Thursday, April 11, 2024

Amir sends Eid congratulations

Kuwait Medical Relief Society's Mission in Gaza

Kuwait halts airing of controversial TV series

Amir sends Eid congratulations

The Amiri Diwan in Kuwait has conveyed the warmest congratulations to the Amir and Prime Minister Sheikh Dr Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah on Eid Al-Fitr.

The Diwan also congratulated the Kuwaiti people and residents, wishing the occasion would revisit the Arab and Muslim states as they enjoy greater security and peace.

Sheikh Mishal received former ministers and appoints governors of Farwaniya, Capital, Mubarak Al-Kabeer, Ahmadi, and Jahra governorates.

Caretaker Prime Minister HH Sheikh Dr Mohammad has turned down an offer to form the new Cabinet, indicating that a new prime minister must be appointed.

The Amir has started customary consultations to name a prime minister to form a new Cabinet, which must be ready before the Assembly holds its inaugural session on April 17. Former Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem has not taken a decision on whether to run for the speaker's post and will make a decision in due time.

Kuwait Medical Relief Society's Mission in Gaza

The Kuwait Medical Relief Society concluded its mission in Gaza, assisting medical staff in the European Hospital and the Kuwait Specialized Hospital.

The team performed surgical and emergency operations for wounded Palestinians due to the war.

The mission included the distribution of food, shelter, and social projects, and supporting various relief sectors.

The team called on volunteer medical and relief teams worldwide to support the medical sector, which is struggling with raw materials and a shortage of basic medical supplies.

The society signed an agreement with the Rahma Around the World Association in Gaza to employ a medical staff of 313 individuals.

 The US Central Command and the Royal Jordanian Air Force conducted a combined humanitarian assistance airdrop into Northern Gaza on April 7.

The Department of Defense humanitarian airdrops contribute to ongoing US and partner-nation government efforts to alleviate human suffering.

Kuwait halts airing of controversial TV series

Ministry of information takes firm stand against works undermining societal values

The ministry has imposed a ban on all performers involved in the series from acting.

Image Credit: Screen shot from the series

Dubai: The Kuwaiti Ministry of Information has halted the airing of the TV series “One Wife is Not Enough” during Ramadan, citing its offensive portrayal that clashes with Kuwaiti societal values.

The ministry also referred the creators of the series to the Public Prosecution, charging them with offending the morals and values of Kuwaiti society.

Additionally, the ministry has imposed a ban on all actors involved in the series from participating in any future artistic endeavours within Kuwait, be it on stage or screen.

Lafi Al Subaie, Assistant Undersecretary of the Press, Publishing and Publications Sector at the Ministry of Information, emphasised the ministry’s commitment to upholding laws and regulations uniformly for all individuals, without discrimination.

The move aims to safeguard Kuwait’s societal fabric and uphold its cultural heritage, while also ensuring that public taste is respected and maintained.

Al Subaie emphasized the Ministry's unwavering stance against the display of artwork that undermines the values of Kuwaiti society. He urged artists to be mindful and refrain from creating content that could potentially offend societal norms. 

The Ministry of Information’s actions come in response to mounting criticism of the series.

• Zionist raid kills three sons and grandchildren of Hamas Political Bureau head, Ismail Haniyeh.

• Zionist occupation forces commit massacres in Gaza.
• UNRWA reports displacement of over 75% of population and destruction of 62% of homes.
• Zionist forces commit massacre in Nuseirat camp, killing 14 martyrs, mostly children and women.
• Gaza government media blames international community, occupation, and American administration for ongoing genocide.
• Palestinians perform Eid al-Fitr prayers on destroyed mosques.
• "Al-Qassam Brigades" confront Zionist forces in Gaza.
• US President Joe Biden criticizes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling for a ceasefire.

3 of Haniyeh’s sons killed by Israel

Israeli genocide war has entered its 187th day, as the Zionist occupation forces continue to commit massacres in the Gaza Strip, by launching dozens of air strikes, artillery shelling, and bloody massacres against civilians.

 The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) stated that the “Israeli” war on Gaza led to the displacement of more than 75% of the population and the destruction of about 62% of homes.

Below is a follow-up of the most prominent developments:

3 of Haniyeh’s sons killed by Israel

In a new crime, a Zionist raid targeted a vehicle in the Beach Camp in Gaza, inside which were 3 sons of the head of the Political Bureau of the Islamic Resistance Movement “Hamas,” Ismail Haniyeh, and 3 of his grandchildren.

According to Al-Aqsa Channel, the martyrs died in the Zionist bombing are:

- Hazem Ismail Haniyeh and his daughter Amal.

- Amir Ismail Haniyeh, his son Khaled, and his daughter Razan.

- Muhammad Ismail Haniyeh.

In his first comment, the head of the Hamas Political Bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, commented on the martyrdom of 3 of his sons and grandchildren saying: “I thank Allah for honoring us through the martyrdom of my three sons and some grandchildren.”

Haniyeh also said to Al-Jazeera: “Through pain and sacrifice, we build hope, future, and freedom for our people, cause, and nation.”

 He stressed that his children stayed with people of Gaza and did not flee, and that, along with all Palestinians, nearly sixty members of his family rose as martyrs.

 He declared that his sons' blood was no more valuable than the sons of the Gaza martyrs saying, "My sons' blood is a sacrifice on the road to liberating Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa,"

Activists circulated a video clip of the head of the Hamas political bureau the moment he received the news of the martyrdom of his three sons, during his visit to the wounded in Gaza in a Doha hospital, saying: “May God make it easy for them and have mercy on them.”

