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Thursday, May 16, 2024
Amir vows to pursue reforms .. “We are in phase of hardworking”
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Wednesday pledged to pursue the process of reforms and affirmed that “we are in a new phase of the responsible and serious action stages.”
His Highness the Amir’s statement came during a reception of the His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah to take the oath on the occasion of his appointment and present the ministers to His Highness the Amir. His Highness the Amir congratulated the newly elected ministers, stressing that it is a great responsibility, wishing them success in serving the dear homeland and Kuwait’s citizens and residents.
“We are in a new, responsible, and serious phase of hard-working to serve the nation, its citizens, and its interests,” said His Highness the Amir. His Highness the Amir urged the new government to determine priorities, unify efforts, and harness energies according to a specific work plan, and timetable.
Further, His Highness the Amir demanded the newly formed government to accelerate the implementation of long-awaited strategic development projects, address needed files, issues, and topics related to infrastructure, and develop health care and the educational system; through procedures that consider transparency and the preservation of public money.
His Highness the Amir also called on the ministers to develop economic and investment sectors to achieve a sustainable economy, invest in human capital, promote innovation and scientific research, improve the business environment and government services, and digital transformation in the services provided. “I urge you to strengthen diplomatic relations with brotherly and friendly countries, raise cooperation frameworks with them in various fields to broader horizons, and consolidate the humanitarian role of the State of Kuwait,” said Highness the Amir. — KUNA
Social Reform Society approves financial, admin, audit reports at general assembly.
The Social Reform Society held its annual general assembly meeting on May 14 at its Rawda area headquarters, where financial, administrative, and Sharia audit reports were approved. Dr. Khaled Mathkour, Chairman of the Board of Directors, and other officials were present, including representatives from the Ministry of Social Affairs and auditing offices. The Society is recognized for being the first nonprofit organization to implement Sharia audit in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Affairs.
Welcoming Attendees
The meeting began with welcoming attendees and active discussions on the reports, with heads of sectors answering questions. The Sharia Auditing Company confirmed that operations of Namaa Charity were in line with Islamic Sharia principles.
Approving Reports
Dr. Khaled congratulated members on approving the reports and recommended a new board of directors for the association.
The Board of Directors then selected the President, Secretary-General, and Treasurer from among the members. Dr. Khaled wished success to all in achieving the association's vision and mission for the benefit of Kuwaiti society. The meeting concluded with a positive atmosphere and great interaction among members.
In his opening speech to the General Assembly in its 60th year, Sheikh Dr. Khaled Al-Madhkour, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Social Reform Society, addressed the members of the Society, emphasizing the importance of uniting behind the leadership of His Highness Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, stating that it is a legal duty and a national commitment.
Qais Yousef Al-Ali, the Director of Public Relations and Media at Al-Rahma International Society, highlighted the Society's proactive relief efforts in Gaza since the beginning of the aggression. Their "Gaza is Calling" campaign has provided aid to over 550,240 beneficiaries, focusing on food, medicine, and shelter.
Medical assistance included equipment, ambulances, and fuel for hospitals, benefiting 214,400 individuals.
Additionally, food provisions reached over 500,000 people, with Ramadan fast-breaking assisting 101,875 individuals.
Mercy International also offered shelter support to 50,000 affected individuals from the conflict.
The Kuwait Specialized Hospital in Gaza, managed by Mercy International, treated over 560,108 cases across various medical disciplines, thanks to generous support from donors. The hospital expanded its capacity, established new facilities, and opened specialized departments to cater to different medical needs.
Al-Ali expressed gratitude to the people and government of Kuwait for their continuous support and prayers for Gaza's residents, hoping for divine acceptance of their charitable actions.
“Al-Rasikhoon” Launches "Educate Me" Program with Endowments Secretariat.
“Al-Rasikhoon” Association, in partnership with the General Secretariat of Endowments, has launched the "Educate Me" program aimed at strengthening the Arabic language and Islamic identity among Muslim youth in the diaspora.
The project, generously sponsored by the General Secretariat of Endowments, focuses on building the educational capabilities of Arab refugee children in Turkey through teaching reading, writing, and Islamic studies.
Targeting children aged 6 to 12 who are unable to read and write, the project aims to empower them with essential skills to enhance their educational development.
Starting in June 2024 and lasting for 6 months, the program is part of the association's "Binaa" project and includes teaching Quranic principles, Arabic reading, and writing with modern spelling rules.
By educating 500 students, the project aims to preserve the Arabic language as the language of the Quran and strengthen the Arab and Islamic identity among students in non-Arab schools.
The initiative is part of the association's efforts, supported by the General Secretariat of Endowments, to promote education and societal development.
The Al-Rasikhoon Association plays a crucial role in teaching the Quran and building a balanced legal culture, focusing on memorization and understanding, with the aim of preparing a knowledgeable and influential elite to contribute to the nation's development and youth empowerment.
The Israeli barbaric war of genocide against Gaza has entered its 222nd 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.
Ongoing Aggressions and Massacres
The occupation continues its aggression against Gaza, where a number of citizens were martyred and injured, today, Wednesday, in a series of raids launched by the Zionist warplanes on several areas in the Strip.
The Palestinian News Agency (Wafa) reported that 10 displaced people were martyred in an Israeli bombing of a clinic affiliated with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Al-Sabra neighborhood, south of Gaza City.
In addition, 4 citizens were martyred and others were injured when a warplane bombed a house in the town of Jabalia, north of the Gaza Strip.
Five citizens, including a child, were martyred as a result of an “Israeli” missile strike that targeted a house in the vicinity of the club in the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.
Resistance kills 12 Zionist soldiers in Jabalia.
The Palestinian resistance continues to confront the Zionist forces invading several areas of Gaza, as it announced, today, Wednesday, several qualitative operations, most notably:
Al-Qassam Brigades
- A “D9” military bulldozer was targeted with an “Al-Yassin 105” shell at the Al-Ternis junction in Jabalia camp.
