Iran has appointed an envoy to the United Arab Emirates after eight years of not having an ambassador in the country, the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported on Tuesday.

The diplomat is Reza Amiri, who was the Director General of the Office of Iranian Expatriates in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs prior to his appointment.

Amiri also served as Iran's ambassador to Algeria, Sudan and Eritrea.

In 2016, the UAE downgraded its relations with Iran after Saudi Arabia severed diplomatic relations with the latter.

The Central Statistical Organization said that the index of industrial production quantities decreased by 5.51% during February, compared to the previous month, as the index of industrial production quantities decreased to 101.24 compared to 107.15 during last January (base year 2019 = 100). .

The "Statistics" stated in a report issued today, Wednesday, that the activities of water supply, sanitation, waste management and treatment recorded a decrease of 11.37%, the relative importance of which constitutes 1.84% of the total industry activities.

Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply activities also recorded a decrease of 6.79%, the relative importance of which is 7.38% of the total industry activities.

Manufacturing activities recorded a decrease of 5.33% during February 2023 compared to the previous month, the relative importance of which constitutes 87.89% of the total industry activities.

As for the sub-activities, which have a significant relative impact on the overall index, some manufacturing activities recorded a decrease during the month of February, compared to the previous month, the most important of which are: the manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products, the manufacture of formed metal products, except for machinery and equipment, and the manufacture of products food industry, furniture industry, paper and paper products industry, chemicals and chemical products industry, printing activity and reproduction of recorded media.

On the other hand, the industrial production index recorded an increase in some manufacturing activities, the most important of which are the manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and their preparations, the manufacture of tobacco products, the beverage industry, the clothing industry, the wood and wood products industry, and the textile industry.

Mining and quarrying activities decreased by 0.39%, with a relative importance of 2.89% of the total industry activities.

A video clip obtained by the Hebrew newspaper "Haaretz" and published on its website on Wednesday morning showed how the Israeli police executed Maher Al-Za'tara, a resident of Jabal Al-Mukabber in occupied Jerusalem , in the Old City area.

In February 2020, the Israeli police published a video clip of the young man running with a knife, and did not publish the moment of his execution.

It appears from the video that Zaatara did not pose a direct danger to the Israeli police, as he was shot from a distance of no less than 8 meters, although they were able to shoot at his lower extremities.

According to the Hebrew newspaper, the Israeli police fired no less than 12 bullets at the young man, Zaatara, and that some of their members, who arrived late, shot Zaatara while he was lying on the ground.

The James Webb Space Telescope has detected the most distant galaxy ever discovered, formed in the early ages of the universe, only 320 million years after the Big Bang , according to two studies whose results were published on Tuesday.

It is well known that the more distant galaxies are, i.e. young ones in turn, the more difficult it is to detect them due to the weak optical signal emanating from them.

The first data recorded via the James Webb telescope, which has been in service since July 2022, has identified many galaxies whose optical signals may be within the infrared range, which are wavelengths invisible to the human eye and whose observation allows diving into the depths of the distant past.

The NIRCam camera integrated with the telescope, thanks to its powerful ability to probe infrared radiation, along with spectral analysis that analyzes the light emanating from an object to determine its chemical elements, confirmed "unequivocally" the existence of four galaxies, all of which are located on the red side in the sky. The ends of the spectrum, that is, they are very far away.

The formation of these galaxies dates back to a period ranging between 300 million years and 500 million years after the Big Bang (which occurred 13.8 billion years ago), according to two studies published in the journal Nature Astronomy.

The age of the universe at that time was only 2% of its current age, in what is called the period of re-ionization, that is, when the universe re-ignited somewhat and began to produce a huge number of stars, after a period called the Dark Ages.

Stéphane Charlot of the Astrophysical Institute in Paris, one of the study's authors, explained to AFP that the most distant galaxies spotted by the James Webb telescope, called JADES-GS-z13-0, formed "320 million years after the Big Bang". Its light is the farthest ever observed by astronomers.

The space telescope also confirmed the existence of the galaxy GM-z11, which dates back to 450 million years after the Big Bang and was first discovered by the Hubble telescope.

The four galaxies observed by the James Webb telescope have a very low mass, approximately 100 million solar masses, while the Milky Way, for example, has 1500 billion solar masses. But these galaxies are "very active in star formation, relative to their mass," according to the physicist.

Stars are forming there “at almost the same rate as in the Milky Way,” a speed that is “very surprising compared to this very early stage in the formation of the universe,” according to what this researcher at the French National Center for Scientific Research comments.

It also turns out, according to the researchers, that these galaxies are "very poor in metals", a finding that aligns with the standard model of cosmology: the closer we get to the origins of the universe, the less time stars have to form these complex particles.

And the astronomer at Yale University, Peter Van Dokkum, said in a comment attached to the study that these observations, which were monitored by the James Webb telescope, constitute a "technical achievement." He stressed that the telescope is expanding "almost every month" the frontiers of exploration, and probes the depths of the universe more and more with the passage of time.