Massacre on Eid night

On the eve of Eid, the Zionist occupation forces committed a massacre in the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip, killing at least 14 martyrs, the majority of whom were children and women.

The Palestinian Information Center correspondent reported that the occupation warplanes bombed a house for the Abu Youssef family on the heads of its residents on the last day of the month of Ramadan and hours before Eid al-Fitr.

Eid al-Fitr with Sadness, Grief and Pain

The government media office in Gaza said: The Gaza Strip receives the happy Eid al-Fitr with more sadness, grief and pain, in light of the continuing crimes carried out by the “Israeli” occupation army, and the continuation of the war of genocide and ethnic cleansing.

He pointed out in a statement the high number of martyrs and wounded and the continued bombing of homes and civilian institutions, the latest of which was the occupation’s commission on Eid night of a horrific and terrible massacre against the Abu Youssef family, which claimed the lives of 14 martyrs.

He stressed that the occupation is still carrying out its criminal and military actions since the morning of Eid, with its warplanes flying over the Gaza Strip and its tanks firing missiles continuously, in clear disregard for the feelings of Muslims and the feelings of our Palestinian people.

America’s Responsibility

 He placed the blame on "the international community, which has failed to put an end to this war for more than three times, as well as the occupation, which is still committing the crime of genocide against civilians, children, women, and displaced persons."

He also blamed "the American administration and President Biden personally, as they are still giving the occupation the green light, weapons, and military equipment, and they are participating and engaging in the crime of genocide against the Palestinians."

The government media office in Gaza called on “all countries of the free world to stop this criminal war... by all means and methods, and to put pressure on the criminal occupation to stop its continued aggression against everything that is Palestinian and to stop the ongoing war of ethnic cleansing.”

Eid Prayers on Ruins  

Today, Wednesday, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip performed Eid al-Fitr prayers on the ruins of mosques destroyed by the occupation army, in the shelter schools to which they were displaced, and in public squares in the rain.

During its ongoing aggression against the Gaza Strip since October 7, the occupation destroyed 229 mosques completely and 297 mosques partially, according to the Palestinian News Agency (Wafa).

Resistance continues to crush the enemy

For the 187th day in a row, the “Al-Qassam Brigades,” the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), continues to confront the Zionist forces penetrating into several areas of Gaza.

Al-Qassam announced, at dawn on Wednesday, that it and the “Mujahideen Brigades” had destroyed enemy forces’ concentrations southwest of Gaza City with mortar shells.

 Biden Intensifies Criticism of Netanyahu

In an interview broadcast on Tuesday, US President Joe Biden considered the policy of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Gaza to be “wrong,” and called for a ceasefire.

Biden's comments are among his strongest criticism of Netanyahu so far, amid growing tension over the high death toll among civilians due to the Zionist war on Gaza and the difficult conditions inside the Strip.

Biden told the American Spanish-language network “Univision” when asked about Netanyahu’s handling of the war, “I think what he is doing is wrong.” “I don’t agree with his approach.”

Biden reiterated during the interview that the killing of seven aid workers last week in an “Israeli” raid in Gaza, working for a US-based charity, was “terrible.”

Biden's statements regarding the ceasefire represent a shift from his previous statements in which he said that the burden falls on Hamas to agree to a truce and an agreement to release prisoners, according to what was reported by the French news agency.

Zionist Occupation Continues Destructive Genocide War on Gaza Strip

• Zionist occupation continues its destructive war on Gaza for 186 consecutive days.
• The occupation has targeted homes, hospitals, medical staff, patients, journalists, and displaced people.
• The Ministry of Health reported 153 deaths and 60 injuries in Zionist bombings targeting various areas in the Gaza Strip.
• The death toll has risen to 33,360 martyrs and 75,993 injuries since October 7.
• In Rafah, martyr Buthaina Muhammad Al-Najjar was killed in a drone bombing.
• Medical teams recovered 381 bodies of martyrs in the vicinity of Al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza.
• In Khan Yunis, hundreds of citizens returned to their homes after the occupation withdrew.
• Rescue crews continue to recover the bodies of martyrs from Khan Yunis and the Shifa Medical Complex.
• In the Central Governorate, the occupation army blew up residential squares in Deir Al-Balah, Al-Masdar, and Al-Maghazi.
• The occupation continues its barbaric bombing of all areas of the Gaza Strip.

Negotiations over a truce are making progress in Cairo, and all parties have agreed on basic points, according to local reports.

Here’s how things stand on Monday, April 8, 2024:

Fighting and humanitarian crisis

Israeli Troops' Retraction from Khan Younis and Humanitarian Operations
• Al Jazeera's Hind Khoudary visited destroyed houses after Israeli troops withdrew from central Khan Younis.
• About 322 humanitarian trucks were allowed into the Gaza Strip from both the Karem Abu Salem and Rafah border crossings.
• Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported the death of nurse Mohammed Abed two weeks after Israeli forces fired at him during the evacuation of al-Amal Hospital.
• Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced that Israeli troops are preparing for future ground operations in Rafah.

Diplomacy and Geopolitical Tensions
• Negotiations over a truce are progressing in Cairo, with all parties agreeing on basic points.
• Israel and Hamas sent teams to Egypt for new talks on a potential ceasefire.
• The UK's backing for Israel is not unconditional, as stated by British Foreign Secretary David Cameron.
• The UN Security Council will consider Palestine's request to become a UN member state.
• German civil servants have written to Chancellor Olaf Scholz and senior ministers calling on the government to cease arm deliveries to the Israeli government.
• The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is set to begin public hearings in a case brought by Nicaragua over Germany's support for Israel's war on Gaza.

