Day: May 11, 2021

Temperatures on Tuesday are forecast to dip few degrees, so it will be relatively hot in the highlands and the plains, and hot in other regions, with clouds at various altitudes and a chance of light showers in the southern and eastern parts of the Kingdom.

According to the Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD), a further drop in mercury levels is expected on Wednesday, bringing fair weather in hilly areas and the plains, and relatively hot conditions in the Badia, while it will remain hot in the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea and Aqaba, with northwesterly moderate to active winds at times.

On Thursday, similar weather conditions will continue to persist, with northwesterly moderate to brisk winds, the JMD said.

The highs in Amman and other highlands across the Kingdom will range between 28 and 32 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, dropping at night to 19C or even 13C in the southern highlands. In the gulf city of Aqaba, it will be hotter with mercury reaching a high of 41C and a low of 24C.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Israeli occupation warplanes Tuesday dawn launched a series of airstrikes, targeting several sites in the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian sources.

The sources said that the occupation warplanes shelled a Palestinian factions’ post in the Tal Al-Hawa neighborhood in Gaza, a site east of Khan Yunis, an area near the port west of Khan Yunis in the southern part of the coastal enclave, and a site in Rafah.

Israeli warplanes also bombed the civil administration site, east of Jabalia camp, north of the strip, causing power outage.

Source: Jordan News Agency

The death toll from the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip rose to 23, according to the Ministry of Health in the coastal enclave.

The Ministry early Tuesday announced the latest update of the total number of martyrs and injured, pointing out that the number of deaths increased to 23, including 9 children and a woman, in addition to 107 others who were injured with various wounds.

Source: Jordan News Agency

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the ongoing crimes of the Israeli occupation against the people of the Gaza Strip, which have so far resulted in the death of dozens of unarmed civilians, including children, in addition to the destruction of homes and properties.

In a press release, on Tuesday, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry held the Israeli government and its branches fully responsible for the ongoing brutal aggression against the people of Jerusalem and their homes and the holy sites, and against the people of the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood and the Gaza Strip. The ministry also held the international community responsible for its ‘silence and failure to pressure the occupying state to stop the aggression and crimes.’

It also underscored that the occupation state’s massacres against the people of the Gaza Strip is a disregard for the International Criminal Court and its investigations, calling on the court to expedite its investigations into the occupation’s crimes against the unarmed people of Palestine.

Source: Jordan News Agency

The Jordan Food and Drug Administration (JFDA) announced that it adopted a comprehensive plan to monitor alimentation establishments in the Kingdom during the Eid Al Fitr holiday.

In a statement on Tuesday, the General Director of the JFDA Nizar Muhaidat revealed that the monitoring and inspection teams will continue to implement field inspections around the clock during the holidays to monitor any violations that may affect the quality and safety of food and the health of citizens.

The Eid inspections, which are a continuation of the Ramadan campaign, target all alimentation establishments regardless of their activities, Muhaidat added.

In this regard, the JFDA called on citizens to contact it if they have any observation, inquiry or complaint via the toll-free complaints line 117114, e-mail info@jfda.jo, and through the “WhatsApp” application on the number 0795632000 available around the clock.

Source: Jordan News Agency

The Government of Japan, on Tuesday, expressed serious concern about the latest developments in East Jerusalem, which resulted in the injury of dozens of civilians.

The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement released by the Japanese embassy in Amman, said that the acts of violence in East Jerusalem cannot be justified for any reason. “It has to be said that the current situation goes against the efforts by the international community to seek for a two-state solution,” the statement added.

The Government of Japan strongly urged all parties concerned to exert maximum self-restraint, avoiding any unilateral action, to avert further escalation of the situation, and to restore the calm.

In this regard, the Japanese government pointed out that the potential ruling of Palestinian families’ evictions from their homes in East Jerusalem, including Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, could exacerbate the situation.

The Government of Israel’s approval, it said, to construct 540 units in East Jerusalem is nothing but a continuation of the settlement activities by the Government of Israel, of which the Government of Japan has repeatedly called for retractions as they are in violation of international law, and thus is totally unacceptable. The Government of Japan again urged the Government of Israel to reverse this decision and fully freeze its settlement activities.

Source: Jordan News Agency