Last February, the tool developed by the US Space Agency (NASA) monitored six galaxies that formed between 500 and 700 million years after the Big Bang, and it turned out that they are much larger than expected, and if the existence of these galaxies is confirmed by spectral analysis, This may prompt a reconsideration of part of the theory of the formation of the universe.

The head of the Commission for Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs , Major General Qadri Abu Bakr , said that the Israeli occupation government and its repressive tools must bear full responsibility for the course of the upcoming events, which will be another form, after the immoral and inhuman practices witnessed by Al-Aqsa Mosque and its squares since the hours of last night until this moment. .

Abu Bakr explained in a press statement that the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque and its squares with full units of the police and the army, the arrest of approximately 500 pilgrims, and the assault and provocation of worshipers, comes in the context of a systematic Zionist plan, reflecting submission to the desires of the extremist Itamar Ben Gvir, and an attempt to escape from the internal crises of Netanyahu and his government. .

Abu Bakr indicated that the storming and attacking the worshipers and those stationed in Al-Aqsa was planned, as the attacks were carried out at a specific time and entered from several doors. Atarot police.

Abu Bakr instructed the legal unit in the Commission to fully shift to support the legal staff specialized in Jerusalem, as the lawyers have been working for hours under a real emergency, as the indications and information available to us are that part of them have been released, and there will be releases in the coming hours for most of the detainees. Most of them will be handed deportation orders from Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Tariq Selmi , spokesman for the Islamic Jihad Movement, said, on Wednesday morning, that the position on the occupation’s aggression against Al-Aqsa was expressed by the resistance with missiles, which was nothing but a preliminary warning message to the occupation against the consequences of persisting in the aggression against the seclusion and worshipers in Al-Aqsa Mosque .

Salmi added, in a press statement to him, "This message came at the same time as a number of shooting operations in the West Bank to indicate that the battle to defend Al-Aqsa will include all areas of the West Bank, Gaza, Jerusalem and the occupied interior, which means that the Palestinian people are ready and prepared to defend Al-Aqsa and will go To confront, no matter the sacrifices.

The United States on Tuesday called on its arch-enemy Iran to help end the conflict in Yemen by supporting the peace process, a year after a truce that significantly reduced violence.

Last month, Iran, which backs the Houthi rebels who control much of the country, announced a reconciliation deal with Saudi Arabia, which is leading a military campaign in support of the Yemeni government.

"If the Iranians really want to show that they are bringing about a positive shift in the conflict, then there will be no more arms smuggling to the Houthis in violation of UN Security Council resolutions," said Timothy Lenderking, the US special envoy to Yemen.

"We'd also like to see the Iranians show their support for the political process that we hope will come," Lenderking said at the Middle East Institute in Washington.

Lenderking noted positively that Iran welcomed the cease-fire a year ago. The truce ended in October, in large part because the Houthis demanded the payment of salaries to employees in areas under their control, but there has been no resumption of large-scale fighting.

"We urge the parties to seize this opportunity, knowing that an agreement will require concessions from all," Lenderking said.

Nearly a decade of war in Yemen has killed hundreds of thousands, directly and indirectly, and most of the population has depended on aid to survive.

President Joe Biden pledged, as he took office, to give greater priority to ending the bloody conflict in Yemen, after the strong support that his predecessor, Donald Trump, provided to the Saudis.

The Saudi-Iranian deal was announced by China, which has played an unusually prominent role in a region where the United States is the primary power.

The United States has severed diplomatic relations with Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution overthrew the pro-Western shah.

The Hebrew website Ynet reported, on Wednesday morning, that efforts are being made to contain the state of security tension after the events that took place in Al-Aqsa Mosque , the West Bank and the Gaza Strip .

The Hebrew website quoted a senior Israeli official as saying that there are contacts from Egypt , Jordan , the UN coordinator for the Middle East peace process , Tor Winsland , and the US administration to establish calm and prevent an escalation of the situation.

According to the Israeli official, pressure is being exerted on Hamas to stop the rocket fire, but it is estimated that the Islamic Jihad is behind the launch. There is also pressure on Israel to stop storming Al-Aqsa Mosque.

In the context, ministers from the extreme right criticized the Israeli army's response to the rocket fire from the Gaza Strip.

Itamar Ben Gvir , the so-called Minister of National Security, said, "It is not possible to respond to rocket fire from Gaza by striking sand dunes and empty sites... The response must be stronger than that and there should be a serious response," calling for the return of the assassination policy.

Ben Gvir, along with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich , called for a cabinet meeting, which has not been held for nearly two months.

Smotrich called for the launch of a military operation in the northern West Bank and for strong strikes in Gaza.

For his part, the Israeli Army Chief of Staff, Herzi Halevy, said that the night was very tense, and rockets were launched from Gaza, and the response was forceful, and any rocket launch will be answered appropriately. like he said.

Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem said, on Wednesday, that the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip this morning is a failed attempt to prevent Gaza from continuing its support by all means for our people in Jerusalem and the West Bank.

Qassem added in a press statement to him, "Our people and their valiant resistance in the Gaza Strip and all of Palestine, will remain a sword and shield for Jerusalem, and the bombing will not intimidate us, but rather increases our adherence to exercising our right to support the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque."

On Tuesday, the Shanghai authorities announced 28 cultural and tourism projects, with a total investment of 108 billion yuan (about 15.7 billion US dollars).

Shanghai aims to become a leading tourism investment destination in the Asia-Pacific region.

The Chinese economic hub will move further towards becoming a world-famous tourism city by boosting confidence, expanding consumption and investment and stabilizing development, said Fang Shizhong, director of the Shanghai Municipal Culture and Tourism Directorate, at the second tourism investment promotion conference in east China's Shanghai.

The 28 projects cover cultural relics, ancient dwellings, fashion and art, as well as memorial halls for the martyrs.

One of the main projects includes an indoor ski resort of more than 90,000 square metres.

It is scheduled to open to the public in the first half of 2024, and is expected to expand the tourism industrial chain in Shanghai and stimulate enthusiasm for winter sports among Shanghai residents, according to the congress.

Wang Haimin, general manager of the China Tourism Group, said the group and the Shanghai government will join hands to build the Huangpu River Passenger Travel, and develop more smart tourism and research tourism products in the future.

AI-enhanced cameras installed in watchtowers on the US southern border can spot "objects of interest" miles away that critics say will push migrants deeper into the dangerous desert, The Guardian reported Monday.

A new map showed more than 300 existing and 50 proposed watchtowers along the US-Mexico border, it said, citing the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on digital privacy, freedom of expression and innovation.

She pointed out that the observation towers, developed by the technology defense company "Anduril", operate day and night and use artificial intelligence to detect "things of interest" such as people or vehicles, noting that the cameras rotate to allow 360-degree imaging and can monitor people from a distance of 1.7 miles. (2.7 km).

And she added that critics mentioned that the strategy of "prevention through deterrence" pursued by several US administrations prompted migration through deserts and mountains, which led to the death or loss of thousands of migrants.

She added, "Border patrols have found the remains of about 10,000 immigrants in the past 25 years."

Citing a study by the University of Arizona, it reported that watchtowers in Arizona are significantly associated with increased deaths of immigrants because they take longer routes through the desert to avoid being monitored.

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific coast of Panama on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, with no immediate reports of deaths or damage.

The agency said the quake was relatively shallow and occurred at a depth of 12 km.

For its part, the Civil Protection Agency in Panama "Sinabruk" announced that the magnitude of the earthquake reached 6.7 degrees and struck 72 km from the coast, where it was felt by most of the population of the Central American country, but no deaths or damage were reported.

The earthquake shook most parts of Panama, including the capital, Panama City, which raised concerns among the residents of the city, which includes dozens of skyscrapers.

Chinese President Xi Jinping recently wrote a letter in response to the representatives of famous Arab artists who participated in the "Silk Road Artists Forum" visit to China, encouraging them to create more works of art that reflect the friendship between China and the Arabs, and to make new contributions to strengthening the friendship between their peoples.

Some Arab artists told Xinhua that they were deeply inspired by Xi's response, and vowed to promote exchanges between Chinese and Arab cultures.

Egyptian artist Ibrahim El-Desouki Fahmy confirmed that he "has a strong sense of pride and joy" when he learned of the contents of the letter.

Fahmy, who taught art at Cairo University from 1992 to 1997, joined about 50 famous Arab artists to write the letter to Xi recently.

He said President Xi's words touched my heart, especially his emphasis on the role that culture and art can play in promoting understanding and promoting mutual learning between China and Arab countries.

In the letter, Xi said culture can connect hearts, and art can connect the world.

He also pointed out that since the opening of the ancient Silk Road to the Belt and Road cooperation, the exchanges between the Chinese and Arab civilizations have spanned thousands of years with mutual appreciation and writing a historical legacy of mutual learning.

Egyptian artist Ahmed Nawar, one of the co-authors of the letter to Xi, said he was very happy when they received the response from the Chinese president.

Speaking about why he wanted to write the letter to Xi, Nawar, a professor at the Faculty of Fine Arts at Egypt's Helwan University, said he felt it his duty to express the artists' feelings about the progress they saw in China in all fields, especially the artistic, cultural and civilizational fields.

Describing the trips as inspiring in all fields including humanitarian, cultural and artistic, Nawar said he also wants to promote dialogue between the Arab and Chinese civilizations and promote artistic and cultural exchange between them.

After learning that Xi had responded to Arab artists, the Algerian artist Djami Rachid (76 years old), who joined a group of Arab artists on a trip to China in 2012 and attended the Beijing International Art Biennale in 2019, decided to print and keep the letter.

"It was a great honor to receive such a reply from President Xi Jinping," he said, hailing Xi as a great leader who greatly values the development of culture and art, as well as cultural exchanges.

He stressed his admiration for Xi's promotion of dialogue among civilizations and mutual cultural learning on many occasions, such as the China-Arab Summit held last December.

Rashid expressed his hope that artists from Arab countries and China will have more opportunities to interact, learn from each other and improve together.

The Palestinian artist, Majed Shala, from the Gaza Strip, said that the Arabs witnessed progress in China's economic development, and that the important factor that facilitates the rapid development of China is its ancient and wonderful civilization.

Silla said that China and Arab countries have achieved fruitful cooperation in political, economic and other fields in recent years, and it is necessary to strengthen cultural exchanges, which will help more Palestinians and Arabs understand China, a country with a rich history.

In this regard, he spoke highly of the eight major cooperation initiatives proposed by Xi during his visit to Saudi Arabia late last year, which included promoting dialogue among civilizations between China and Arab countries.

Silla said that the Chinese and Arab civilizations are two important civilizations in the world, while culture and art are important bridges to promote exchanges between peoples.

He said that with the joint will of the leaders of both China and Arab countries, cooperation in the cultural field will be further strengthened in the future.

Zeina Barhoum, the Jordanian soprano and founder of the Amman Opera Festival, has been invited to perform in China several times. She released an album entitled "Al-Qantara 2, Zeina in China", which includes a song entitled "Silk Road Dream", a duet with a Chinese tenor.

Barhoum indicated that the album seeks to review the history of the ancient Silk Road and the long-standing Chinese-Arab friendship, in addition to enhancing cultural communication between China and the Arab world, adding that Chinese and Arab artists, including singers, can play a greater role in deepening bilateral cooperation and strengthening ties. Popularity and the strengthening of mutual learning between the two civilizations.

Regarding the global civilization initiative proposed by China, she said that artists need to pay more attention to the legacy and innovation of civilization, which will benefit the value of the times in history and culture, and promote the innovative development of traditional culture in various countries.

The Jordanian Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Jordan announced today (Tuesday) the successful completion of the issuance of "Eurobond" bonds in global markets, with a value of $1.25 billion, at a fixed coupon rate (interest) of 7.5 percent, due after five years and nine months, i.e. in January 2029.

In a joint statement with the Central Bank of Jordan, the Jordanian Ministry of Finance said that this year it was able to reduce the coupon rate by 25 basis points from last year's issuance, when it was 7.75, despite the US Federal Reserve raising interest seven times since the previous issuance.

The statement quoted Jordanian Finance Minister Muhammad Al-Ississ as saying, "The issuance targeted a subscription size of $750 million, but offers submitted by investors amounted to more than $4.7 billion, or 6 times the target size."

And that this high coverage enabled us to raise the value of the issuance to $1.25 billion, indicating that part of this amount will be used to pay off previous, higher-cost debts.

The number of investment institutions that participated in the subscription exceeded 230 institutions, including the most important and largest global investment funds in the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.

According to the statement, many investors praised the financial and monetary stability in Jordan despite the global economic instability during the previous years, which reduced the risk factor for Jordan and thus the bond interest.

The Governor of the Central Bank of Jordan, Adel Sharkas, indicated that the high volume of demand for the issuance reflects the confidence of international investors in Jordan's stability and wise leadership, in addition to the solid fundamentals of the Jordanian economy, supported by its prudent fiscal and monetary policies.

This issuance comes within the financing budget included in the General Budget Law for the year 2023, and therefore it falls within the expected debt for this year and will not increase its value.

Jordan's public debt increased by six percent during the first 11 months of 2022, to reach 30.4 billion dinars (about $42.8 billion), compared to 28.7 billion dinars at the end of 2021.

Statistics published on the website of the Ministry of Finance showed that the internal debt amounted to 14.25 billion dinars at the end of November, while the external debt recorded about 16.16 billion dinars.

At dawn today, Wednesday, a citizen was wounded by rubber-coated metal bullets, and two others were arrested, during the Israeli occupation forces’ raid into Nablus .

Ahmed Jibril, director of ambulance and emergency at the Red Crescent in Nablus, stated that a citizen was injured by rubber-coated metal bullets in his foot during the occupation's storming of Ibn Rushd Street in the city, and he was taken to the hospital for treatment.

The occupation forces also surrounded a house on the same street and arrested Thaer Al-Aghbar from inside it. They also arrested Mahmoud Hinnawi from the city.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill allowing the carrying of a firearm without a license into law on April 3, allowing adults in Florida, known as the Sunshine State, to carry concealed firearms without training or a government license, according to the report. The Trace, a non-profit newspaper covering US gun violence, reported on Monday.

“With DeSantis signing the bill, carrying a gun without a license is now the law in more than half of the country,” the report said. “Florida, with a population of 23 million, is the third-largest state in the country and the second-largest state to legalize the carrying of a gun without a license,” the report said. Texas, which is the second most populous state, has eliminated licensing requirements in 2021.”

Although the majority of states now allow the unauthorized concealed carrying of a gun, the majority of the US population still lives in states that require a permit or license to carry concealed firearms. With the addition of Florida to the list of states that allow the unauthorized carrying of a gun, 142.7 live. One million people reside in states that allow the carrying of guns without a license, while 190.5 million people reside in states that maintain gun licensing requirements, according to the report.