Violence in the Occupied West Bank
• Israeli forces arrested at least 23 Palestinians during extensive raids in the Hebron governorate of the occupied West Bank.

Zionist withdrawal from Khan Yunis... And Biden threatens Netanyahu
Operation “Al-Aqsa Flood” has been taking place for 184 days now. The Zionist career forces are still committing terrible massacre in the Gaza Strip, like air moves, shelling, and attacks on innocent civilians.
UNRWA Report
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) suggested that the Israeli conflict on Gaza has compelled greater than seventy five% of the population to flee their houses and has destroyed approximately 62% of houses.
Killing Children
The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics discovered that the Israeli profession is killing four kids each hour within the Gaza Strip. Since the start of the Israeli aggression remaining October, over 33,000 human beings have been killed, with 14,350 of them being children.
Orphaned Children
More than forty three,000 kids in Gaza at the moment are dwelling without one or both in their parents. Women and children make up 70% of these lacking because of the attacks, with an predicted 7,000 human beings nevertheless unaccounted for.
UNICEF Report
According to James Elder from UNICEF, over six hundred,000 children in Rafah, Gaza, are facing hunger, worry, and the consistent threat of Israeli assaults. These youngsters don't have any safe vicinity to go.
Operation within the West Bank
A Palestinian fighter executed a taking pictures assault on a settler bus within the West Bank, injuring two people. The Palestinian resistance is engaged in fierce clashes with enemy forces in Gaza, the use of heavy weapons and concentrated on Israeli web sites from southern Lebanon.
Withdrawal of Zionist Force
The Israeli military has withdrawn the 98th Division from the Khan Yunis location, leaving only the Nahal Brigade in Gaza. This circulate is seen as practise for a ground operation in Rafah, following stress from the US to stop the battle.
Occupation Losses
The Israeli army has suffered considerable losses, with 604 soldiers killed and over 3,000 injured during the conflict. Many squaddies are handling put up-demanding strain signs and symptoms, and lots of settlers were evacuated from their homes.
Demonstrations in International Cities
Cities around the sector, like Oslo, Vienna, Lisbon, and Berlin, have seen massive demonstrations condemning the Israeli aggression in Gaza. People are calling for a ceasefire and the transport of humanitarian useful resource to the Gaza Strip.
Pro- Palestine Demonstrations Spread Across the UK
Across the United Kingdom, humans collected in 32 distinctive locations to reveal their aid for Palestine and demand a ceasefire in Gaza.
Demonstrations in London
In London, there had been 4 separate demonstrations calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. The protesters accused the British authorities of assisting Israel and ignoring the violence happening in Gaza.
Other Cities Join In
Support for Palestine became also shown in towns like Bristol, Brighton, Southampton, Cardiff, and Kirkwall. People chanted slogans like “Free Palestine” and “Stop the genocide” to make their voices heard.
Upcoming Marches
Today, Sunday, extra marches in help of Palestine are predicted in cities like Liverpool, Reading, and London. London could have 3 one of a kind marches taking vicinity.
Paris Hunger Strike
In Paris, supporters of Palestine started out a hunger strike out of doors the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs to expose unity with Gaza.
Statements from British Prime Minister
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak expressed surprise at the violence in Gaza and called for an stop to the warfare, the discharge of prisoners, and the shipping of humanitarian aid to the area. He also mentioned the tragic deaths of three British resource employees in an Israeli raid.
Biden's Warning to Netanyahu
Reports from CNN found out that US President Biden warned Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu of effects if the scenario in Gaza did no longer enhance. Biden threatened to reconsider America's support for Israel if civilians in Gaza persevered to go through.
According to Axios, Netanyahu turned into surprised by using Biden's request to forestall the fighting in Gaza, which made their final name the maximum tough one because the warfare started.

It is well known that Islam is a religion that addresses all aspects of life through its rituals and laws, which encircle the entire human entity. Among the Islamic rituals that contribute to reforming human life is the worship of fasting.

Fasting is one of the pillars of Islam, and it plays an active role in building the civilizational structure of the Islamic Ummah. However, the fasting referred to here is not the common fasting, which is limited to abstaining from food, drink, and sexual intercourse from dawn until sunset while allowing the tongue and limbs to indulge in sins and transgressions.

The fasting that contributes to civilizational progress is true fasting, which nurtures the human soul, regulates individual and social behavior, and benefits all human spectrums.

This is evident in the following aspects:

Firstly, The Role of Fasting in Establishing and Preserving Civilizational Construction:

Islamic law has outlined the pillars of fasting, which include abstaining from specific acts from dawn until sunset with the intention of fasting. ⁽¹⁾ Fasting has temporary boundaries, and these pillars and boundaries have effects on the human psyche. A Muslim fasts at a specific time, in a specific place, and in a specific manner, and cannot strive to change any of that. Rather, they must fully commit to this fixed program until they achieve their intended goal.

This commitment, with its three aspects, reflects on human life; it regulates schedules, determines the optimal place, and determines the ideal way to perform actions as required, without excess or deficiency. This commitment represents the foundation for civilizational construction, in which the individual acknowledges the importance of discipline in words, actions, schedules, and places of work.

Fasting also contributes to the nurturing of the soul upon which civilizational construction is based by ensuring the security and protection of this construction from all forms of dysfunction and disturbance. The fasting person refrains from spreading falsehoods and causing harm to others in order to preserve their fast. In Sahih Bukhari, Abu Huraira reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “If one does not abandon falsehood and action in accordance with it, God had no need that he should abandon his food and his drink.”

Additionally, in Sahih Bukhari and Muslim, Abu Huraira reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “Fasting is a protection, [i.e. from acts of disobedience in this world and from hell in the next.] and when the day of the fast of any of you comes he must not use vile language or raise his voice, and if anyone reviles him or tries to fight with him he should tell him he is fasting.”

Here it becomes clear that fasting is a worship based on two wings: firstly, well-performing, and secondly, safeguarding the performance from anything that diminishes its reward or wastes its outcomes. Similarly, civilizational construction is based on good performance along with protecting and securing it.
Secondly, The Role of Fasting in Achieving Goals and Objectives:

Allah (SWT) has made it clear that fasting has an objective that every Muslim must set before their eyes, desiring and striving to achieve it, which is piety. Allah says, “O mankind, worship your Lord, who created you and those before you, that you may become righteous.” (Al-Baqarah: 21).

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) also explained that fasting is a means of sin forgiveness. In Sahih Bukhari and Muslim, Abu Huraira reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “He who fasts during Ramadan with faith and seeking his reward from God will have his past sins forgiven.”

Furthermore, the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) clarified that fasting is a means to enter Jannah. In Sahih Bukhari and Muslim, Sahl ibn Sa'd reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “In Jannah there is a gate which is called Ar-Raiyan through which only those who observe Saum (fasting) will enter on the Day of Resurrection. None else will enter through it. It will be called out, 'Where are those who observe fasting?' So they will stand up and proceed towards it. When the last of them will have entered, the gate will be closed and then no one will enter through that gate.”

Therefore, the fasting person performs his fast while keeping these objectives in mind, and his heart is attached to them.

Just as fasting trains the individual to perform actions with the intention of achieving the goal of piety, forgiveness, and entering Jannah, establishing civilization operates on the same principle: working with the intention of reaching the goal. Thus, fasting with its objectives and purposes is an active pillar among the pillars of building civilization.

Thirdly, The Role of Fasting in Instilling Civilizational Values:

A closer look at the obligation of fasting reveals that it instills in the fasting person several beneficial civilizational values, such as:

• Vigilance and life consciousness: The fasting person could indulge in forbidden acts away from the sight of others but refrain from doing so because they are conscious that Allah is observing.
• Patience: The fasting person abstains from desires, thereby nurturing endurance and patience.
• Empathy towards the poor and needy: The fasting person experiences hunger, thirst, and deprivation during fasting, similar to what the poor and needy endure, fostering empathy and prompting them to give and spend on those in need.
• Discipline: The fasting person adheres to the timings of fasting from dawn till sunset, as well as in their prayers, dhikr, and recitation of the Quran. They also exhibit emotional and physical discipline, portraying a comprehensive image of civilizational discipline.
• Generosity and Giving: The fasting person spends from their wealth and is generous, following the example of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). It is narrated in Sahih Bukhari and Muslim that Abdullah ibn Abbas said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was the most generous of the men; and he was the most generous during the month of Ramadan when Jibril visited him every night and recited the Qur'an to him. During this period, the generosity of Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) waxed faster than the rain bearing wind.”
• Struggle against the Self: The human self seeks desires and pleasures, but fasting restrains it from doing so for long times, leading it to submit to Allah.
• Strengthening the Will: Fasting instills a strong will that overcomes habits and liberates from the shackles of desires.
• Achieving Balance between Spiritual and Physical Needs: Fasting nourishes the soul with various acts of worship after nourishing the body with food and drink at specific times. It balances the physical material needs with the spiritual faith, elevating individuals towards perfection. When the fasting person reaches these civilizational values and lives by them, they contribute to the construction of a beneficial civilization. Top of Form

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The Kuwaiti Encyclopedia of Islamic Jurisprudence (28/19).

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"Al-Aqsa Flood" Developments and International Pressure

• Operation "Al-Aqsa Flood" has entered its 183rd day, with Zionist occupation forces continuing to commit genocide in Gaza.
• The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported four massacres against families, with 46 martyrs and 65 wounded.
• The toll of the Zionist aggression has risen to 33,137 martyrs, including 14,500 children, and 75,815 injured since October 7.
• The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) stated that the "Israeli" war on Gaza led to the displacement of more than 75% of the population and the destruction of about 62% of homes.

New Resistance Operations

• The Palestinian resistance continues to confront the Zionist forces penetrating several areas of the Gaza Strip.
• The Al-Qassam Brigades announced the killing of 9 Zionist soldiers, turning them into pieces, and leaving a number others dead or wounded.
• The Al-Quds Brigades reported that a Merkava 4 tank had been detonated with a Thaqib barrel bomb east of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.

"Hamas": No Concession to the Demands of Our People

• The Islamic Resistance Movement "Hamas" announced the intention of a leadership delegation headed by Dr. Khalil Al-Hayya to head to Cairo tomorrow, Sunday.
• The demands of the Palestinian people and their national forces are for a permanent ceasefire, the withdrawal of the occupation forces from Gaza, the return of the displaced to their places of residence, freedom of movement of people, relief and shelter, and a serious prisoner exchange deal.

