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Amman, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, during a phone call on Friday with his US counterpart Antony Blinken, discussed efforts to reach a ceasefire in Gaza and the entry of sufficient aid to the Strip, in addition to other topics of mutual interest.

Safadi, during the call, Safadi emphasized the necessity of opening all borders for the admission of supplies to address the humanitarian crisis brought on by the conflict, highlighting the necessity of ending Israel’s assault on Gaza, and warning about the disastrous outcomes of an Israeli ground offensive against Rafah.

The two sides also emphasized the importance of removing all barriers to the adequate and timely flow of aid into Gaza.

Source: Qatar News Agency

BRUSSELS: The Council of the European Union (EU) today adopted a law which sets out EU-wide minimum rules on the tracing, identification, freezing, confiscation and management of criminal property in connection with a wide range of crimes.

The directive will better equip member states in their fight against organised crime and the associated illegal profits. It will also oblige EU countries to ensure that authorities have the resources they need for their activities. The rules will also apply to violation of sanctions.

Member states will need to enable the freezing of property and, in the event of a final conviction, the confiscation of instrumentalities and proceeds stemming from a criminal offence. In addition, they will have to adopt rules allowing them to confiscate property of a value corresponding to the proceeds of a crime.

Where criminal assets or property of equal value are transferred to a third party, it must also be possible to confiscate them if the third party knew or should have known that t
he purpose of the transfer or acquisition was to avoid confiscation.

The new rules will also enable member states to confiscate unexplained wealth; where such property is linked to conduct committed through a criminal organisation and generates substantial economic benefit.

Asset recovery offices, in charge of cross-border cooperation, will be reinforced. They will support national authorities and the European Public Prosecutor’s Office in asset tracing investigations. Offices will be given access to relevant databases and registers to perform these tasks.

Asset management offices will be designated by member states and will manage frozen or confiscated property directly or will provide support to other competent bodies. The new law also provides for the sale of frozen property, under certain conditions and even prior to final confiscation, for instance if it is perishable.

The directive will enter into force on the twentieth day following publication in the Official Journal of the EU. Member states will
have 30 months to incorporate the provisions of the directive into their national legislation.

According to Europol data, criminal organisations are amassing revenue estimated to amount to at least pound 139 billion every year.

Source: Emirates News Agency

Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriate Affairs, Ayman Safadi, received, today, Friday, a phone call from US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, focusing on efforts to reach a ceasefire in Gaza and bring sufficient aid into the Strip, including through Jordan.

Al-Safadi and Blinken stressed the priority of removing all obstacles to the adequate and immediate entry of aid into Gaza. The two ministers discussed regional developments and efforts to reduce escalation in the region.

Al-Safadi stressed the necessity of opening all crossings for the entry of aid to confront the humanitarian catastrophe caused by the war and the obstacles to the delivery and distribution of aid in Gaza.

He stressed that Jordan is able to send hundreds of trucks to Gaza daily as soon as the northern crossings are opened and the United Nations and its organizations are enabled to receive and distribute aid.

Al-Safadi also stressed the need to stop the aggression against Gaza, and warned of th
e disastrous consequences of Israel launching a ground attack on Rafah. The two ministers also discussed a number of bilateral issues

Source: Maan News Agency

According to the most recent statistics released by the Ministry of Health in Gaza, the Israeli occupation forces carried out eight massacres against Palestinian families in the Gaza Strip, with 89 martyrs and 120 injured arriving at hospitals in less than a day.

Also in the daily statistical report on the number of martyrs and wounded, the ministry said that many victims of the 189th day of Israeli aggression on Gaza are still under the rubble and in the streets, out of the reach of emergency services and civil defense.

It confirmed that since October 7th of last year, the number of Israeli aggression-related deaths has increased to 33,634 martyrs and 76,214 injured.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Khartoum, The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) on Wednesday distributed shelter bags to 240 displaced and needy families in Khartoum State, benefiting 1,440 individuals, as part of the emergency shelter assistance project in the Republic of the Sudan for 2024.

The assistance comes within the framework of a series of relief and humanitarian projects implemented by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through KSrelief to help needy and affected countries and peoples worldwide.

Gaza, At least ten Palestinians were martyred and others were injured on Friday when Israeli occupation launched airstrikes on several parts of the Gaza Strip.

Palestine News and Information Agency (WAFA) reported that at least five people were killed and some 30 others as a result of occupation aircraft targeting a house in Al-Zarga area in central Gaza. Two more Palestinians were killed and several others wounded in an airstrike on Al-Nuseirat refugee camp.

According to WAFA, two Palestinians were martyred and others were injured in an Israeli bombing on Beit Hanoun, north of the Gaza Strip, and raids by occupation warplanes on a house at the “Makki Roundabout” in the “Maghazi Camp”.

Earlier today, Israeli occupation warplanes launched a raid on Deir Al-Balah in the middle of the Gaza Strip, while civil defense and ambulance crews were able to recover the bodies of 10 martyrs from various areas in the city of Khan Yunis in the south.

The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced, earlier today, th
at the death toll from the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Strip had risen to 33,634 martyrs in addition to 76,214 injured, the majority of whom were women and children.

Source: Qatar News Agency