"Gun reform groups have strongly opposed unlicensed gun laws, arguing that rescinding license requirements increases opportunities for gun violence by allowing people to carry firearms without training or background checks," the report added.

On Wednesday morning, Israeli warplanes launched a series of air raids on sites and targets belonging to the Palestinian resistance, which in turn launched about 20 missiles, since the early dawn hours, towards the settlements and cities of the occupation.

Those planes attacked 4 resistance sites in separate areas of the central Gaza Strip and south of Gaza City, in addition to bombing several resistance observation points with artillery at the borders of the Strip.

The Israeli army claimed that it attacked military targets, including weapons storage and manufacturing sites.

During the Israeli bombing, the resistance fired anti-aircraft missiles, and fired several missiles at Israeli settlements.

According to Israeli sources, about 20 rockets were launched from Gaza, causing minor damage to a factory in Sderot, without causing any casualties.

The sector witnessed security tension after the Israeli occupation suppressed the Al-Aqsa Mosque, injuring a number of them, and arresting hundreds.

Arab countries condemned the Israeli forces' storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan.

This came according to official statements, today, Wednesday, in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey and Qatar.

The State of Qatar condemned in the strongest terms the Israeli occupation forces’ storming and vandalism of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque , assaulting worshipers there, preventing ambulances from reaching the injured, evacuating the worshipers in the Al-Qibli prayer hall, imposing restrictions on the mosque’s gates and preventing Palestinians from entering.

In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs considered these brutal criminal practices a serious escalation and blatant encroachment on the holy places, an extension of the policy of Judaizing Jerusalem, a violation of international law and international legitimacy resolutions, and a provocation of the feelings of more than two billion Muslims in the world, especially in the blessed month of Ramadan.

The ministry reminded that Jerusalem is an occupied city according to international law, and therefore the responsibility for caring for the worshipers' rights, which are guaranteed by all international and humanitarian covenants, not to mention the attack on them and the Islamic and Christian sanctities in the city, lies exclusively with the Israeli occupation forces. In this context, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned against introducing any changes to the historical and legal status of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem and its sanctities, and held the occupation authorities alone responsible for the cycle of violence that will result from their systematic policies against the rights of the Palestinian people, and urged the international community to take urgent action to stop these measures.

The Ministry reaffirmed Qatar's firm position on the justice of the Palestinian cause and the legitimate rights of the brotherly Palestinian people, including the full right to practice their religious rituals without restrictions, and to establish their independent state on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.

And the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the Kingdom is following with great concern the Israeli occupation forces’ storming of the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque, assaulting worshipers, and arresting a number of citizens.

And the Saudi Foreign Ministry added, in a press statement at dawn today, Wednesday, that the Kingdom condemns this blatant intrusion, to express its categorical rejection of these practices that undermine peace efforts and contradict international principles and norms in respect of religious sanctities, reaffirming its firm position in supporting all efforts aimed at ending the occupation. And to reach a just and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian issue.

The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the Israeli army's storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque, the intervention in the Al-Qibli prayer hall, the arrest of many Palestinian civilians, and the violation of the sanctity of the Noble Sanctuary and the current historical situation last night.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry said, in a press statement, today, Wednesday, that "these attacks on worshipers in Al-Aqsa Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan are not acceptable in any way."

It expressed its deep concern about the escalation that spread to the region, especially Gaza.

It called on the Israeli government to immediately stop all provocations, actions and attacks that might lead to a further escalation of tensions in the region.

The Egyptian Foreign Ministry condemned in the strongest terms the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque, and the accompanying blatant attacks that led to many injuries among worshipers and seclusions, including women, in violation of all international laws and norms.

In a statement, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry considered that such reprehensible and reprehensible scenes, and the repeated Israeli violations of the sanctity of the holy places, fuel the feelings of resentment and anger among all the Palestinian people, the Islamic peoples and people of living conscience all over the world.

And called on the Israeli authorities to stop immediately those attacks that terrify the worshipers who have taken from the House of God as a safe residence during the days of the holy month of Ramadan.

The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation condemned the Israeli occupation forces’ storming of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, its brutal attack on worshipers in its courtyards, and the arrest of a number of them.

In a statement issued today, Wednesday, the organization considered this dangerous escalation an assault on the sanctity of holy places and freedom of worship, and a flagrant violation of the Geneva Conventions and relevant United Nations resolutions.

She reaffirmed that the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, Al-Haram Al-Sharif, in its entirety, is a pure place of worship for Muslims, and at the same time called on the international community to take serious action in order to put an end to these repeated Israeli violations, and to compel Israel, the occupying power, to respect the sanctity of the holy places and preserve the status quo. Legal and historical in Al-Aqsa Mosque.

The Secretary-General of the organization, Hussein Ibrahim Taha, held the occupying state fully responsible for the repercussions of these rejected and condemned attacks, which would fuel tension, violence and instability in the region.

The Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, condemned the Israeli forces' storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque, attacking worshipers and those in retreat there, and arresting nearly 400 Palestinians.