   Al-Azhar Sheikh Attacks Western Leaders

• The Sheikh of Al-Azhar, Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, criticized the leaders of Western countries, stating that the situation has turned into armed conflict relations.
• The Organization of Islamic Cooperation welcomed the resolutions adopted by the United Nations Human Rights Council regarding Palestine and called for the necessity of putting them into effect.

"Israeli" Protests against Netanyahu

• The Zionist entity is witnessing protest demonstrations against the Netanyahu government, with the families of the occupation prisoners stating that Netanyahu is thwarting the exchange deal and the prisoners are dying in captivity.

US and Israel on Alert over Iran's Threat

• US and Israel are on high alert following Iran's threat to respond to the killing of Revolutionary Guard leaders in an "Israeli" raid on the Iranian consulate in Damascus.
• American officials in Washington and the Middle East are preparing for a possible Iranian response to the "Israeli" raid in Syria.
• US military forces in the region have been placed on high alert.
• Israel has put its army on high alert, with air defense systems on alert in anticipation of an Iranian response.
• A senior American official stated that Washington is on high alert and preparing for a major Iranian attack within the next week.
• Increasing international pressure to stop arming Israel is increasing, with 40 Democratic Party representatives calling for an end to the transfer of weapons to "Israel."

"Al-Aqsa Flood": Day 177 and the Israeli-Zionist War

Operation "Al-Aqsa Flood":

• Resistance has continued to bomb enemy positions and settlements around the Gaza Strip.
• The "Qassam Brigades" have killed hundreds of occupation soldiers and captured about 250 Zionists since the first day on October 7.

Resistance Operations:

• The "Al-Qassam" mujahideen carried out a military report on March 30, 2024, confirming a Zionist "Merkvah" tank was targeted with a "Shawaz" projectiles and its crew was shot down.
• The resistance fighters continue to engage in fierce clashes with heavy and medium weapons with enemy forces penetrating all combat axes in the Gaza Strip.

New Zionist Massacres:

• The occupation committed a new massacre by bombing several tents for journalists and displaced people inside the walls of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the Central Governorate.
• The government media office in Gaza condemned these crimes, calling on international, regional, and local organizations related to health and medical work to condemn it.
• The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) strongly condemned the Biden administration’s intention to send new shipments of weapons to the Zionist entity.

Israeli Failures:

• Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid confirmed that Netanyahu's government had failed to return the POWs and called for elections.
• Israeli political and military analyst Ronen Bergman stated that the State of Israel is stumbling on the battlefield and deteriorating into the abyss in the political and international world.
• The Hebrew newspaper Haaretz criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for creating a dangerous diplomatic crisis and refusing to listen to President Joe Biden.

"Al-Aqsa Flood Day 178" Developments and New Death toll

Targeting "Eilat"

• The occupation army reported a drone attack on a building in Eilat, south of the occupied territories.
• The attack was attributed to a suspicious air target entering Israeli territory from the east and landing in the Gulf of Eilat (Aqaba) area.
• The "Islamic Resistance in Iraq" claimed responsibility for the attack.

"Al-Shifa Medical" Massacre

• Medical sources reported hundreds of bodies of martyrs were found in the Al-Shifa Medical Complex and surrounding areas.
• The Al-Shifa Complex was completely destroyed by Israeli forces and out of service.
• The Israeli occupation forces withdrew from the Shifa complex after a two-week operation.
• The government media office in Gaza stated that the Israeli occupation army committed crimes of destroying, burning, and targeting 1,050 homes in the vicinity of the Shifa Medical Complex, killing more than 400 martyrs, and arresting and torturing hundreds of patients, displaced people, and medical staff inside and around the complex.

Response from the Palestinian Ministry of Health

• The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza appealed to all international and international institutions and the international community to restart Nasser Hospital and provide protection to health institutions.
• The Islamic Resistance Movement "Hamas" held the American administration and President Biden personally responsible for the crimes, massacres, and systematic destruction of civilian life in the Gaza Strip.

Force Infiltration into Gaza

• The Home Front in the Gaza Strip revealed the infiltration of officers and soldiers affiliated with the General Intelligence Service in Ramallah on an official mission.
• The Front confirmed that security services in Gaza dealt with these elements, arresting 10 of them and foiling the plan for which they came.

New Death toll from the Occupation Army

• The number of soldiers and officers killed by the Palestinian resistance has risen since the start of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood.
• The occupation army reported that a soldier from the 77th Battalion, named Nadav Cohen, was killed in the battles of the Gaza Strip during the last hours, bringing the number of deaths in the occupation army since October 7 to 600 soldiers and officers.

"Al-Aqsa Flood Day 179" Developments and International Condemnation

• Operation "Al-Aqsa Flood" has entered its 179th day, with Zionist occupation forces continuing to commit genocide in Gaza.
• Palestinian resistance continues to confront the Zionist forces, resulting in the killing of 600 officers and soldiers and over 6,900 wounded.
• The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement, have managed to kill hundreds of soldiers and capture about 250 Zionists.
• The Israeli street has witnessed massive protests demanding the overthrow of the Netanyahu government, with opposition movements setting up tents in front of government headquarters and the Knesset in Jerusalem.
• The struggle of the families of prisoners and detainees in Gaza may affect the negotiations.
• The second Kuwaiti medical delegation arrived in the Gaza Strip to strengthen the Palestinian health system and perform surgical operations for sick and wounded Palestinians.
• Jordanian King Abdullah II and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi stressed the necessity of reaching a humanitarian truce and a comprehensive ceasefire in Gaza.
• For the ninth day in a row, Jordan is witnessing mass demonstrations near the occupation embassy in Amman, denouncing the war on Gaza and demanding that the Jordanian government close the embassy and cancel the peace agreement with the occupation.
• Western countries condemn the Zionist bombing of a relief team in the Gaza Strip, leading to the deaths of 7 people, including 6 foreigners and a Palestinian.
• The United States, Australia, Cyprus, the British Foreign Office, and the European Union Humanitarian Affairs Commissioner also condemn the "Israeli" targeting of humanitarian workers in Gaza.
• Japan announces the resumption of its funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), stressing that the agency’s role cannot be dispensed with in confronting the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.

