Day: March 27, 2024

Zarqa: The Jordanian Social Democratic Party, in cooperation with political and popular figures, organized a solidarity stand on Wednesday evening with the people of the Gaza Strip, who have been subjected to genocide, systematic starvation, and threats of forced displacement for about 6 months.

The participants in the stand, which took place in the Army Square in Zarqa (northeast of Amman) chanted slogans denouncing the unjust aggression against Gaza and raised banners demanding an immediate end to the aggression and an end to the horrific massacres and genocide committed by the Israeli occupation army against children, women, and civilians in the Strip.

They lauded the steadfastness of the Palestinian resistance and the bravery of the resistance fighters in confronting this aggression and facing it with all valor and courage.

Participants in the stand stressed that achieving a just peace in the region will only be achieved through the establishment of an independent, sovereign, and geographically contigu
ous Palestinian state on the borders of June 4, 1967, with Jerusalem as its capital. They also pointed out the importance of the Jordan Armed Forces (JAF) – the Arab Army efforts, under the directives and participation of His Majesty King Abdullah II and His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein, in carrying out airdrops carrying food and medical supplies to help the besieged people.

Source: Jordan News Agency

New York: The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) announced on Wednesday that the number of Palestinians killed in the West Bank by Israeli forces and settlers has risen to 438 since October 7, 2023.

An OCHA statement revealed that 129 of these martyrs were killed since the beginning of 2024, while about 4,700 Palestinians, including 725 children, have been injured since October 7 in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.

The statement also reported that three Palestinians were killed on Wednesday morning in the city of Jenin and its neighboring refugee camp, one of whom was killed by live ammunition from the occupation forces, while two were killed when an Israeli drone struck them.

Source: Jordan News Agency

London: The UK strongly condemned Israel’s decision to confiscate thousands of dunams of Palestinian land in the Jordan Valley area.

A spokesperson for the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) said the UK strongly condemns the recent Israeli Government announcement to seize 1,977 acres of Palestinian land in the Jordan Valley.

“The size of the area designated for seizure is the largest since the Oslo Accords, agreed over 30 years ago,” the spokesperson added in a statement on Wednesday.

“This declaration is in addition to 652 acres of land marked for seizure by Israel on 29 February, meaning 2024 now marks an unacceptable peak in land seizures,” according to the statement.

“The UK calls on the Israeli Government to halt this seizure and all others immediately. Our policy is clear: settlements are illegal under international law and only make it harder to progress to achieving peace and security for Israelis and Palestinians,” the statement concluded.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Al-Azraq: The Emirati Relief Team, affiliated with the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), implemented the annual Ramadan Iftar project for Syrian refugees in the Emirati-Jordanian camp in Mrajeeb Al Fhood in Al-Azraq district on Wednesday, in cooperation with the camp administration and the relevant official authorities.

The Head of the Emirati Relief Team, Hassan Salem Al-Qaidi, expressed his and his fellow volunteers’ happiness to spend this holy month among their Syrian refugee brothers in Jordan, which hosts them due to the unstable security situation in their home country of Syria. He noted that the team had previously implemented a Ramadan Iftar project for Syrian refugees living in the makeshift camps near the camp.

He added that since the first day of the holy month of Ramadan, the Emirati Relief Team has been actively involved in charitable endeavors in Jordan, pointing out the implementation of a campaign to distribute Ramadan food supplies to the refugees in the camp and then to the poor families in th
e makeshift camps and the families registered with a number of charitable societies in coordination with the Ministry of Social Development in the Kingdom.

Volunteers from the team are also deployed daily before the Maghreb prayer call at traffic lights at vital points in Jordan to distribute light meals to break the fast.

For their part, the Syrian refugees thanked the Emirates Red Crescent and the camp administration for these initiatives that provide them with their livelihood in the month of Ramadan and make them feel safe in their second country, Jordan.

Source: Jordan News Agency

The thirteenth Ramadan lecture delivered by the revolution leader , Sayyed Abdul-Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi, Wednesday, Ramadan 17, 1445 AH – March 27, 2024 AD.

Source: Yemen News Agency

Amman: Prices of 21-karat gold, the highest demand at the local market, on Wednesday stood at JD44 per gram as a purchasing price, against JD42.20 as a selling price.

According to the Jordan Jewelers Association’s daily bulletin, the price of 24-karat and 18-karat gold amounted to JD51.20 and JD39.30, respectively.

Source: Jordan News Agency