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Gaza: The Ministry of Health in Gaza reported seven massacres perpetrated by Israeli occupation forces against families in the Gaza Strip, resulting in 55 fatalities and 200 injuries over the past 24 hours.

In its daily statistical report on casualties amid the ongoing Israeli aggression, now spanning 215 days, the Ministry noted that many victims remain trapped under rubble and on roads inaccessible to ambulance and civil defense teams.

The toll of the Israeli onslaught on Gaza has climbed to 34,844 deaths and 78,404 injuries since October 7 last year. Amid escalating attacks, particularly in Rafah, the Ministry’s coordination department highlighted a surge in casualties.

For the second consecutive day, the Rafah border crossing remains closed due to Israeli control, denying thousands of injured and ill individuals their right to seek medical treatment outside Gaza, said the Ministry.

Moreover, essential supplies, including medicines and relief items, are blocked from entering the Ministry’s hospitals.

The Ministry explained that Israeli threats of evacuation and intensive bombings have rendered some hospitals in Rafah inoperable, leaving critical cases without adequate care.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Amman: Nayef Hamidi Fayez, Chairman of the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority, engaged in discussions with Tunisian Ambassador Mufida Zaribi on strategies to foster cooperation in investment, tourism, and cultural exchange between the two nations. The focus was on leveraging Tunisia’s reliable offerings and promoting knowledge exchange to enhance youth skills.

In their meeting on Wednesday, Fayez highlighted the investment incentives provided by the authority to attract investors to Aqaba, renowned for its secure and conducive investment environment. He emphasized the plethora of investment opportunities available for Tunisian investors.

The meeting stressed bolstering tourism collaboration by promoting Aqaba’s attractions to Tunisian tourists. Previous agreements, such as naming a street in Aqaba after the Tunisian city of Hammamet, were mentioned, highlighting the role of cultural marketing by the embassy in fostering cultural understanding and technological advancement among youth.

Zaribi stressed th
e importance of diversifying investment experiences in Aqaba and enhancing cooperation through cultural and educational initiatives outlined in an agreement Tunisia seeks to activate. She noted ongoing Tunisian food exhibitions in Amman and other Jordanian cities, paving the way for increased business opportunities between the two countries.

Zaribi also expressed readiness to facilitate direct charter and low-cost flights between the two nations, ensuring seamless travel experiences for tourists keen on exploring Aqaba, Wadi Rum, and Petra. Additionally, there were discussions on encouraging reciprocal visits between Jordan and Tunisia to further strengthen bilateral ties.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Two Lebanese were martyred in an airstrike carried out by Israeli warplanes on Wednesday evening in the town of Al Adeisseh in southern Lebanon.

A Lebanese security source told Petra’s correspondent in Beirut that the airstrike targeted an inhabited house, which was completely destroyed, and that there was also a search with machine guns from a settlement overlooking the Lebanese border town of Kafr Kila.

The source pointed out that the airstrikes targeting the villages and towns of southern Lebanon Wednesday amounted to twenty, including ten airstrikes on the forests extending from the outskirts of Aita al-Shaab to the outskirts of Ramia town.”

Source: Jordan News Agency

Zarqa: Zarqa University, represented by Vice President for Administrative Affairs, Nidal Eshah, signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with all Iraqi universities in Sulaymaniyah Governorate in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

The MoUs were signed on the sidelines of the Jordanian Higher Education Forum in Erbil.

In a press statement on Wednesday, Eshah expressed his pride in the distinguished cooperation with the universities of Sulaymaniyah Governorate, which came as a culmination of the success of the Jordan-Kurdistan Higher Education Forum 2024, dubbed “Shaping the Future through Sustainable Development”, organized by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in coordination and cooperation with the Kurdistan Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and the Jordanian Tourism Promotion Authority.

Eshah pointed out that this cooperation would consolidate academic, research and scientific relations and establish an advanced future relationship that serves both sides by encouragin
g cultural and student exchange and establishing joint scientific and research projects and programs.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Amman: President of the Jordan Economic Forum (JEF), MP Khair Abu Saileik, urged the youth to follow up on the implementation and performance of the economic modernization vision, considering that the vision is a trans-governmental state project aimed at providing a better quality of life for Jordanians.

Abu Saileik said in a statement on Wednesday that gaining the support of youth for the vision contributes to more popular control over its outputs and the executive program, which is part of the battle for awareness that Jordanian youth are armed with to understand the state’s political, economic, and administrative projects.

Abu Saileik spoke at the Second National Youth Dialogue Conference organized by the Senate, which opened at the Dead Sea in the presence of Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh, who deputized for HRH Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II.

Abu Saileik highlighted the main drivers, sectors, and initiatives included in the vision, its philosophy, and the extent of the need for the vision.

In an interactive youth dialogue moderated by Senator Issa Murad, Abu Saileik stressed the importance of youth awareness of geopolitical challenges, adding that they should not be a reason to slow down the momentum of modernization.

He explained that the Jordanian economy has proven its resilience, which constitutes the cornerstone of the transition to tangible results in reducing the unemployment rate, noting that tangible results by citizens will be achieved if the economy exceeds a growth rate of 5 percent.

Abu Saileik explained that the infrastructure for the investment environment has been prepared through royal support and the enabling legislative framework.

At the end of the session, Abu Saileik addressed remarks and answered inquiries of the youth, which focused on investing in the remote areas and governorates, removing bureaucracy and combating corruption of all kinds.

Source: Jordan News Agency