In a statement issued today, Wednesday, Aboul Gheit stressed that these irresponsible behaviors in the holy places affect the religious feelings of millions of Muslims around the world.

He called on the international community to move quickly in order to push Israel to stop this dangerous escalation, which threatens to ignite the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories.

On Wednesday morning, large groups of settlers stormed the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque , in successive groups, on the occasion of the so-called Jewish "Passover".

Prior to the start of the incursions, the Israeli occupation police emptied the Al-Aqsa Mosque of its worshipers.

Some elderly Al-Murabitat and Al-Murabitoun were able to try to disturb the settlers' incursions by calling out the takbeers.

The occupation police deployed throughout the mosque, after a tense night, which witnessed a crackdown on the believers, injuring a number of them, and arresting hundreds before most of them were released in exchange for restrictive conditions, including not being deported from Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Official Palestinian and factional bodies, as well as Arab countries, condemned the Israeli repression of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

The Israeli aggression led to angry Palestinian reactions, including firing rockets from the Strip and shooting at Israeli military sites and points in the West Bank.

An Israeli soldier was wounded, at dawn on Wednesday, during a shooting attack that took place near Hebron .

According to the Hebrew channel Reshet Kan, the soldier was transferred to treatment, while forces began searching for the shooters.

The Hebrew Channel 12 reported that the condition of the soldier was minor.

Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh said that what is happening in Jerusalem is a major crime against worshipers.

Shtayyeh added that the Judaization of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque is done by preventing Muslim worshipers from worshiping and praying in it.

And he continued: Praying in Al-Aqsa Mosque is not with the permission of the occupation, but rather it is our right.

He stressed that Israel does not want to learn from history, that Al-Aqsa is for the Palestinians and for all Arabs and Muslims, and that storming it sparked a revolution against the occupation.

At dawn on Wednesday, resistance fighters fired rocket barrages from the Gaza Strip , coinciding with shooting towards several points in the West Bank , after the occupation forces stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque, assaulted those who were inside it, and arrested dozens.

According to an Israeli military spokesman, 5 rockets were fired at the town of Sderot, adjacent to the borders of the northern Gaza Strip, 4 of which were intercepted, and 4 rockets fell in open areas without being intercepted according to the established policy, according to what he said.

The Hebrew Channel 13 correspondent said that a missile hit the vicinity of a factory in Sderot, causing minor damage.

In the West Bank, several military sites and points surrounding Nablus, Jenin, Jericho, and Hebron were fired upon by resistance groups.

The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriate Affairs condemned the Israeli occupation police's storming of Al -Aqsa Mosque and assaulting it and its residents, calling on Israel to immediately remove the police and special forces from the Holy Mosque.

The official spokesman for the ministry, Ambassador Sinan Al-Majali, said in a statement, at dawn today, Wednesday, that the storming of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque / Al-Qudsi Al-Sharif and attacking it and the worshipers is a flagrant violation, and an act that is condemned and rejected, calling on Israel, as the occupying power, to stop its violations of international humanitarian law and desist. For all measures aimed at changing the historical and legal status of Jerusalem and its sanctities.

The official spokesman for the Jordanian Foreign Ministry warned of the consequences of this dangerous escalation, and held Israel responsible for the safety of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque / Al-Qudsi Al-Sharif and the worshipers.

He stressed that Israel bears responsibility for the dangerous consequences of this escalation, which undermines efforts to achieve calm and prevent the escalation of violence that threatens peace and security.

Spontaneous marches took place, at dawn on Wednesday, in various governorates of the country , after the Israeli occupation forces stormed the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, assaulted those in i`tika' and arrested dozens of them.

The marches roamed the streets of the various cities and governorates from which they emerged, while some areas witnessed confrontations with the occupation forces, including the town of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron, and the town of Beita, south of Nablus.

A number of young men were injured by rubber bullets and suffocated during these confrontations.

The Gaza Strip also witnessed mass demonstrations condemning the crimes of the occupation and its continued aggression against Al-Aqsa Mosque.

The official spokesman for the Palestinian Presidency , Nabil Abu Rudeineh , warned the Israeli occupation authorities against crossing the red lines in the holy places, which will lead to the big explosion.

Abu Rudeineh said that what the occupation is doing in terms of violating the sanctities, as is happening now in the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque and attacking the worshipers, represents a fierce war against the Palestinian people and the Arab nation, which will ignite fires in the region.

He added, "We hold the occupation government fully responsible for any deterioration, and it must act responsibly and stop this absurdity, which will have dangerous consequences for everyone."

He pointed out that the Palestinian people are able to defend their sanctities and their land, and Israel is wrong in its disregard for the ability and determination of our people to stand firm.

He stressed that the US administration should not stand by and watch these fires ignited by the occupation in the Palestinian territories, stressing that Jerusalem, with its sanctities, is the capital of the State of Palestine, and no one should miscalculate the right of the Palestinian people to defend their land and sanctities.

