Day: May 8, 2021

Some 205 Palestinians were injured last night and early Saturday during raids by Israeli occupation forces into Al Aqsa Mosque/ Haram Al Sharif compound and a neighbourhood of occupied East Jerusalem, which touched off clashes with worshippers and local youths, according to medics.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said its crews dealt with the injuries in three key flashpoints, Sheikh Jarrah neihbourhood, Damascus Gate and Al-Aqsa, adding that 88 of the injured were transferred to hospitals and 20 were treated at a makeshift clinic that was hastily set up amid rising casualties from army and police raids.

It said the rest were treated on the spot, and that many of those injured were struck in the face, eyes and chest by metal-coated rubber bullets fired by soldiers.

Among the injured were journalists and cameramen who were also targeted as troops fired stun grenades during the storming of the mosque compound, according to Palestinian sources. Israel Public Radio said 17 soldiers and police were hurt when youth and worshippers confronted them with stones and bottles.

Meanwhile, Israeli forces at the Kalandiya military checkpoint north of Jerusalem arrested dozens of people who were returning to their homes in the occupied West Bank after performing evening and late night Ramadan prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Nineteen underprivileged families in Karak and the Southern Jordan Valley Saturday received the keys to their new homes as part of the Royal Initiative to house poor and low-income families across the Kingdom and secure a decent life for them.

The initiative, which was launched under royal directives in 2005 and includes all the governorates of the Kingdom, aims to provide a decent and stable life for families who are considered the most needy, and who are eligible under fair and transparent criteria set by the Ministry of Social Development.

During a ceremony, Royal Court Chief and head of the committee to follow up on the Implementation of His Majesty King Abdullah’s Initiatives Yousef Issawi handed over the keys of the fully-furnished homes to the beneficiary families in the areas of Zahoum, A’yy and the Southern Jordan Valley.

A disabled man also received his specially designed home during the ceremony, which was attended by Minister of Public Works and Housing Yahya Kasbi, Minister of Social Development Ayman Mufleh and Karak Governor Bilal Nsour.

The housing units were distributed to impoverished families in Karak Governorate upon the directives of His Majesty the King, who ordered their construction and who always directs that channels remain open with all citizens in all areas and to work to improve their living conditions and provide a decent life to them, Issawi said in remarks.

He said the King had ordered that these families spend the Eid Al-Fitr holidays in their new homes with the hope to find comfort and tranquility.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Amman Mayor Yousef Shawarbeh Saturday inaugurated two key infrastructure projects as part of the rapid transit bus (RTB) project and to raise road efficiency and ease traffic congestions in the capital.

The mayor said that the projects on Sharif Nasser Bin Jameel and Al-Kindi Streets, which include the construction of a 1,040-metre-long tunnel and a 360-metre-long, two-lane bridge, are one of the major phases of the RTB infrastructure.

Construction work got underway near urban development and commercial centres, he said, adding that the projects include road expansions, sidewalks, lighting and rainwater drainage networks.

Source: Jordan News Agency