Today, Sunday, Israeli forces arrested a boy from the town of Al-Tur in occupied Jerusalem .

According to local sources, these forces arrested Fouad Tariq Ahmed (16 years old), after they raided and searched his family's house.

Today, Sunday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned the continuous incursions into Al-Aqsa Mosque and its courtyards by extremist settlers, and the occupation police's expulsion and expulsion of worshipers and seclusion by force and assault on them.

In a statement, the ministry considered this a real crime and an offense against the sanctity of Al-Aqsa Mosque, its courtyards, and the sanctity of the holy month of Ramadan.

The ministry believed that the Israeli government, which preceded the holy month with a campaign of incitement against the Palestinian people under the pretext of (warning of an escalation of violence) during the month of Ramadan, reveals once again its plans to use these incitement campaigns to escalate its aggression against the Palestinians and its incursions and targeting of Al-Aqsa Mosque with the aim of perpetuating its temporal division on the road Divide it spatially if it is not completely demolished.

The ministry called for a practical and effective American and international position to force the Israeli government to abide by its commitments in Aqaba and Sharm el-Sheikh and to stop targeting Jerusalem and its sanctities, especially Al-Aqsa Mosque, before it is too late.

Today, Sunday, the Commission for Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, quoting her lawyer, Jacqueline Al-Fararjeh, monitored the barbaric and arbitrary beatings and violations that harm them and their families during their detention.

Among these prisoners: the prisoner Walid Hammad (24 years) from the city of Ramallah, who was stopped at the “Mahsoum” “Arael” pilot checkpoint, and then he was severely beaten all over his body by the occupation soldiers, and he was cursed with obscene words, and he was transferred to a nearby camp. The prisoner was kept blindfolded and handcuffed for three days, and then transferred to the "Etzion" detention and investigation center.

While the prisoner Muhammad Abu Namous (24 years old) from Aqabat Jabr camp / Jericho, was subjected to a violation by the Israeli occupation forces, as the Israeli army raided his house at 3 am, and they broke the door and severely beat him with the butts of their rifles, and one of the soldiers stepped on his arm He was transferred to the “dco” in Jericho, where he remained for 5 (hours), and then to the “Etzion” detention and investigation center.

The prisoner Abd al-Rahim Akila (23 years) from Jericho was subjected to the same policy when his house was raided at 3:00 in the morning. The door of his house was broken and a dog accompanying the army attacked him and pushed the prisoner to the ground. After that, the soldier hit the prisoner on his ear, which is still in pain. They took him to a nearby camp and then to the Etzion detention and interrogation center.

The Prisoners Authority confirmed that all prisoners detained by the occupation authorities are subjected to several different forms of physical and psychological torture during their arrest, through interrogation, and even their stay in Israeli detention centers.

In another statement, the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs said, "There is an overcrowding with the number of prisoners and detainees inside the " Etzion Detention Center," which numbered 33 detainees."

In a statement issued by its lawyer, the Commission stated that most of the young prisoners who were arrested spent two days and more in army camps and police stations, before they were taken to the "Etzion" detention center.

She added: "The prisoners inside the prison are subjected to the most severe types of psychological and physical pressure, and the occupation is trying to undermine their resolve by depriving them of their life rights, by detaining them in sections that are not suitable for human living."

The Commission continued: "Some prisoners were brutally and barbarously beaten during their arrest, their homes were destroyed and vandalized during the raids, and their families were terrorized with sniffer dogs."

It is noteworthy that Etzion Prison (Etzion Detention Center) is located in the south of the occupied West Bank, and is located on lands north of the city of Hebron, within the "Gush Etzion" settlement bloc, and is considered the worst among the detention centers.

Today, Sunday morning, the Israeli occupation authorities handed over the body of the captive martyr Ahmed Badr Abu Ali , who died on 02-10-2023 as a result of medical negligence in the occupation prisons .

According to the Civil Affairs, the body will be transferred to Yatta Governmental Hospital, where his immaculate body will be buried, according to the arrangements of his family.

After the release of the body of the captive martyr Abu Ali, the occupation authorities continue to detain the bodies of 12 prisoners of the martyrs of the captive movement.

According to the Captive Club, the martyr prisoner Anis Dawla has been holding his body since 1980, while the body of martyr Aziz Owaisat has been held since 2018.