- Bombing the settlement of Sderot with a 114 mm short-range “Rajum” missile system.
- An anti-personnel missile was dropped via a drone on a group of occupation soldiers east of Jabalia camp.
A Complex Operation
- In a complex operation in the “Block 4” area of the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, “Al-Qassam” Mujahedeen targeted a “D9” military bulldozer with an “Al-Yassin 105” shell, and targeted an Israeli force holed up inside a house with two anti-personnel shells and clashed with it.
Immediately upon advancing, the rescue force at the place detonated a “Shawaz” device in a “Merkavah” tank, and after an attempt to withdraw the equipment of the targeted force lying on the ground, the Zionist Air Force barbarically bombed the place, and our Mujahedeen confirmed that at least 12 soldiers were killed in the operation.
- A Zionist soldier sniped near the Al-Tabaeen Mosque, east of the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip.
Al-Quds Brigades
- Engaged in fierce clashes with the Zionist enemy soldiers near Abu Zeitoun, Jabalia camp, leaving one dead and one wounded.
- Some Zionist soldiers were killed or wounded during fierce clashes in the Al-Taqaddum axis on Al-Sikka Street, east of the Jabalia camp.
- During intense fighting in the Al-Taqaddum axis on Al-Sikka Street, east of the Jabalia camp, some Zionist soldiers were killed or injured.
- Bombardment of the occupied Sderot with a missile attack.
Occupation Withdraws from the Zaytoun Neighborhood
The occupation army announced today, Wednesday, its withdrawal from the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, south of Gaza City, after operations that lasted about a week, amid clashes in Jabalia, north of the Gaza Strip, the firing of rockets at Sderot in the Gaza Strip, and the continued “Israeli” bombing throughout the Strip, according to Al-Jazeera.
Zionist General: Hamas Cannot Be Overthrown.
Major General Isaac Brik, reserve in the occupation army, said: The “Israeli” army does not have the ability to overthrow the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), even if the war lasts for a long time.
Brik questioned whether it would be possible to keep fighting in the Gaza Strip, stating that Israel would suffer significant losses if it did so, including the collapse of the Strip's economy and the Israeli reserve army in a short amount of time. in addition to the internal disintegration of its society and the decline of its foreign relations.
Brick said: Failure to make a decision on “the day after the war” will lead to more deaths among the ranks of the “Israeli” army, especially after it returned to fighting in the same areas it was in before.
Brik pointed out that entering Rafah would be the final nail in the coffin of Israel's ability to topple Hamas, according to what Al Jazeera reported.
Harvard Listens to Protesters
Students at Harvard University, in solidarity with the Palestinian people, announced that they had reached an agreement with the administration to end the sit-in on the university campus, in exchange for accepting their demands and discussing some of them.
The students said, in a statement on the “X” platform, according to the Anadolu Agency: They decided to disperse the camp on the campus after they reached an agreement with the university administration regarding their demands.
The students' demands focused on ending the university's relations with the Zionist entity, withdrawing its investments in it, and imposing an academic boycott on it because of the crimes it commits against the Palestinian people.
The statement stated that the Harvard University administration agreed to the return of the expelled students, and to discuss withdrawing its investments in “Israel.”
The Israeli barbaric war of genocide against Gaza has entered its 221th 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.
8 Massacres and 82 Martyrs
The Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that the occupation committed 8 massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, including 82 martyrs and 234 injuries during the past 24 hours.
In its daily update, the Ministry confirmed that the toll of the aggression had risen to 35,173 martyrs and 79,061 injuries since the seventh of last October.
Meanwhile, the Palestinian Press Agency (Safa) reported that civil defense teams in Gaza recovered, at dawn on Tuesday, at least 23 martyrs and dozens of injuries, most of them women and children, as a result of the occupation’s bombing of a residential building in the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip.
Civil Defense estimates indicate that there are at least about 100 people in the three-story building that was housing displaced people in the camp.
Kerem Shalom Crossings Still Closed
The Palestinian News Agency (Wafa) reported that the occupation forces continue to close the Rafah border crossings and the Karam Abu Salem commercial crossings in the southern Gaza Strip, and prevent the entry of humanitarian and medical aid amid warnings of an unprecedented disaster.
450,000 Displaced from Rafah
The number of displaced people from Rafah has increased to 450,000 people since the evacuation order was issued on May 6, according to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).
UNRWA said in a statement on Tuesday: Citizens face constant exhaustion, hunger, and fear, and the streets of Rafah are empty, while families continue to flee in search of safety.
33 Hospitals out of Service
The head of the government media office in Gaza, Salama Marouf, confirmed that the occupation destroyed more than 75% of citizens’ homes in the Strip.
He explained to Al Jazeera that the European Hospital will stop working completely today due to the lack of fuel, noting that the occupation aggression has put 33 of the Strip’s hospitals completely out of service.
The Palestinian resistance continues to confront the Zionist forces invading several areas of Gaza, as it announced, today, Tuesday, several qualitative operations, most notably:
Al-Qassam Brigades
- Targeting a Zionist troop carrier and tank with two “Shawaz” explosive devices in the Al-Salam neighborhood area, east of Rafah.
- Destroying the enemy forces present inside the Rafah land crossing with mortar shells.
In the Al Salam area located to the east of Rafah city, a military vehicle belonging to the occupation forces was destroyed by an "Al Yassin 105" missile resulting in casualties, among its crew.
- Targeting a Zionist “Merkvah” tank with an “Al-Yassin 105” shell in the vicinity of the Rafah land crossing.
- Bombing “Ashkelon” with a missile barrage in response to the Zionist massacres against civilians.
- Exploding a house that was previously booby-trapped in a special Zionist force, leaving its members dead and wounded on “George” Street, east of the city of Rafah.