"Al-Aqsa Flood": 180th Day and Protests against Netanyahu

Al-Aqsa Flood:

• Operation "Al-Aqsa Flood" has entered its 180th day, with Zionist occupation forces continuing to commit genocide in Gaza.
• The operation has resulted in numerous air strikes, artillery shelling, and bloody massacres against civilians.
• A Palestinian man carried out a run-over attack at the entrance to Kochav Yair, resulting in four injuries to the occupation forces.
• The "Al-Qassam Brigades" bombed an occupation foot force in Gaza City with mortar shells.
• Resistance actions in the West Bank have continued, with 20 resistance actions monitored in the last 24 hours.

Protests against Netanyahu:

• Thousands of "Israelis" demonstrated against Netanyahu's government for the third day in a row.
• The Israeli police arrested 5 protesters, while one of its members was injured.
• The head of the Shin Bet, Ronen Bar, emphasized the need for a clear line between legitimate protest and violent and illegal protest.

Arab and Islamic Role:

• The Kuwaiti medical delegation began performing surgical operations for patients and injured people inside hospitals in the southern Gaza Strip.
• Jordanian demonstrators continued to protest in front of the occupation embassy in Amman, demanding the closure of the embassy and cancellation of the Wadi Araba Treaty.

International Responses:

• US President Joe Biden expressed anger and sadness at the killing of 7 relief workers in an "Israeli" raid in Gaza.
• The European Union called for a comprehensive investigation into the targeting of aid workers and the implementation of the Security Council resolution for an immediate ceasefire.

Statistics of the Annihilation War:

• The number of victims of the Zionist aggression has risen to 32,975 martyrs and 75,577 injured since last October 7.

"Israeli Occupation of Gaza: 180th Day Update"

• 2922 massacres committed by the occupation army.
• 39,975 martyrs and missing persons.
• 32,975 martyrs who arrived in hospitals.
• 14,500 child martyrs, 30 children martyred due to famine.
• 9,560 female martyrs.
• 484 martyrs of medical personnel.
• 65 martyrs from the Civil Defense.
• 140 martyrs of journalists.
• 7 thousand missing.
• 75,577 infected.
• 73% of victims are children and women.
• 11,000 wounded people needing treatment.
• 10,000 cancer patients face death and need treatment.
• 1,088,764 people infected with infectious diseases due to displacement.
• 60,000 pregnant women at risk due to lack of access to healthcare.
• 350,000 chronic patients at risk due to non-administration of medications.
• 310 arrests of health personnel.
• Two million displaced people in the Gaza Strip.
• 171 government headquarters destroyed.
• 100 schools and universities destroyed.
• 229 mosques and 3 churches targeted and destroyed.
• 70 thousand housing units destroyed.
• 70 thousand tons of explosives dropped.
• 32 hospitals taken out of service.
• 53 health centers targeted.
• 126 ambulances targeted.
• 200 archaeological and heritage sites destroyed.

"Al-Aqsa Flood": 181st Day and Resistance Bombings

• Operation "Al-Aqsa Flood" has entered its 181st day, with Zionist occupation forces continuing to commit genocide in Gaza.
• Palestinian resistance continues to confront Zionist forces, with the "Jerusalem Brigades" bombing Sderot, Niram, and settlements surrounding the Gaza Strip.
• The "Islamic Resistance in Iraq" has targeted the Zionist air base, Ramat David, with drones.
• The Zionist entity is experiencing a state of alert due to threats from Tehran, with the Zionist Army suspending leave to combat units in anticipation of an Iranian response.
• Zionist opposition leader Yair Lapid has launched an attack on the government of Benjamin Netanyahu, stating that everything is collapsing around "Israel" and within it.
• The occupation army has decided to strengthen and recruit reserve soldiers into the air defense corps due to the Iranian threat to "Israel."
• 80 American Islamic organizations have criticized Washington's policy on Gaza and called on President Joe Biden to change his administration's policies.
• International reactions continue to follow the Zionist occupation killing of a relief team in Gaza, with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calling for an explanation and the killing of a citizen by an "Israeli" bombing.
• Human Rights Watch has called on Western governments to suspend the transfer of weapons to Israel and support the International Criminal Court’s investigation into Palestine.
• Over 600 British lawyers have demanded that the British government stop selling weapons to "Israel."