The head of the political bureau of the "Hamas" movement, Ismail Haniyeh , and the Secretary General of the Islamic Jihad Movement, Ziyad al-Nakhala , commented on the events that took place in Al-Aqsa Mosque at dawn on Wednesday.

Haniyeh said in a press statement that what happened in the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque is an unprecedented crime that has its aftermath, and that everyone must bear responsibility, Palestinian, Arab and Islamic.

Haniyeh called on the Palestinian masses in the West Bank and 48 to go to Al-Aqsa Mosque and protect it.

For his part, al-Nakhala said that what is happening in the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque constitutes a serious threat to our sanctities, and the Palestinian people must be present with all its components for the inevitable confrontation in the coming days. like he said.

A number of citizens were injured, and hundreds were arrested, at dawn on Wednesday, as a result of the Israeli occupation forces' storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Those forces raided the Al-Qibli prayer hall using gas and stun grenades, as the retreaters tried to confront them by all possible means.

The occupation forces brutally assaulted the worshipers with batons, causing many of them to suffer fractures and others to suffocate.

The Israeli police said that they arrested dozens of Palestinians under the pretext of working to establish security after trying to barricade themselves inside Al-Aqsa and using barricades and other things.

While the lawyer of the Wadi Hilweh Information Center stated that he had arrested about 500 Palestinians, and most of them will be released after interrogating them and signing a deportation order from Al-Aqsa and the Old City.

Palestinian factions condemned the Israeli attacks, threatening to respond to them, while spontaneous marches took place in various governorates, and confrontations took place in separate areas.

On Tuesday evening, the Israeli police arrested a child after they injured him in the town of Silwan , south of Al-Aqsa Mosque .

According to Israeli sources, the child is in moderate condition, claiming that he tried to throw a Molotov cocktail at Israeli forces.

This coincides with a state of tension in some neighborhoods of Jerusalem, as well as the Old City and Al-Aqsa Mosque.

The Al-Mourabitoun closed the doors of the chapels, amid an alert for the occupation police at the Mughrabi Gate.

The Director of the Mental Health Department at the Ministry of Health , Dr. Samah Jabr , that the Ministry has adopted, in conjunction with the Palestinian Child Day, which falls on tomorrow, Wednesday, a national mental health plan for children and adolescents.

Jaber told Al-Quds: "The great challenges Palestinian children face cause them psychological problems, and for this reason the Palestinian Ministry of Health has taken great steps in adopting a national plan for mental health for children and adolescents."

Jabr emphasized that occupied Palestine is a country that witnesses great challenges in the field of children's rights and the preservation of their psychological and social health, as children constitute about half of the population in Palestine, and Palestinian children are exposed to many challenges, including deprivation of basic rights such as education, basic health care, freedom and security, For example, schools in the city of Jerusalem witness dropouts of students at a rate of 13%.

Jabr indicated that Palestinian children suffer from great psychological and social challenges, as a result of the ongoing political and military events in Palestine, which cause the deterioration of the psychological and social conditions of children.

According to Jabr, Palestinian children face great challenges such as: violence, traumatic loss, arrest and captivity, discrimination, poverty and deprivation. They are affected healthily and educationally, especially since they are at the peak stage of their mental development, and are therefore more vulnerable to psychological harm compared to adults.

Jabr stressed that the well-being of Palestinian children is a national priority, and everyone must cooperate to preserve the health and safety of Palestinian children, and provide them with the necessary support to overcome the psychological and social challenges they face.

Jabr said, "The international community must be committed to protecting the rights of Palestinian children, providing them with the necessary environment, and ensuring the preservation of their dignity and basic rights, and this can only be done by opposing the occupation."

Speaking about the national plan, Jaber confirmed that it aims to improve the mental health status of children and adolescents in Palestine, and to enhance their social, emotional and psychological skills.

The head of the mental health unit at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Samah Jabr, that this plan includes: various procedures and programs for psychological and social support, supporting families and communities most affected, developing the competencies of groups working with children, expanding health and psychological services and mental health centers, establishing hospital units for children, and promoting awareness of mental health problems and psychotherapy. , combat stigma and provide specialized psychological support to children and adolescents in need and their families.

The Palestinian Child Day is a day celebrated on the fifth of April of each year, and it was approved by the Palestine Liberation Organization in 1995. This day aims to remind children of the rights and the need to protect them from all forms of abuse, discrimination and injustice.

It is noteworthy that on the fifth of April 1995, at the first Palestinian Child Conference, the late President Yasser Arafat announced his commitment to the International Convention on the Rights of the Child, and declared the fifth of April a day for the Palestinian child. Note that the official ratification of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child by the State of Palestine was on April 2, 2014.

In an unusual precedent in the United States , former US President Donald Trump appeared before the Manhattan Criminal Court at exactly 2:27 pm on Tuesday and entered the courtroom without stopping in front of the media cameras, where he was given a criminal number, and to say before the judiciary if he was "guilty." Or "not guilty", as his lawyers argued that the former president is not guilty of all thirty-four charges, after the judge, Wan Mirshan, asked him if he understood the nature of the charges against him and the accused Trump responded in the affirmative.