- A “Merkvah” tank was targeted with an “Al-Yassin 105” shell behind the Al-Tabaeen Mosque, east of Rafah.
Two “Merkvah” tanks were targeted with two “Al-Yassin 105” shells on Abu Al-Eish Street in Jabalia camp.
- A “D9” military bulldozer was targeted with an “Al-Yassin 105” shell in the Abu Zeitoun area of Jabalia camp.
- Exploding a tunnel eye that had been booby-trapped in advance by Zionist engineering forces, leaving its members dead and wounded near the Al-Quds station, east of the city of Rafah.
Al-Quds Brigades
- A missile attack towards south Ashkelon in response to the crimes of the Zionist enemy.
- Luring a large, private force into a complex and complex ambush on Gold Souq Street and finishing it off from point zero.
- Detonation of a lightning device in a D9 bulldozer in the Abu Zeitoun area in Jabalia camp.
- Bombardment with heavy-caliber mortar shells on military concentrations and infiltrating vehicles of the Zionist enemy in the vicinity of the Rafah crossing.
A Zionist soldier holed up in one of the buildings behind the Abu Zeitoun schools in the Jabalia camp.
- A barrage of 60-caliber regular mortar shells bombarded advanced enemy soldiers and vehicles around the eastern cemetery in the Al-Salam neighborhood, east of Rafah.
- A barrage of regular “60-caliber” mortar shells bombarded a foot force along Abu Al-Aish Street, leaving one dead and wounded.
- A missile attack towards “Sderot” in response to the crimes of the Zionist enemy.
- Bombarding the locations of the Zionist enemy’s vehicles and soldiers east of Jabalia with regular 60 caliber mortar shells.
- Shelling with heavy caliber mortar shells a gathering of Zionist enemy soldiers and vehicles in the “Netzarim” axis, causing direct hits.
- Engaged in fierce clashes with machine guns and “tandom” shells with a special Zionist unit barricaded inside a residential apartment east of Jabalia, leaving them dead and wounded.
- Targeting, with lightning-type anti-personnel bombs, a Zionist force holed up inside a residential apartment on Abu Al-Eish Street in Jabalia Camp.
- A barrage of 60-caliber regular mortar shells bombarded a concentration of vehicles in Block 2 of Jabalia Camp.
Occupation Losses
The occupation army announced today, Tuesday, that 22 soldiers were injured during the past 24 hours, including 15 in ground battles in the Gaza Strip.
He pointed out that the number of wounded soldiers since the beginning of the war on the Gaza Strip on October 7 has increased to 3,456.
Army data indicate that 270 soldiers are still receiving treatment in hospitals, including 33 in serious condition, 178 in moderate condition, and 59 in minor condition.
620 officers and soldiers have been killed since the beginning of the war on Gaza on October 7, including 272 in ground battles in the Strip.
THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
The AFP stated that discussions regarding South Africa’s appeal, for actions against "Israel" to retreat its troops from Rafah in the Gaza Strip are scheduled for Thursday and Friday at the International Court of Justice the top court, in the UN.
The Israeli barbaric war of genocide against Gaza has entered its 220th 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.
Penetrating Rafah and Jabalia
The occupation continues its aggression against Gaza, as the Palestinian News Agency (Wafa) reported that the occupation vehicles penetrated into the center of Jabalia camp, with heavy shooting at shelter centers in the camp, and forced hundreds of citizens to leave the centers.
For the eighth day in a row, the occupation forces continue to close the Rafah border crossing and the Karam Abu Salem commercial crossing in the southern Gaza Strip, which threatens to exacerbate the humanitarian catastrophe that the besieged Strip is suffering from.
Anadolu Agency reported that last night, the occupation forces expanded their incursion into the city of Rafah towards the Al-Jeneina and Al-Salam neighborhoods, west of Salah al-Din Street, which means that they entered deep into the residential areas of the city.
This comes in conjunction with the escalation of aerial and artillery bombardment targeting homes in various areas of the city of Rafah, especially in the east and center of the city.
Prominent Resistance Operations
The Palestinian resistance continues to confront the Zionist forces invading several areas of Gaza, as it announced, today, Monday, several qualitative operations, most notably
Al-Qassam Brigades
- Engaging in fierce clashes with enemy soldiers east of “George Street” in the axis of the incursion east of the city of Rafah.
- A Zionist troop carrier was targeted with a “Al-Yassin 105” shell east of “George Street” in the axis of the incursion east of the city of Rafah.
- Engaging in fierce clashes with enemy forces in the Taqaddam axis, east of Jabalia camp, northern Gaza Strip.
- Destroying enemy concentrations inside the Rafah crossing with heavy-caliber mortar shells.
- A “Merkvah” tank was targeted with an “Al-Yassin 105” shell on George Street, east of Rafah.
- A Zionist troop carrier was targeted with an “Al-Yassin 105” shell and a “D9” military bulldozer with a “Shawaz” device in the Al-Salam neighborhood, east of the city of Rafah.
- Destroying the enemy forces penetrating into the Rafah land crossing, south of the Gaza Strip, with mortar shells.
- A Zionist tank was targeted with a “Al-Yassin 105” shell behind the Jabalia camp schools.
- Destroying enemy forces’ concentrations east of Jabalia Camp with heavy-caliber mortar shells.
- A Zionist tank was targeted with an “Al-Yassin 105” shell in the vicinity of Riyad Al-Salehin Mosque in Jabalia Camp.
- A Zionist tank was targeted with a “P29” shell in Jabalia camp.
- Destroying the enemy forces penetrating east of Jabalia camp with mortar shells.
- Destroying enemy concentrations on Street 8 in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, south of Gaza City, with mortar shells.
- A Zionist troop carrier was targeted with a “Al-Yassin 105” shell on “George” Street, east of Rafah.
- Zionist soldier sniper behind Jabalia camp schools.
Two Zionist “Merkvah” tanks were targeted with “Al-Yassin 105” shells behind the Jabalia camp schools.