"Al-Aqsa Flood": 182nd Day and International Measures

• Operation "Al-Aqsa Flood" has entered its 182nd day, with the Zionist occupation forces continuing to commit genocide in the Gaza Strip.
• The Ministry of Health in Gaza reported five massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, including 54 deaths and 82 injuries to hospitals.
• The toll of the Israeli aggression rose to 33,091 martyrs and 75,750 injuries since the seventh of last October.
• The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) stated that the Israeli war on Gaza led to the displacement of more than 75% of the population and the destruction of about 62% of homes.
• Palestinian resistance fighters continue to confront the occupation forces, engaging in violent clashes with the occupation forces after they stormed several cities, towns, and villages in the occupied West Bank.
• The Israeli Chief of Staff dismissed the commander of the Nahal Brigade and another senior officer in the brigade after the killing of relief workers in Gaza.
• The occupation army admitted to committing a series of "serious mistakes" and violations of its own laws, leading to the removal of a support commander with the rank of major and an officer with the rank of colonel.
• Israel closed 28 embassies and consulates abroad for fear of an Iranian response to the Damascus attack.
• Due to international pressure, the occupation authorities decided to take urgent decisions to increase aid to the Gaza Strip immediately.
• The security mini-ministerial council in Tel Aviv agreed to open the Beit Hanoun “Erez” crossing for the first time since last October 7.
• A 950% increase in the number of people seeking psychological support has been recorded since the beginning of the war.
• Thousands of Jordanians took part in a mass march to denounce the continued Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip.

International Measures Against Zionist Entity

• The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution banning arms export to the Zionist entity, with 28 votes, 6 objections, and 13 abstentions.
• The resolution called for holding Israel accountable for possible war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
• The resolution was opposed by the United States, Germany, Paraguay, Malawi, Bulgaria, and Argentina.

Polish Foreign Ministry Protests

• The Polish Foreign Ministry summoned the Israeli ambassador to Warsaw to protest the killing of a Polish aid worker in the Gaza Strip.
• The US President Joe Biden pressured Netanyahu to change the type of military operations in the war waged by the occupation against Gaza.
• The White House emphasized the need for Israel to announce and implement specific steps to address the harm to civilians, human suffering, and the safety of aid workers.

British Opinion Polls

• An opinion poll revealed that the majority of voters support a ban on arms sales to Israel.
• The Guardian reported that Israel is concerned about losing popular support in the United Kingdom.

CIA Director Bill Burns' Visit to Cairo

• CIA Director Bill Burns is expected to meet with Egyptian and Israeli counterparts and the Prime Minister of Qatar to try to reach a breakthrough in the talks regarding the release of prisoners in Gaza.

Thursday, April 4, 2024

President of Zanzibar Honors Saad Al-Otaibi for Serving the Holy Qur'an in 2024

"Azwa 2" Project Launched by "Country of Charity" and "The Volunteer Engineers of Charity Team"

International Islamic Charitable Organization's Zakat al-Fitr Support for Palestine, Yemen, and Syria  

"Namaa Charity Launches University Science Student Project for Second Semester"

President of Zanzibar Honors Saad Al-Otaibi for Serving the Holy Qur'an in 2024

• President of Zanzibar, Dr. Hussein Ali Mwinyi, recognizes Saad Al-Otaibi as a global figure for serving the Holy Qur'an in 2024.
• The ceremony was attended by Tanzanian Prime Minister Qasim Magalwa, His Eminence the Mufti of Tanzania, Sheikh Abu Bakr Al-Zubair, and His Eminence the Mufti of Zanzibar, Sheikh Saleh Omar Al-Kaabi, among others.
• The honor is part of the Tanzania International Holy Quran Competition, held annually in Ramadan.
• Al-Otaibi's efforts in serving the Holy Qur'an, enhancing its status, and promoting its noble values are praised.
• Al-Otaibi holds a master's degree in business administration and marketing and a doctoral researcher in marketing.
• He is a prominent humanitarian and charitable figure in Kuwait, holding various positions including President of the Union of Charitable Societies and Foundations, CEO of Namaa Charitable Trust, and a member of the Supreme Joint Committee for the Organization and Development of Charitable Work.
• He has received numerous awards and honors, including the Knight Medal from the President of Djibouti, the Award for Humanitarian Work and Generous Gulf Community Leadership, and the Most Influential Arab Personality in the Field of Social Responsibility.

"Azwa 2" Project Launched by "Country of Charity" and "The Volunteer Engineers of Charity Team"

• "Balad Al-Khair" Association and "Al-Khair Volunteer Engineers Team" launch "Azwa 2" project, providing scholarships to unspecified nationals.
• The project offers opportunities for 5 students of unspecified nationality to study medicine and nursing at the University of Jordan.
• The initiative follows the successful "Izwa 1" campaign, which sponsored 5 scholarships for a Bachelor's degree in Nursing.
• The project aims to support students unable to complete their university studies in nursing, aiming to help them serve society.
• The project is a means of education for individual and societal development.
• Philanthropists who donated to the project have completed the sponsorship of one student.

International Islamic Charitable Organization's Zakat al-Fitr Support for Palestine, Yemen, and Syria

• The International Islamic Charitable Organization (IICO) receives Zakat al-Fitr to support the most needy groups in Palestine, Yemen, and Syria.
• The value of Zakat al-Fitr is one dinar for every Muslim individual, regardless of age, gender, or nationality.
• Sheikh Ali Saud Al-Kulaib, the head of the Sharia Supervisory Board Office at the Charitable Organization, states that it is permissible to pay Zakat Al-Fitr in cash, based on fatwas of the Fatwa and Sharia Supervision Board, the Fatwa Committee in the Ministry of Endowments, the Sharia Authority of the Zakat House, and the Sixth Symposium on Contemporary Zakat Issues.
• Zakat al-Fitr is a purification of the fasting person from idle talk and obscenity and food for the poor.
• It is due at sunset on the last day of Ramadan and is Sunnah to pay it before the Eid prayer.
• The amount to be paid is a Prophet’s Saa’, which is food for sustenance, such as rice, wheat, dates, corn, flour, powdered milk, cheese, and meat.
• Zakat al-Fitr can be transferred to other countries in need, areas of conflict, disasters, and famines, and to the relatives of the poor and needy who pay the zakat.
• The disbursement of Zakat al-Fitr is the same as the disbursement of Zakat on wealth, with the poor and needy being the most deserving.