As for the three martyrs, Fares Baroud, Nassar Taqatqa, and Bassam Al-Sayeh, their bodies have been held since 2019.

Since 2020, the occupation continues to detain the bodies of the two captive martyrs, Saadi Al-Gharabli and Kamal Abu Waar, while the occupation has detained the body of the captive martyr, Sami Al-Amour, since 2021.

Since the past year 2022, the occupation has detained the bodies of the martyrs Daoud Al-Zubaidi, Muhammad Maher Turkman and Nasser Abu Hamid.

While he continues to detain the body of the martyr, Wadih Abu Ramuz, since January 2023.

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Saturday that the European Union seeks to avoid being dependent on China as it was with regard to Russian gas , calling for strengthening trade with Latin America.

"We discovered that dependence, which was one of the elements of building peace, is also a weapon that can be directed against us," Borrell said, referring to "Europe's excessive dependence on Russian gas."

This emerged after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, when Moscow reduced gas shipments to Europe, forcing the continent to search for other supply routes.

He pointed out that this dependence "made (Vladimir) Putin believe that he can invade Ukraine with complete impunity because Europe, hostage to our gas consumption, 40 percent of which comes from Russia, will not move."

"We want to avoid making our relationship with China dependent on it, as was the case with Russia," he said in a speech at the Ibero-American Summit in Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic.

Borrell considered that 2023 was an "important year" for concluding agreements in other countries, with Latin America in particular, in preparation for the summit between the European Union and the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States that will be held in July.

"Europe and Latin America have an opportunity to show that their trade relationship is still a source of progress," Borrell said, adding that European investments are more in Latin America than in Russia, China, India and Japan "combined."

A UN report issued by the Economic Commission for Latin America stated that 36 percent of foreign investments in the region amounting to $142 billion came from Europe in 2021.

Eight years after the first blows of its military campaign in Yemen , Saudi Arabia is seeking to find a way out of the Yemen war, and to focus on its ambitious projects at home, despite the slim hopes of achieving lasting peace in the poorest country of the Arabian Peninsula.

Saudi Arabia may find in the agreement to resume relations with Iran, which supports the Houthis in Yemen and is accused by Riyadh of smuggling weapons to them, an impetus for its endeavor to end what appeared over the past years as a proxy war between the two regional powers.

Ahmed Naji, an expert at the International Crisis Group, told AFP that while Saudi Arabia is keen to bring about major social and economic changes in the kingdom, it is also seeking to "transform its approach in Yemen from a military strategy to a soft security and political strategy."

Naji believes that "military operations such as air strikes" may now probably stop, explaining that the priority is "a diplomatic solution."

The Saudi intervention began at the head of a military coalition on March 26, 2015, after the Houthis took control of the capital, Sanaa, and moved towards other areas in the impoverished country.

Hundreds of thousands of people have been killed for direct and indirect reasons, while 4.5 million people have been internally displaced, and more than two-thirds of the population lives below the poverty line, according to United Nations estimates.

A UN-brokered ceasefire between April and October led to a significant reduction in hostilities.

Before the end of the armistice, the Kingdom had begun to negotiate with the Houthis through back channels, including talks that took place between the two parties in the neighboring Sultanate of Oman.

Analysts say that Riyadh's priority now is securing the border areas and stopping missile attacks and booby-trapped drones that targeted its important oil facilities.

Naji says, "Saudi Arabia is currently negotiating with the Houthis to reach understandings that will enable it to secure its border lands while preserving its influence" in the areas controlled by the Yemeni government.

"This new approach may enable Saudi Arabia to maintain its position as a major player in Yemeni internal politics, to ensure that the kingdom is not affected by security threats in case the conflict continues at the local level," he added.

The stated aim of the Saudi intervention was to protect civilians from Houthi attacks, restore government authority, and prevent Yemen from becoming a haven for Iranian-backed forces.

But eight years later, the rebels still control large swathes of the country and possess a large arsenal of weapons that they have also used in missile attacks on Saudi Arabia and the UAE, the other important member of the coalition.

The resumption of these attacks threatens Saudi Arabia's endeavor to turn into a center for business, tourism, entertainment and sports, as part of its economic diversification plan to stop relying entirely on oil.

And Saudi Arabia, which has been closed for decades, is building the future city of Neom, worth $ 500 billion, and many resorts and tourist attractions.