- A Zionist “D9” military bulldozer was targeted with a “Yassin 105” shell east of Jabalia camp.
Two Zionist “Merkvah” tanks were targeted with “Al-Yassin 105” shells as they attempted to advance to the center of the Jabalia camp.
- Destroying the enemy forces penetrating into the Rafah land crossing with mortar shells.
Al-Quds Brigades
- Engaging in fierce clashes with enemy soldiers and vehicles penetrating east of “George Street” in the Al-Taqaddum axis, east of Rafah.
- Bombarding enemy concentrations in the vicinity of the Rafah crossing with a barrage of heavy-caliber mortar shells.
- A barrage of regular “60 caliber” mortar shells bombarded enemy soldiers and vehicles penetrating east of “George Street” east of the city of Rafah.
- A Zionist foot force was killed and wounded during fierce clashes in the Taqaddim axis, east of Jabalia.
- Regular mortar shelling of positions of Zionist enemy soldiers and vehicles in the vicinity of Abu Zeitoun schools, east of Jabalia.
- Targeting with an RPG shell a Zionist “Merkavah” tank on Al Hadad Street, east of Jabalia.
- Heavy mortar shelling of enemy vehicles and soldiers in the vicinity of Qasaria School in Juhr al-Dik.
- Engaging in fierce clashes with machine guns and enemy vehicles in the vicinity of the Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza Strip.
- A barrage of 60-caliber regular mortar shells bombarded enemy soldiers and vehicles stationed east of Jabalia in the vicinity of the “Rabaa” cafeteria.
- An anti-armor shell targeted a Zionist D9 military bulldozer in the Al-Taqadum axis, Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, south of Gaza City.
- Regular mortar shelling of a Zionist foot force on Asliya Street, east of Jabalia.
- A Zionist “Namer” troop carrier was targeted with an anti-armor shell in the vicinity of the Eastern Cemetery in the Al-Salam neighborhood, east of Rafah.
Netanyahu: We Bear Heavy Price
The head of the Zionist occupation government, Benjamin Netanyahu, stated that “Israel” is suffering a “heavy and painful price,” and is fighting what he called an “existential war,” pledging to continue the war until victory is achieved.
Netanyahu indicated, according to what was reported by Al Jazeera, that the occupation army faces challenges that no modern army faces, stressing that the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) must be eliminated first, before talking about the day after the war.
Netanyahu considered that his army must defend itself, and not ask the Americans or others to do so.
Global Student Movement
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.
In the Australian cities of Sydney and Melbourne, thousands demonstrated in support of Palestine and to protest the ongoing aggression against the Gaza Strip.
Zionism is Racist
The Australian website “News.com.au” reported that the demonstrators raised the Palestinian flag and demanded an end to the military operations in Rafah. The demonstrators also raised banners reading “Zionism is racist and racism is fascism” and “Boycott the apartheid regime in Israel,” according to what the agency reported. Palestinian News.
At the British University of Oxford, about 500 academics and researchers demanded teaching Gaza students remotely via the Internet.
Day 219 of the Israeli Genocide War on Gaza
The Israeli Genocide War on Gaza has entered its 219th 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.
8 Massacres and 63 Martyrs
The Palestinian Information Center reported that the occupation forces are continuing their ground incursion into Rafah, continuing to occupy the Rafah border crossing for the sixth day in a row, concentrating air and artillery bombardment, committing massacres, and preventing the entry of aid.
Incursion into Al-Zaytoun Neighborhood
The occupation forces also continue their incursion into Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, south of Gaza City, for the fourth day, while last night they began a new incursion into Jabalia, north of Gaza.
The Ministry of Health in Gaza announced 8 massacres committed by the occupation against families, including 63 martyrs and 114 injuries, during the past 24 hours.
The Ministry confirmed that the toll of the aggression had risen to 35,034 martyrs and 78,755 injuries since October 7th.
Fierce Battles
The Palestinian resistance continues to confront the Zionist forces invading several areas of Gaza, as it announced, today, Sunday, several qualitative operations, most notably:
“Al-Qassam Brigades”:
- Engaging in fierce clashes with enemy forces in the Taqaddam axis, east of the Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza Strip
- Targeting concentrations of enemy forces on “Street 8” south of the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood with heavy-caliber mortar shells.
- Targeting concentrations of enemy forces on “Street 10” south of the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood with heavy-caliber mortar shells.
An anti-tank missile was dropped by a drone on a “Merkvah” tank east of the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip.
- Targeting a Zionist “Merkavah” tank with an “Al-Yassin 105” shell east of Jabalia camp; Which led to it catching fire, killing and injuring those inside it.
- Destroying enemy forces’ concentrations east of Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza Strip with mortar shells.
Two Zionist tanks were targeted with “Al-Yassin 105” shells behind the Riyad Al-Salehin Mosque, east of the Jabalia refugee camp, in the northern Gaza Strip.
- A Zionist tank was targeted with an “Al-Yassin 105” shell and it caught fire near the Al-Mabhouh site, east of the Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza Strip.
- From the Zionist incursion area east of Jabalia... bombing the occupied city of Ashkelon with a missile salvo in response to the massacres against civilians.
“Al-Quds Brigades”:
- Bombardment with a missile barrage of type (107) of the Zionist enemy concentrations penetrating east of Rafah.
More Losses among the Occupation
The occupation is still suffering losses among its forces, as Hebrew media announced that the deputy observer of the security system in the occupation army was injured by resistance fire in the Gaza Strip.
Occupation Army Radio said: Deputy Superintendent of the Defense System, General Yogev Bar Shachet, was injured in battles in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood in the Gaza Strip last Friday.
Four occupation soldiers were also killed and others were seriously injured in battles in the northern Gaza Strip.
Al Jazeera quoted the Hebrew newspaper Haaretz that 10 officers and soldiers of the occupation have committed suicide since October 7, including a number who committed suicide during the battles in the settlements surrounding Gaza.
Israeli National Security Council Official's Resignation
Resignations continue among the Zionist leaders against the backdrop of the occupation government’s failures in the war on Gaza, as the official “Hebrew Radio” reported, on Sunday, the resignation of the person responsible for drawing up strategic affairs in the “Israeli” National Security Council, Yoram Hamo.
State Radio said, according to what was reported by Al Jazeera: The reason for Hamo’s resignation is that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not take decisions regarding the day after the war and the return of military operations in northern Gaza.
The new resignation comes two days after the announcement of the resignation of Mushek Aviv, head of the propaganda system for “Israel” (Hespra), only months after his appointment.
The most prominent developments on the 217th day of the “genocidal” war on Gaza
For 217 days, the occupation has continued its destructive and barbaric war on the Gaza Strip, using all methods of killing and destruction. The Israeli army is committing the most horrific massacres and atrocities against families in the Gaza Strip, starting from bombing homes over their heads, all the way to storming and closing all crossings and preventing the travel of the sick and wounded. The occupation also prevented the entry of humanitarian aid, as the need for one person was hardly enough, which portends a real crisis and a deep disaster.
Latest Statistics and Updates
In the latest statistics of the Palestinian Ministry of Health for the latest statistics of the "Israeli" aggression against Gaza, the number of martyrs has risen to 34,904 martyrs and 78,514 injuries.
In Palestine Online's monitoring of the recent field developments of the Zionist war on Gaza, the occupation continued its bombing of all areas of the Gaza Strip amid a clear focus of air and artillery bombardment on the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli genocidal war on besieged Gaza has entered its 216th day, with the Zionist occupation forces continuing to commit mass massacres, by launching dozens of air strikes, artillery shelling, and bloody massacres against civilians.
“Al-Zaytoun Neighborhood” under bombardment
In a series of raids carried out on different areas of the Strip by the occupation army's military boats, artillery, and aircraft, dozens of citizens—the majority of them women and children—were martyred and injured, and many more went missing—as the occupation army continues its aggression against Gaza, according to the Palestinian News Agency (Wafa).
The agency reported that the occupation army announced this morning the start of an attack in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, east of Gaza City, the second of its kind since the start of the aggression on the seventh of last October.
Medical sources reported that dozens were killed as a result of the occupation warplanes bombing homes in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, and others were injured with various injuries, while there are still missing people under the rubble of destroyed homes.
7 Resistance Operations
The Palestinian resistance continues to confront the Zionist forces invading several areas of Gaza, announcing several operations, most notably:
1- “Al-Qassam Brigades”:
- Destroying the enemy forces penetrating east of the city of Rafah with mortar shells.
- A Zionist “D9” bulldozer was targeted with a “Tandum” shell southeast of the Al-Sabra neighborhood in Gaza City.
- Targeting two Zionist vehicles penetrating south of the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood in Gaza City with an “Al-Yassin 105” shell and a “Shawaz” device.
2- “Al-Quds Brigades”:
- Bombardment with heavy caliber mortar shells on military concentrations of enemy forces east of the Al-Shoka neighborhood on the eastern edge of the city of Rafah.
- Bombing the Zionist military concentrations east of the city of Rafah with a barrage of regular “60 caliber” mortar shells.
- Shelling with mortar shells enemy soldiers and vehicles penetrating the vicinity of “Ali Mosque” southwest of the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood in Gaza City.
- Mortar shelling of a command and control center on the supply line to the “Netzarim” axis, south of Gaza City.
Al-Qassam Showing Readiness to Continue
The Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), published a video clip today, Thursday, showing its readiness to continue the war.
The video, which carried “Sendak the Prestige of Your Army,” showed Al-Qassam fighters conducting monitoring operations and loading rocket batteries and mortar shells in preparation for their launch, according to Al Jazeera.
Biden threatens to stop weapons
AFP reported that US President Joe Biden publicly warned Israel for the first time, on Wednesday, that the United States would stop supplying it with weapons if it launched a major invasion of the city of Rafah, which is crowded with refugees in the southern Gaza Strip.
The agency quoted Biden, during his interview with the American CNN network: I made it clear that if they entered Rafah, I would not provide them with the weapons that were historically used to deal with Rafah, and to deal with the cities that are dealing with this problem.
In the first reaction from the “Israeli” side to Biden’s warning, the occupation’s ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, said to “Israeli” public radio: It is a very difficult matter and a very disappointing statement issued by the president, to whom we have expressed our gratitude since the beginning of the war.
Student protests in the UK
Student protests against the war in the Gaza Strip have reached the United Kingdom. A group of tents were erected, Palestinian flags and slogans calling for a ceasefire were raised in the gardens of the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London, according to Agence France-Presse.
The student movement began at the University of Warwick in central England, in the “Gaza Solidarity Camp,” on April 26.
The tents then spread to the universities of Newcastle, Edinburgh, Manchester, Cambridge and Oxford.
In Edinburgh, a group of students began a hunger strike to demand a ceasefire in Gaza.
Thursday,9May, 2024
Kuwait, Turkey reaffirm close ties
Amir returns home after state visit to Turkey, thanks President Erdogan
HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah arrived on Wednesday, with his accompanying delegation to Kuwait from Turkey after concluding his state visit. “On the basis of the historic bilateral relations bonding the leaderships of the State of Kuwait and the Republic of Turkiye, the two friendly peoples and mutual keenness on part of the political leaderships in the two countries on boosting the friendly relations and the partnership, as well as on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of official relations between the two friendly countries, His Highness the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah paid a state visit to the Republic on May 7-8,” said a statement issued by Kuwait marking the conclusion of the state visit.
“His Highness the Amir Sheikh Mishal was welcomed as a dear guest of His Excellency President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was the head of the hosts at Esenboga International Airport in Ankara,” the statement added. Erdogan and HH the Amir held a session of bilateral discussions, followed by another one at the official level grouping delegations from the two sides. The talks were marked with consensus on issues of common concern and the necessity of bolstering bilateral relations in all sectors.