The court session, which lasted for a full hour, was held after Trump officially surrendered, his fingerprints and other information were taken, and he was stripped of his mobile phone, without handcuffing him or holding him in a cell before he was charged after a frontal and side (profile) picture of his face was taken according to US laws. . The indictment against Trump was also announced at the time of his trial, which listed 34 charges against him, including criminal offenses, and falsifying business records.

According to US law, the accused is innocent until proven guilty. Under state law, Trump did not need to post bail.

Thus, the first summons for the accused, Donald Trump, was completed, which is the first appearance of the accused before a judge, after charges were brought against him, where he was informed in this hearing of the charges against him and his legal rights, and his right to remain silent and that anything he says may be used against him, and to appoint a lawyer for him It's paid for by the New York City government, if he can't afford it.

Trump surrendered to Manhattan authorities after a historic indictment of 34 reported felony counts of falsifying business records. Trump, 76, entered Manhattan Criminal Court just after 1:20 p.m. (Tuesday), which was cleared of all persons prior to his arrival. and put him under arrest. Before entering the court, Trump, who is running an election campaign to win the US presidency again in the 2024 elections, said in a tweet on the social networking platform founded by "Truth Social": "I can't believe this is happening in America."

The Secret Service (police) drew in advance a plan for Trump's entry and exit from the Manhattan court, where they determined the plan for his exit from his apartment in "Trump Tower" and his going to the court, entering it and protecting him, in a way that is not visible to the public, as the former president used a private elevator to go to the fifteenth floor.

The judge in the case had decided that news cameras or electronic devices such as cell phones and laptops would not be allowed in the courtroom — though it remains unclear whether reporters watching the hearing from overflow rooms could get electronics and share updates. - So it will not be possible to watch the hearing live, and updates will likely be available once it is over.

News organizations were able to take pictures of a few minutes in the courtroom before the start of the hearing, which lasted only 15 minutes, and they took pictures of him in the accusing bench.

The charges against Trump are expected to carry up to four years in prison if convicted, though a law enforcement official cited by Yahoo News indicated that Trump was unlikely to face jail time as a first-time felon.

After being charged Trump was not held at all, under New York's new bail rules, in which people charged with nonviolent misdemeanors or felonies on their personal recognizance are released without bail unless they are deemed to have committed a crime. The trip is risky. Experts pointed out that it will then likely take months - at least - before the case is brought to trial, as criminal cases in Manhattan usually take more than a year to bring to trial.

Trump was indicted by a grand jury last Thursday as part of a years-long investigation by the Manhattan district attorney's office into the practices of the former president and the Trump Organization, becoming the first former or current president to face criminal charges.

The charges relate to Trump reimbursing his former attorney Michael Cohen for $130,000 paid to pornographic film actress Stormy Daniels during the 2016 campaign to cover up an alleged affair. Which could be a felony in New York if another crime is covered up. The Manhattan DA's office initially opened an investigation into the silent payments in 2019 before expanding its investigation to take a broader look at the Trump Organization's financial dealings, leading to the company's conviction. and former CFO Allen Weisselberg on charges of tax fraud.

Any new revelations from Trump's Manhattan trial are unlikely to calm the ex-president's angry supporters who crowded the streets as he made his way to the airport in Florida, where he boarded his private jet, and the streets of New York after he landed and dozens of other American cities.

Supporters and enemies of the former president gathered in a park in lower Manhattan near the courthouse before the 76-year-old Trump appeared, and a small but boisterous group of protesters started from both ends as supporters of the 45th president carried signs reading "Trump or die" while Opponents faced signs saying "Lock him up" and "Confirmed" — a reference to how Trump misspelled a post on his Truth Social social media platform.

According to experts, the flimsy case — built on a somewhat untested legal theory linking campaign finance violations to alleged bribes to a porn actress for her silence — may only result in further outrage among the American right.

And with other investigations continuing, Trump faces the possibility of more than one criminal indictment against him this year. For many Americans, this is the embodiment of his unique record of behavior and approach to governance, as well as a sign that "the American system is able to ensure that no one is above the law," according to experts. Although this is a historic event in itself in the United States, there are many precedents for holding former leaders responsible for abuse of power and corruption in many democratic countries in the world.

But for Trump sympathizers, both in the United States and elsewhere, the unprecedented indictment of a former US president represents nothing more than a "witch hunt" — an event that could herald political violence and the further disintegration of democratic norms.

On this point, Washington Post columnists Greg Sargent and Paul Waldman said, referring to Republican hardliners, that “the underlying position here is that the price of social peace is absolute impunity for Trump; the insistence that Trump must remain above the law – no matter what. Whatever his fault — permeates all of these Republican responses."

Abroad, support for Trump has come from familiar corners. On Monday morning, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban posted on Twitter a photo of himself holding hands with the former president outside the White House — two illiberal nationalist leaders — with the message: "Keep fighting, Mr. President! We're with you."

Orban is admired among the American right precisely because he has turned his country's political system in his favour, subjugating the judiciary, co-opting an independent press and weakening civil society.