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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned the terrorist attack that hit the island of Djerba in Tunisia The Ministry affirmed in a statement on Thursday its solidarity with Tunisia against this crime. The Ministry offered its condolences to the Tunisian president, government, and people, and to the families of the victims, wishing the injured a speedy recovery.
Source: En – Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA
The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), strongly condemned the continuation of the Israeli military aggression against the Gaza Strip, which has killed treacherously 25 martyrs and wounded 76 Palestinian citizens, in addition to the destruction of several residential buildings during the past two days. OIC in a statement considered this barbaric military aggression a heinous crime and a flagrant violation of the international law and international humanitarian law. The OIC held Israel, the occupying power, fully responsible for the consequences of the continuation and escalation of its aggression and the war crimes it is committing against the Palestinian people, which constitute a threat to security, peace, and stability in the entire region. It called the International Criminal Court to accelerate its procedures to prosecute those responsible for war crimes. It also renewed its call on the international community to shoulder its responsibilities and intervene urgently to stop this continuous Israeli aggression, provide international protection for the Palestinian people, and compel Israel to respect its obligations under international law.
Source: En – Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA
A Palestinian Thursday evening succumbed to his wounds sustained from Israeli army gunfire in the northern occupied West Bank city of Tulkarm, according to the Health Ministry. The Ministry confirmed in a press release that Ghazi Shehab, 66, succumbed to his critical injuries in the abdomen sustained from live bullets fired by Israeli occupation forces during a military raid into Nur Shams refugee camp, east of the city, earlier today. According to the latest statistics issued by the Ministry, a total of 141 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli army and settler gunfire in the occupied West Bank and Gaza since the start of 2023. As part of the death toll, 26 were slain in the ongoing Israeli onslaught on Gaza.
Source: En – Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA
An Israeli airstrike Thursday evening killed a Palestinian and wounded at least four others in Bani Sahla town, east of Khan Younes city, in the southern Gaza Strip, according to WAFA correspondent. He said that an Israeli warplane fired at least a missile at a house in the southern coastal enclave town, killing a Palestinian, wounding four others and causing extensive property damage. He reported medical sources at the European Hospital in the city confirming that a Palestinian was killed and four others were injured, noting that the casualties are hospitalized. Israeli army airstrikes also targeted Palestinian farmlands, an industrial facility, and several buildings in various parts of the Gaza Strip, causing damage to the building and as well as to nearby houses. Israel has launched airstrikes against the besieged Gaza Strip for the third consecutive day, resulting in the killing of 26 Palestinians, including women and children, and wounding over 70 others. This rises the total death toll of Palestinians at the hands of Israeli army and settlers since the start of 2023 to 140 in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip, including 26 children and six women.
Source: En – Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA
An Israeli airstrike Thursday evening killed two more people in the Shejaiya neighborhood, east of the city of Gaza, taking the total death toll to 28 since Tuesday, according to WAFA correspondent. He reported medical sources from al-Shifa Hospital confirming that the a deadly raid struck a residential house in the neighborhood, killing two people. The sources added that the bodies of the slain people were brought to Al-Shefa medical complex. Earlier this evening, an Israeli airstrike killed a Palestinian, identified as a member of the Abu Daqqa family, and wounded four members of the family, including his wife, who sustained serious injuries, when a fighter jet shelled their house in Bani Sahla town, east of Khan Younes city, in the southern Gaza Strip. Israel has launched airstrikes against the besieged Gaza Strip for the third consecutive day, resulting in the killing of 26 Palestinians, including women and children, and wounding 86 others, including serious injuries. This rises the total death toll of Palestinians at the hands of Israeli army and settlers since the start of 2023 to 143 in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip, including 26 children and six women.
Source: En – Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA
The official Palestinian media today won the Shireen Abu Akleh Award for Outstanding Achievements in Media in its first edition of each of the following categories; audio and visual media, which was launched by Birzeit University. The award was established in honor of renowned Al Jazeera’s Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was murdered in cold blood by the Israeli occupation forces during a military incursion into Jenin on May 11 of last year. A specialized committee selected the award winners. The Palestinian News and Information Agency (WAFA) won the multimedia category, where 17 candidates competed, by submitting three visual press reports that dealt with settlement issues, local elections, and land grabs by the Israeli occupation. The reports were prepared by journalist Duha Humaidan. The Voice of Palestine Radio also won the award for audio media category, where seven candidates competed. Nisreen Awwad, a reporter and TV/Radio show presenter at Voice of Palestine Radio, won the award. Basma al-Kurd and Rasha Abu Jalal, from the Gaza Strip, also won an award in the digital media category. Eighteen candidates competed for the award. Birzeit university previously announced that a ceremony will be held on May 11, 2023, to memorialize the first anniversary of the assassination of Shireen Abu Akleh. The ceremony took place on campus in the presence of journalists, academics and concerned parties.