"Namaa Charity Launches University Science Student Project for Second Semester"

• Namaa Charitable Society, in partnership with the General Secretariat of Endowments, launched a university student sponsorship project for the second semester of the academic year 2023-2024 AD.
• The project aims to support students and scholars both inside and outside Kuwait, both Kuwaitis and residents.
• The "Student of Knowledge" care project benefited 833 male and female students during the first semester, primarily in medical specialties.
• The project aims to provide appropriate care for all Kuwaiti students and residents needing support and those studying at the university level in universities accredited by the Ministry of Education.
• Namaa Charity has diversified its interests in the educational process in Kuwait, including craft education, the "Teach Me and I Will Reward" project, and the "Caring for University Students" project.
• The aim is to build an institutional system concerned with community development in an innovative, civilized form, aiming to achieve sustainable development 2030 and the vision of a state.
• The strategic partnership between Nama and the General Secretariat of Endowments is praised for its strategic vision and the need for strategic coordination between donors and implementers.

Resistance in Gaza

The Palestinian resistance continues to confront the Zionist forces invading several areas in the Gaza Strip, which has so far resulted in the killing of 600 officers and soldiers and more than 6,900 wounded, in addition to the complete or partial destruction of hundreds of vehicles.

Since the first day on October 7, 2023, the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), have managed to kill hundreds of soldiers and capture about 250 Zionists.

In the latest update on resistance operations, Al-Qassam announced that a Zionist force was ambushed on a boat in the center of the city of Khan Yunis.

Al-Qassam announced, in a statement on Monday: “Al-Qassam” mujahideen managed to ensnare a Zionist force in a compound ambush, where they targeted a troop carrier with an “Al-Yassin 105” missile, and targeted a group of 7 soldiers in the same place with another missile.

They added: “As soon as the rescue force arrived to rescue them, they were clashed with heavy weapons, leaving them all dead and wounded in the downtown area of Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip.”

Overthrow Netanyahu

Since 1^st April, the Israeli street has witnessed massive protests demanding the overthrow of the Netanyahu government, while opposition movements set up tents in front of government headquarters and the Knesset in Jerusalem and closed the main street in the area.

Amos Harel, a writer in the Hebrew newspaper Haaretz, said: “The pressure on Netanyahu is increasing, and the struggle of the families of POWs in Gaza may affect the negotiations.”

2^nd Kuwaiti Medical Delegation

On Monday1^st April, the second Kuwaiti medical delegation arrived in the Gaza Strip via the Rafah land crossing to strengthen the Palestinian health system and perform a series of surgical operations for Palestinian patients and wounded.

The head of the Kuwaiti medical delegation, Deputy Director General of the Kuwait Relief Society, Omar Al-Thuwaini, said in a press statement to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA): The delegation arrived in the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing to perform a medical mission that will last 7 consecutive days until the 7th of this April.

In addition, for the ninth day in a row, Jordan is witnessing mass demonstrations in the vicinity of the occupation embassy in the capital, Amman, denouncing the war on Gaza and demanding that the Jordanian government close the embassy and cancel the peace agreement with the occupation.

 International Condemnation of the Killing of a Relief Team

Western countries condemned the Zionist bombing of a relief team in the Gaza Strip, yesterday evening, Monday, which led to the deaths of 7, including 6 foreigners and a Palestinian.

For its part, the United States, on Tuesday, called on “Tel Aviv” to investigate the Israeli army’s targeting of “Central Kitchen International” employees in the Gaza Strip and the killing of a number of them.

US National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson wrote on the X platform: We are heartbroken and deeply disturbed by the raid that led to the killing of aid workers at the World Central Kitchen in Gaza.

They added: Humanitarian relief workers must be protected because they provide aid that the Palestinians desperately need, and we urge “Israel” to quickly investigate what happened.

Reuters quoted the Prime Minister of Australia as saying that his country expects full accountability for the killing of aid workers in Gaza.

The newspaper "Israel Hayom" indicated that Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese summoned the "Israeli" ambassador after the killing of an Australian aid worker in Gaza by an "Israeli" air strike.

Meanwhile, Cyprus called for respecting and protecting humanitarian aid workers and conducting a rapid and decisive investigation into the occupation’s targeting of the relief team in Gaza.

Al Jazeera quoted the British Foreign Office as saying: We are aware of the death of a Briton in Gaza and we call for respect for international law and the protection of civilians.

The British Foreign Office added: Many civilians were killed in Gaza and we want to avoid harming civilians and destroying homes.

The European Union Humanitarian Affairs Commissioner also condemned the "Israeli" targeting of humanitarian workers in Gaza.

On the other hand, Japan announced the resumption of its funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), stressing that the agency’s role cannot be dispensed with in confronting the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip as a result of the war.

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa said, in press statements in Parliament, that her country will end the freeze on its financial contributions to UNRWA, noting that approximately $35 million - of the originally planned funding - is ready for disbursement.

In addition, the American network “CNN” reported that the administration of President Joe Biden is close to approving the sale of up to 50 American-made F-15 fighter aircraft to “Israel”, in a deal expected to be worth more than 18 billion dollars.

Source: Al-Mujtama + Agencies