The two sides affirmed their pride in the distinctive ties between the two countries and peoples, and praised the level of commercial and economic relations and cooperation, namely the volume of trade exchange, activities by the Kuwait Public Investments Authority in Turkey and investments by Turkish companies in Kuwait.
They signed, on sidelines of the discussions, a number of significant agreements, memoranda of understanding in the fields of coping with natural catastrophes, free trade zones, housing and infrastructural sectors, in addition to an MoU regarding the strategic ministerial-level dialogue. Moreover, Kuwaiti and Turkish officials signed an executive protocol for defense equipment contracts and an MoU between the Kuwaiti interior ministry and the Turkish catastrophes and emergency authority.
President Erdogan, the statement continued, affirmed support for sovereignty, territorial sanctity and regional security of Kuwait, stressing that contacts between the two countries would closely continue at various levels. He expressed his appreciation of Kuwait’s good efforts and the pioneering role at the regional and international levels as well as its policy aimed at attaining prosperity for peoples.
Regarding regional developments, the two countries expressed concern at conditions in Gaza, the occupied Palestinian territories the crimes committed against Palestinian brothers and the catastrophic conditions in the occupied territories. The two sides expressed concern regarding the tragic conditions in Rafah in southern Gaza, where the residents were threatened to be relocated against their will, affirming the necessity that the international community, namely the UN Security Council, shoulder the responsibility for implementing resolutions that call for an immediate ceasefire, protecting civilians, ensuring delivery of humanitarian aid in the occupied territories and settling the Palestinian cause according to resolutions of the international legitimacy.
Erdogan decorated HH the Amir with the prestigious State Order in appreciation for his major role in boosting the bilateral relations. At the end of the visit, HH the Amir expressed gratitude to Erdogan for the warm hospitality and invited him to visit Kuwait. He also expressed good wishes to the president and the friendly Turkish people. HH the Amir also voiced his deepest gratitude to President Erdogan for awarding him with the Order of State.
The Turkish Presidency said on Tuesday Erdogan and HH the Amir discussed economic and trade relations as well as the Zionist attacks on Gaza. “Comprehensive talks were held on economic and trade relations between Turkiye and Kuwait during the meeting held on the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries,” the Presidency’s directorate of communications said in a press statement.
It pointed out that the leaders mulled initiatives across a variety of sectors, including the defense sector and the steps necessary to boost bilateral trade to $5 billion. The two leaders underlined the necessity of reviving the joint economic commission mechanism and increasing bilateral trade and investment to benefit both countries. They also discussed future cooperation in the areas of diplomacy, culture, health, tourism and education.
During the meeting, President Erdogan affirmed that Turkey will continue to support Kuwait’s territorial integrity, sovereignty and security and pledged to maintain close ties with Kuwait at all levels. The meeting touched upon the Zionist hostilities against innocent Palestinians in Gaza. “President Erdogan emphasized the significance of Kuwait’s stance against the (Zionist) oppression, stating that it is empowering to the Palestinian cause and that Turkiye has consistently pursued a permanent ceasefire since the beginning of the conflict,” read the statement.
Erdogan stressed the importance of developing cooperation between the Gulf Cooperation Council and the Organization of Turkic States. In this regard, he noted that Kuwait’s support for these efforts is important and will ensure the opening of new windows of opportunity. – KUNA
A Kuwaiti Medical Delegation Leaves the Gaza Strip in Tears
Challenges and suffering continue in the Gaza Strip, but in this tragic context, steadfastness and will in the face of difficulties are evident. In this context, a Kuwaiti medical delegation left a deep impact on the hearts of the people, as they offered a sacrifice full of sacrifice and perseverance for a week inside the afflicted Strip.
Arrival and start
The Kuwaiti medical delegation arrived in the Gaza Strip at the beginning of May, to begin providing assistance to the injured and injured as a result of the ongoing attacks by the Zionist entity. From the first moment of their arrival, solidarity and humanitarian cooperation were embodied, as the delegation toured between tents and shelter centers to provide assistance to the displaced, and performed delicate surgical operations on the wounded. And patients in conditions that require exceptional efforts.
Humanitarian work and challenges
14 Kuwaiti doctors from different specialties, ranging from general surgeons to jaw and eye surgeons, provided the necessary health care to the injured and wounded. Despite the hard work, the delegation found itself forced to leave due to increasing warnings of the occupation’s raids on the city of Rafah.
Farewell and pledge to return
Despite the sadness and sorrow, the spirit of giving and solidarity with the people of Gaza did not give up. Despite the sad farewell, the Kuwaiti medical delegation's message was not over, as they pledged to return again to continue serving humanity and healing.
Influence and interaction
The moment of departure witnessed an exchange of emotions and tears, as the scenes of departure touched the hearts of the pioneers of social media platforms. Arab tweeters reacted to the touching video clips, praising the Kuwaiti medical efforts that entered the besieged sector to provide aid and assistance.
Expressing thanks and calling for solidarity
The residents of Gaza thanked the members of the Kuwaiti medical delegation for their efforts and sacrifices in providing health care to those in need, expressing their hope that they will return again to continue humanitarian work and alleviate their suffering.
14 Kuwaiti doctors succeeded in performing 236 operations
Immediately upon his return, the Deputy Director General of the Society, the head of the team, Omar Al-Thuwaini, said in press statements that the team’s mission was to perform a number of urgent surgical operations for patients and a number of injured people, indicating that the team also supervised the implementation of a number of projects to support other relief sectors, especially the food and shelter sectors. Pointing out that the delegation's 14 doctors succeeded in performing 236 surgical operations on patients and those injured as a result of the Israeli occupation's attacks on our brothers in the Gaza Strip.