Source: En – Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA
The Munch Group today expressed deep alarm over the deteriorating situation in the occupied Palestinian territories. During a meeting in Berlin within the Munich Group mechanism, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of France, Egypt, Germany and Jordan voiced their deep alarm ‘by this new round of violence and the deteriorating security situation in the occupied Palestinian territories and Israel, and on-going developments in Gaza, which has claimed unacceptable civilian casualties including women and children.’ The Foreign Ministers ‘consulted on measures needed to achieve a just and lasting peace’ as they emphasized that ‘international humanitarian law must be respected,’ according to the statement concurrently issued by French Foreign Ministry and the German Federal Foreign Office. ‘France, Germany and Jordan commended Egyptian efforts to bring about an immediate ceasefire. The saddening facts serve as a dire reminder that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict needs immediate attention to prevent a major conflagration. A political horizon is required to give people hope, a meaningful perspective and to end the occupation,’ the statement read. ‘The Ministers emphasised that all causes of tension and triggers of violence must end including unilateral measures undermining the viability of the two state solution and prospects of a just and lasting peace,’ it added. The Foreign Ministers also ‘strongly commend]ed[ the efforts undertaken jointly by the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the United States America to ease tensions and prevent further violence with the aim of creating momentum necessary for resuming a wide political process leading to a just and lasting peace on the basis of the two-state solution.’ Stressed the need to maintain the status quo at Jerusalem’s holy sites, they called for ‘upholding unchanged the Status Quo of Jerusalem’s Holy Sites. In this respect, we recall the importance of the Hashemite custodianship of the Holy Sites in Jerusalem.’ In reference to takeover of church property and attacks against Christians by Israeli Jewish settler-colonialist groups, the diplomats noted that they ‘are also deeply concerned by the growing pressure against Christian and Muslim communities in Jerusalem.’ ‘These latest events illustrate the need to restore a credible political process leading to a comprehensive and lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians through a negotiated two-state solution, ensuring an independent, contiguous, viable and sovereign Palestinian State, based on June 4, 1967 lines and consistent with relevant UN Security Council resolutions,’ they reiterated. They pledged that they would ‘continue to work with all parties to create realistic horizons for the resumption of a credible political process’, while stressing ‘that the attainment of a just and lasting peace is a strategic objective that is in the interest of all parties and key to security and stability in the region.’
Source: En – Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA
Pope Francis today received the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, the UN agency said in a press statement. The Commissioner-General, according to the statement, described the unprecedented challenges facing Palestine Refugees, especially amid a lack of prospect to reach a solution to their plight. He provided the Pope with an overview on the pressing needs of Palestine refugees across the UNRWA areas of operation and firsthand testimonies following his recent visits to Syria and Lebanon following the devastating earthquake. Commissioner-General Lazzarini highlighted the critical work of UNRWA in support of the human development of Palestine refugees, including in education through more than 700 schools serving over half a million Palestine refugee girls and boys. Education – the largest programme that the Agency runs – is shaped by the principles of peace and tolerance. The Commissioner-General asked the Pontiff to help ensure the plight of the 5.9 million Palestine refugees is not forgotten and their right to live in peace and dignity is upheld. ‘I am incredibly honoured to bring to Pope Francis the story of Palestine refugees and the critical work and impact of UNRWA services on their daily lives,’ said the Commissioner-General. ‘As we approach the 75th anniversary of UNRWA, support for the human rights of Palestine refugees and the work of UNRWA is more vital than ever to help them achieve a dignified life. The serious financial crisis that the Agency continues to face risks undoing the human development gains of Palestine refugees,’ he added. During the meeting, Lazzarini gave the Pope a letter from Leen, a 15-year-old girl and an UNRWA student parliamentarian. She lives in Dheisheh refugee camp, near the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem. ‘Like other children in the camp, I want to complete my education, so I can build a good future for myself and help my family and the people in the camp improve their lives. As a Palestine refugee, I want to live in peace like the rest of the world’s children. We want our rights, we want to live in freedom, peace and security, and we want to go to school in peace and without fear.’
Source: En – Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA