from reaching those in need.
The Union will continue its efforts to support the situation in Gaza through coordination and cooperation with charitable associations, foundations, and institutions in Kuwait to contain the worsening humanitarian crisis and alleviate the suffering of the Palestinian brothers. The Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs plays a prominent role in facilitating the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza, coordinating with international organizations and donors to ensure aid reaches those who need it as quickly as possible.
Al-Otaibi appealed to the Gulf Cooperation Council, the League of Arab States, and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to strengthen their humanitarian initiatives and intensify their diplomatic efforts to open the crossings and facilitate the entry of humanitarian aid without restrictions. He concluded his statement by calling on all international and humanitarian agencies to take immediate action to end the siege on the Gaza Strip, ensure the continuous flow of humanitarian aid, provide protection for civilians, and put an end to their daily suffering.
The genocide and extermination war waged by Israel against besieged Gaza has entered its 236th day, amid the Zionist occupation forces continuing to commit war crimes and ethnic cleansing in the Gaza Strip, by launching dozens of air strikes, artillery shelling, and bloody massacres against civilians.
Continuous bombing on Rafah
The occupation continues its aggression against the city of Rafah, as its aircraft targeted various areas of the city, leading to the death of 15 Palestinians and the injury of others, since Wednesday morning.
While the Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that the occupation committed 6 massacres against families in the Strip, including 75 martyrs and 284 injuries to hospitals during the past 24 hours, the toll of the aggression rose to 36,171 martyrs and 81,420 injuries since the seventh of last October.
Prominent Resistance Operations
The Palestinian resistance continues to confront the Zionist forces penetrating into several areas of Gaza, as the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), announced today, Wednesday, the targeting of a Zionist “Merkvah” tank with a “Al-Yassin 105” missile near the Al-Abd Jabr junction in the Yabna camp in Rafah city, south of the Gaza Strip.
Al-Qassam said that it carried out a complex operation yesterday after luring a Zionist force into an ambush near Al-Shoka School, east of the city of Rafah, and detonating a thunder bomb there, killing 4 of its members and wounding a number of others.
Al-Qassam added: “Immediately upon the arrival of the rescue forces, our mujahideen were able to snipe two of the force’s soldiers. During our mujahideen’s attempt to capture one of the soldiers, the enemy killed him, and a helicopter landed to transport the dead and wounded during the operation.”
Al-Qassam mujahideen also targeted a number of Zionist soldiers who barricaded themselves inside a house with an anti-personnel missile “TBG” in the Al-Shoka area, east of the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, and they sniped a Zionist soldier in the same area.
Al-Qassam indicated that a Zionist “D9” bulldozer was targeted with an “Al-Yassin 105” shell in the Tal Zorob area in the Sultan neighborhood, west of the city of Rafah.
They said that their mujahideen managed to detonate a thunder bomb against a force of 15 occupation soldiers, leaving them dead and wounded in the Al-Fedayi Stadium area in the Al-Tanour neighborhood, east of the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip.
They also announced targeting two “Merkvah” tanks with two “Al-Yassin 105” shells near Khaled bin Al-Walid Mosque in Al-Salam neighborhood, east of the city of Rafah, and another “Merkvah” tank and a “D9” military bulldozer with two “Al-Yassin 105” shells in the Al-Abd area. Jabr in Yabna camp, south of the city.
Al-Quds Brigades
“Al-Quds Brigades,” the military wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement, said that it targeted with a “107” missile a group of occupation soldiers barricaded in a building north of the Central Governorate, confirming that it achieved a direct hit.
Al-Saraya announced that it targeted a Zionist military bulldozer with a 107 missile south of the Yabna camp in the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip.
3 Israeli Soldiers Killed
The occupation army announced that 3 soldiers were killed and 8 others were injured, 3 of them in serious condition, in battles in the Gaza Strip during the past 24 hours.
The Hebrew Broadcasting Corporation said that the three dead soldiers were from the Nahal Battalion and were killed in an explosive device explosion in a building in Rafah, according to what was reported by the “Al Jazeera Net” website.
Algerian Draft Ceasefire Bill
The Palestinian News Agency reported that Algeria presented, during a closed consultation session in the Security Council, on Tuesday evening, a draft resolution calling on the “Israeli” occupation to immediately stop its aggression against the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
Algeria's representative to the United Nations, Ammar Ben Jama, said: The text is “short and decisive,” and aims to stop the killing in Rafah.
He pointed out that the draft resolution calls for an “immediate ceasefire.”
American Official Resigned due to the Aggression on Gaza
Stacy Gilbert, a senior official working in the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migrants at the US Department of State, announced her resignation due to the policies of President Joe Biden's administration towards the Gaza Strip, joining other officials who preceded her in resigning for the same reason.