Examining 2,300 cases of patients in clinics
He added that the team conducted medical examinations for more than 2,300 cases of patients in clinics and emergency departments in the Gaza Strip’s hospitals, especially (Kuwait Specialized Hospital) and (Gaza European Hospital), and stated that the Kuwaiti team also conducted a training workshop on methods of organizing the intensive care room and how to deal with critical injuries. In the presence of the directors of emergency departments, the head of the emergency department, and the head of the university education department at the Gaza European Hospital in the Strip.
40 trucks through the Kerem Shalom crossing
For his part, the head of the relief and projects sector of the association and the administrative coordinator of the Kuwaiti team, Mahmoud Al-Mesbah, said that the team’s relief coordinators were able, during the time they spent inside the sector, to receive 40 trucks through the Kerem Shalom crossing loaded with 20 tons of various relief materials, especially food, shelter, and hygiene supplies.
Al-Mesbah added that the members of the relief team also distributed meals that were prepared in the kitchen of the Kuwait Relief Society in the Gaza Strip, distributing about 5,000 hot meals, about 330 health care packages, distributing meat to 600 families, about 370,000 liters of water, and about 750 packages of children’s clothing and personal care, from which about 600 families benefited. 18 thousand affected residents of the northern Gaza Strip and displaced people in the Rafah and Deir al-Balah areas.
The delegation is crying as they leave
The pioneers of the communication platforms shared videos documenting the poignant moments of the Kuwaiti medical delegation leaving the Gaza Strip, with tears and sadness over the loss of the wounded and wounded who are still in need of medical care. The users of the You have honored us...and every Arab and Muslim is honorable.”
Kuwait Contributes to Supporting Health Care in the Gaza Strip
The Gaza Strip, a region in the Middle East, has been facing severe humanitarian and medical challenges due to the ongoing Israeli occupation. A Kuwaiti medical delegation has recently arrived in the Gaza Strip to provide medical assistance to those in need. The delegation, consisting of doctors from various medical specialties, began working immediately after their arrival in the city of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. They began performing surgical operations and providing necessary care to the injured, with the aim of providing necessary treatment and alleviating the burden of the local medical staff.
The Kuwaiti delegation did not limit itself to providing medical support only, but also provided humanitarian aid that included food supplies and necessary supplies for children and the sick. These integrated humanitarian efforts reflect Kuwait's commitment to supporting the Palestinian people in light of their humanitarian and health plight.
The Kuwaiti medical delegation arrived at the Rafah land crossing on April 30, 2024, and began its work at the Gaza European Hospital on the second day of its arrival. The team consisted of 17 people, including 14 Kuwaiti national medical staff, consultants, specialists, and nurses in various specialties. The association's medical team was accompanied by 7 tons of basic and necessary medical devices and supplies that doctors cannot do without, contributing to supporting the health system in the Gaza Strip.
The Kuwaiti relief medical team announced that it performed 40 surgical operations on the first day of its visit to Gaza, aiming to strengthen the health system and support relief efforts in the Strip. A relief convoy carrying about 5 tons of food supplies, detergents, and children's needs was also sent to the northern Gaza Strip.
The Kuwaiti Society for Humanitarian Endowment and Development sent two trucks of food baskets to the displaced people in shelter centers in the Gaza Strip. The aid from the two trucks amounted to 40 tons of various food baskets, which aim to provide the basics of food to displaced Gazan families with their children, patients, and elderly people.
These relief efforts come from the motives of Islamic brotherhood and to enhance the spirit of interdependence and solidarity among the people of the Muslim nation, in light of an unjust siege and war on an entire sector for more than 200 days.
The Israeli war of aggressive annihilation against Gaza has entered its 215th day, amid the Zionist occupation forces continuing to commit mass massacres of innocent women, children and the elderly in the Gaza Strip, by launching dozens of air strikes and barbaric artillery shelling on civilians.
7 Massacres & 55 Martyrs
The occupation continues its aggression against Gaza, as the Ministry of Health in the Strip announced that the occupation committed 7 massacres. It claimed 55 martyrs and 200 injured within 24 hours.
Thus, the number of victims of the aggression on the Gaza Strip rose to 34,844 martyrs and 78,404 injured since last October 7.
Mass Graves
Today, Wednesday, the government media office in Gaza revealed a third mass grave inside the Shifa Medical Complex, from which 49 martyrs have been recovered so far, indicating that medical teams are still continuing to recover more bodies.
The office announced that the number of mass graves found inside hospitals had increased to 7 graves. One in Kamal Adwan Hospital, 3 graves in the Shifa Medical Complex, and 3 graves in the Nasser Medical Complex, adding that 520 martyrs have been recovered from these graves so far.
It held the American administration, the international community, and the “Israeli” occupation fully responsible for these mass graves and this blatant aggression against humanity. The occupation still has the green light to continue these crimes against humanity with full American support.
The office urged all free-world countries to put pressure on the occupation to end the genocidal war and the aggressions on the health sector and hospitals, as well as to launch an independent international investigation into the occupation's crimes against humanity against medical personnel, the wounded, the sick, the displaced, and civilians in general.
Fierce Clashes in Rafah
The Palestinian resistance continues to confront the Zionist forces penetrating into several areas of Gaza, as it announced, today, Wednesday that it is waging fierce clashes with the occupation forces east of the city of Rafah.
Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), said that it was engaged in fierce clashes with enemy forces penetrating east of the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement, indicated that its fighters were engaged in fierce clashes with machine guns and assault rifles with enemy soldiers and vehicles penetrating east of the city of Rafah.
The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the military wing of the Fatah movement, announced this morning that it bombed the Zionist forces present on the Netzarim axis with a concentrated missile salvo in response to the crimes of the Zionist enemy against the Palestinian people.
Rafah Crossing Gate
The follow-up committee for the Palestinian National and Islamic Forces said on Wednesday that it followed what was reported in the media about a plan for an American security company to take over the management and monitoring of the Rafah land crossing.