The Washington Post quoted American officials, in a report on the Arabi21 website, that the resigned official is called Stacey Gilbert. Gilbert works in the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration at the US State Department. The report indicated that her resignation letter, which was sent via email, explained her point of view, and said that she was wrong in concluding that the occupation did not obstruct humanitarian aid to Gaza.
The Israeli Genocide on Gaza has entered its 235th day, amid the Zionist occupation forces continuing to commit a genocidal war in the Gaza Strip, by launching dozens of air strikes, artillery shelling, and bloody massacres against civilians.
Bombing Displaced Tents
The Zionist occupation continues to bomb the tents of the displaced in the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip. Al Jazeera reported that the occupation army returned, at dawn on Tuesday, to intensely bomb the Tal al-Sultan area, west of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, a day after it committed a massacre against the displaced in a camp near the area.
She said: 7 Palestinians were martyred as a result of the “Israeli” artillery shelling of the displaced persons’ tents and the Tal al-Sultan neighborhood.
It indicated that 7 other Palestinians were killed in a previous raid that targeted a house north of the city of Rafah.
The Palestinian News Agency reported that the occupation forces opened fire in the vicinity of Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip, killing 6 citizens and wounding others, including a doctor.
Meanwhile, the Palestinian Information Center reported that the occupation committed a second massacre on Tuesday in the city of Rafah, killing 20 martyrs and wounding others in a Zionist bombing that targeted tents for displaced people in the coastal Al-Mawasi area, west of the city.
5 Massacres Within 24 Hours
The Zionist occupation committed 5 massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, including 46 martyrs and 110 injuries during the past 24 hours.
The Ministry of Health in Gaza said: A number of victims are still under rubble and on the roads, and ambulance and civil defense crews cannot reach them.
It reported that the toll of the aggression had risen to 36,096 martyrs and 81,136 injuries since the seventh of last October.
Rafah Hospitals Out of Service
Palestinian medical sources announced today, Tuesday, that all hospitals in the Rafah Governorate, south of the Gaza Strip, have been out of service, with the exception of Tal Al-Sultan Maternity Hospital.
The sources explained that since the start of the attack on Rafah, 6 hospitals have been out of service, in light of the continuation and expansion of the Zionist incursion and its deliberate targeting of many hospitals and primary care centers.
She pointed out that the attacks led to the Abu Youssef Al-Najjar Hospital, the Abu Al-Walid Central Clinic, the Rafah Field Hospital (2), the Kuwait Specialized Hospital, the Indonesian Field Hospital, and the Tal Al-Sultan Clinic being out of service.
The Ministry of Health in Gaza said in a statement today: Only Tal Al-Sultan Maternity Hospital remains, struggling to survive and continue providing service to patients.
One Million Displaced Fled Rafah
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) reported on Tuesday that about one million people have fled Rafah during the past three weeks.
UNRWA said in a post on the “X” platform: “This happened with no safe place to go amid the bombing, food and water shortages, piles of waste, and unsuitable living conditions,” according to what Al Jazeera reported.
The Palestinian resistance continues to confront the Zionist forces penetrating into several areas of Gaza, as the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), announced today, Tuesday, the detonation of a house that was previously booby-trapped by a special Zionist force in the Al-Shawut camp, south of the city of Rafah, killing and wounding its members.
The Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement, also announced the downing of a Zionist Mavic Pro quadcopter and we took control of it in the skies of the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip.
The brigades explained that they, along with the Al-Qassam Brigades, bombed with 60-caliber regular mortar shells soldiers and vehicles of the occupation forces in the vicinity of a building north of the Jabalia camp.
It indicated that a barrage of 60-caliber regular mortar shells targeted enemy soldiers and vehicles penetrating the vicinity of Salah al-Din Gate, south of the city of Rafah.
13 Israeli Soldiers Injured
The occupation army announced today, Tuesday, that 13 of its soldiers, including 9 in the Gaza Strip, were injured during the past 24 hours.
The Zionist army indicated that its wounded members since the beginning of the war on October 7 had increased to 3,617 from 3,604 who were monitored yesterday.
The number of officers and soldiers of the occupation army who were injured in ground battles in Gaza reached 1,810, compared to 1,801 recorded yesterday, according to the Anadolu Agency.
Spain, Ireland and Norway officially recognize Palestine
Al Jazeera reported that Spain, Ireland and Norway officially recognized an independent Palestinian state on Tuesday, while other European countries are considering taking a similar step.
Al Jazeera pointed out that “Tel Aviv” denounced the decision to recognize an independent Palestinian state and considered it a reward for the “Hamas” movement, and recalled its ambassadors to those countries, while the Palestinian Authority and the factions welcomed this step.
The Israeli war of genocide against Gaza has entered its 234th day, with the Israeli occupation forces continuing to commit a genocidal war in the Gaza Strip, by launching dozens of air strikes, artillery shelling, and bloody massacres against civilians.
Massacre in Rafah
Last night, the Zionist occupation committed a horrific massacre in a camp for displaced people west of the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, killing dozens, most of them children and women.
The Ministry of Health in Gaza said: “The heinous massacre committed by the occupation forces in Rafah, on Sunday evening, claimed the lives of 45 martyrs, including 23 women, children and the elderly, and 249 wounded.
On Monday morning, occupation aircraft bombed a house west of the city of Rafah, killing 4 citizens and wounding others, according to the Palestinian News Agency (Wafa).
The agency reported that occupation warplanes targeted a group of citizens on Al-Zuhour Street in the Nuseirat camp, which led to the death of 3 citizens and the injury of others.
She added that the occupation bombed the vicinity of the UNRWA shelter for displaced persons on Salah al-Din Street, east of Deir al-Balah, wounding a number of citizens.
7 Massacres within 24 Hours
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that the occupation committed 7 massacres against families in the Strip, including 66 martyrs and 383 injuries during the past 24 hours.
The Ministry indicated that the toll of the aggression had risen to 36,050 martyrs and 81,026 injured since the seventh of last October.
Rafah Massacre Condemnation
Arab and Western countries condemned the new massacre committed by the Zionist occupation forces in the tents of displaced people in the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip.
For its part, the Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed, in a statement, the State of Kuwait’s condemnation and denunciation of the new “Israeli” aggression against the tents of displaced persons in the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, which claimed the lives of dozens of victims, including children and women.
They stressed that what the occupying force is doing against the defenseless Palestinians clearly reveals that it is committing unprecedented genocide and blatant war crimes in front of the whole world. They required immediate and decisive intervention from the international community, to oblige those forces to comply with all relevant international legitimacy resolutions, primarily the resolution The International Court of Justice clearly and explicitly stated the need to stop targeting the city of Rafah and provide protection for the Palestinian people.
According to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed, through a statement, the Kingdom’s categorical rejection of the continued blatant violations by the “Israeli” occupation forces of all international and humanitarian resolutions, laws, and norms.
It called on the international community to intervene immediately to stop the massacres committed by the “Israeli” occupation forces. To limit the aggravation of the unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe that the Palestinian people are experiencing.
In turn, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry described what happened in Rafah as a “tragic incident,” and called on the UN Security Council to intervene to ensure an end to the “Israeli” war on the Gaza Strip and operations in the city of Rafah.
Jordan called for those responsible for the new “Israeli” attack to be held accountable, and a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriate Affairs stated that the “Israeli” attack is a blatant challenge to the decisions of the International Court of Justice and a grave violation of international law and international humanitarian law.
Macron Angry
French President Emmanuel Macron said: We are angry at the “Israeli” strikes that led to the death of many displaced people in Rafah.
Macron added that these operations must stop, and I call for full respect for international law and an immediate ceasefire.
He pointed out that there are no safe areas in Rafah for Palestinian civilians, according to what Al Jazeera reported.
Challenge to International Law
The United Nations Special Rapporteur in Palestine, Francesca Albanese, confirmed that the bombing of the displaced persons camp in Rafah is a blatant challenge to international law and order, and called for imposing sanctions on the occupation to end the genocide.
Albanese said, in a post on the “X” platform, according to what was reported by the “Al Jazeera Net” website: The genocide in Gaza will not end easily without external pressure.
Albanese added: “Israel” must face sanctions, justice, and the suspension of agreements, trade, partnerships, and investments, as well as the suspension of its participation in international forums.
Prominent Resistance Operations
The Palestinian resistance continues to confront 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 Monday that it had destroyed the Zionist forces advancing east of the Maghazi camp in the center of the Strip with mortar shells.
Shooting Incident on the Egyptian Border
Al Jazeera reported, citing the Hebrew Channel 14, that Egyptian soldiers opened fire on Israeli soldiers inside the Rafah crossing, without causing any casualties.
Hebrew media reported that Israeli army forces responded with fire as a warning.
It added, citing sources, that the incident comes at the height of tension with Egypt and may have important political consequences.
Al Jazeera said: The Israeli military censorship deleted news about the incident between the Egyptian and Israeli armies at the Rafah crossing.
Later, Al Jazeera quoted the Hebrew Walla website, saying: Two Egyptian soldiers were killed in an exchange of fire with the “Israeli” army at the Rafah crossing.