The committee confirmed, in a statement, that it will not accept from any party the imposition of any form of guardianship on the Rafah crossing or any other, and we consider this a form of occupation, and any plan of this kind and its secretions will be dealt with as we deal with the occupation.
The powers called on the Arab League and all Arab and Islamic countries, especially Egypt, with its weight at the international and regional levels, to reject any plans and attempts that affect Palestinian-Egyptian sovereignty at the Rafah crossing.
It called on all parties to reject any form of cooperation with such plans, stressing that managing the internal situation is a purely Palestinian matter that is agreed upon nationally through established and agreed-upon mechanisms.
America Suspends Bomb Shipment to Israel
Reuters quoted a senior American official, yesterday, Tuesday, as saying that the administration of President Joe Biden suspended sending a shipment of weapons to “Israel” last week in objection to clear moves by the “Israelis” to invade the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
The official said: We have begun carefully reviewing the proposed transfers of certain weapons to “Israel” that may be used in Rafah beginning in April.
The official continued: As a result of this review, we stopped a weapons shipment last week, which consisted of 1,800 bombs weighing 2,000 pounds each, and 1,700 bombs weighing 500 pounds each.
He added: We are particularly focused on the end use of the 2,000-pound bombs and the impact they could have in crowded urban areas, as we have seen in other parts of Gaza, and we have not made a final decision on how to proceed with this shipment.
Other sources indicated that the weapons shipments, whose deliveries were delayed by at least two weeks, include joint direct attack munitions manufactured by Boeing, which converts unguided bombs into precision-guided bombs, in addition to small diameter bombs.
Day 214 of the Israeli Genocide War on Gaza
The war of genocide waged by Israel against the massacre of Gaza has entered its 214th day, amidst the Zionist occupation forces continuing to commit massacres against innocents, by launching dozens of air strikes, artillery shelling, and bloody massacres against civilians.
New Massacres
The occupation continues its aggression against Gaza, despite the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) expressing its approval of the ceasefire proposal, awaiting the Zionist response.
The Palestinian News Agency (Wafa) reported that 21 citizens, including children and women, were martyred since dawn on Tuesday, as the occupation bombed various areas in the Gaza Strip, the majority of them from the city of Rafah.
The Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that the occupation committed 6 massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, as a result of which 54 martyrs and 96 injuries were brought to hospitals during the past 24 hours.
The Ministry confirmed, in its daily update, that the toll of the aggression had risen to 34,789 martyrs and 78,204 injuries since the seventh of last October.
Storming the Rafah Crossing Gate
Palestinian sources reported that the occupation forces stormed the Rafah land crossing, at dawn on Tuesday, amid shelling and heavy fire at its buildings, carrying out acts of sabotage and destruction, and raising the entity’s flag inside.
The Palestinian Safa Agency said: The occupation forces took control of the civilian crossing and prevented the movement of travelers and the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip.
The agency quoted the spokesman for the Gaza Crossings Authority, in a brief statement, as saying: The presence of the occupation forces at the Rafah crossing led to its closure and the prevention of traffic and travel.
In response to the occupation's storming of the Rafah crossing, the Palestinian factions called on the countries of the world and international and international institutions to intervene immediately to save the lives of 2.5 million citizens who are threatened by murder, hunger, massacres and genocide in the largest humanitarian disaster the world is witnessing now.
It also called for an international, international, regional, popular and official Arab and Islamic movement to immediately stop the war of genocide and curb the occupation’s terrorism, through sit-ins in squares, squares, cities and universities, cutting off supplies to the occupation by land, sea and air, and holding it accountable for its crimes in international courts.
The resistance called on all arenas and fronts to escalate their resistance against the Zionist occupation and its supporters until the aggression against the Palestinian people stops.
Al-Qassam Clashes with the Occupation Forces
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 Tuesday a set of its specific operations against the occupation forces.
Al-Qassam said, on its Telegram channel, that it destroyed the enemy forces penetrating east of the Rafah crossing with heavy-caliber mortar shells.
They added that it bombed enemy forces’ concentrations at the “Karam Shalom military site” with the 114 mm short-range “Rajoum” missile system.
In another post, it announced the bombing of enemy concentrations east of the city of Rafah with a 114 mm short-range “Rajum” missile system.
It indicated that its mujahideen were able to target a Zionist “Merkvah” tank with an “Al-Yassin 105” shell, setting it on fire, and clashing with soldiers barricaded inside a building near it in the Al-Shoka neighborhood, east of the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip.
Israeli POWs Families
Thousands of Zionists demonstrated in a number of occupied cities, demanding the completion of the exchange deal and the return of prisoners after the Hamas movement approved the proposal of the Egyptian and Qatari mediators, yesterday evening, Monday.
The Hebrew channel "Kan" said: Dozens of demonstrators closed main streets in the city of Beersheba, demanding approval of a deal to release the entity's prisoners in Gaza.
The families of the prisoners threatened to “burn the country” if their government did not agree to the proposal, and they said during the demonstrations: “Hamas” agreed to the deal, and the time has come to return them, otherwise we will burn the country, according to what was reported by the “Palestinian Information Center.”
International reactions to the invasion of Rafah
International reactions continued after the Zionist occupation forces stormed the Rafah land crossing.
The Palestinian Authority called on Washington to intervene immediately to prevent the occupation authorities from invading Rafah and displacing citizens from it, considering the occupation of the Rafah crossing and the threat to displace citizens from shelter centers “war crimes.”
New war crime
For its part, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs considered, in a statement, that this dangerous escalation threatens the lives of more than a million Palestinians who depend primarily on this crossing.
South Africa said: We are horrified and surprised by Israel’s announcement of the necessity of evacuating Rafah immediately through excessive force.
While White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby indicated that the United States did not support the ground attack on Rafah from the beginning, and that its position is still valid.