"There is a great focus in Saudi Arabia now on development, tourism and mega projects," says a political expert involved in negotiations between Riyadh and the Houthis, on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the media. For Riyadh, there are fears that "anything that involves conflict" will harm investment and stability.

The expert states that the informal talks with the Houthis are now ripening to turn into a possible "understanding" that could pave the way for a lesser Saudi military role before the Yemeni dialogue between the internal conflict parties under the auspices of the United Nations.

"They want to move from some form of Saudi-Houthi understanding, to the ability to hand this understanding over to a broader process of the United Nations. (...) They seek to wash their hands and avoid the repercussions of any future escalation in the conflict," he says.

"They are ... stuck in a very costly quagmire on all levels," he says.

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan confirmed this month, during a visit to Moscow, the existence of "efforts to first reach a permanent ceasefire, and then launch a political process between the Yemeni parties to end this crisis."

"We will continue this dialogue, and there are dialogues across multiple tracks," the Saudi minister said.

On the other hand, Yemeni parties fear that any Iranian-Saudi agreement will come at the expense of the authority, such as the kingdom withdrawing from the conflict amid guarantees that it will not be targeted and leaving the government alone in the face of the rebels who almost controlled the entire country had it not been for the Saudi intervention in March 2015.

A Saudi official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the kingdom "shares a long border with Yemen and we certainly will not tolerate any threat to our security."

The Moroccan national football team continued writing history and its wonderful performances that dazzled everyone in the World Cup in Qatar late last year by reaching fourth place, when it achieved a historic victory over its Brazilian guest 2-1 on Saturday at Ibn Battuta Stadium in Tangiers and in front of 65,000 spectators in an international friendly match.
Sofiane Boufal (29) and Abdel Hamid Al Sabiri (79) scored the goals for Morocco, and Casemiro (67) scored the goal for Brazil.
It is the first victory for Morocco over Brazil in three confrontations that brought them together so far, after losing to it twice, the first in a friendly in 1997 in Belem, where it made a good presentation before falling with two clean goals in the last ten minutes scored by Denilson (80 and 88), and the second one year later, in the role of The groups in the 1998 World Cup in France in Nantes, with three goals, which were scored by Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Bebeto.
The "Atlas Lions" made a great match and stood equal to the stars of the Seleçao, especially the Spanish Real Madrid wingers, Vinicius Junior and Rodrigo, and they managed to achieve a well-deserved victory over the world number one, the first for an Arab team over the five-time world champion.
Morocco also became the second team from Africa to defeat Brazil, after Cameroon, which it defeated 1-0 in the last round of the group stage of the Qatar World Cup.
It was the first match for the Moroccan national team after its historic career in the World Cup in Qatar, when it achieved remarkable victories over Belgium, Canada, Spain and Portugal and became the first African and Arab team to reach the semi-finals before being eliminated by France, the 2018 champion, who lost the Doha final against Argentina.
Morocco coach Walid Regragui commented after the match, "We achieved what we aspired to, which is to please the huge fans who came to support us, and I think we were on time with this historic victory over a great team that has many stars and talents."
He added, "Our message today is that we will make sure to prepare a team that will fight on the field, whether we win or lose. We will always play with this fighting spirit to achieve the best results."
Coach Regragui pushed his starting line-up, which did well in Qatar and witnessed one amendment, by bringing in the promising Belgian Genk midfielder Bilal Al-Khanous, at the expense of Valladolid's Spanish player, Salim Amlah, who was absent due to injury.
French Paris Saint-Germain defender Ashraf Hakimi participated in the main, after suspicion was hanging over him due to an injury that kept him out of action in the last two weeks.
It was also the first match for the Brazilian national team since its disappointing exit from the quarter-finals on penalties against Croatia.
Brazil played the match in the absence of its defense poles Marquinhos (Saint-Germain), veteran Thiago Silva (Chelsea, England), striker Richarlison (Tottenham, England) and star Neymar (Saint-Germain) due to injury, and under the leadership of its interim coach, Ramon Menezes, pending contracting with a successor to Titi, who resigned from his post after the World Cup. diagonal.
Menezes summoned 10 players who were present at the World Cup.
The Moroccan fans, who filled the entire stands of Ibn Battuta Stadium, observed a minute of silence in honor of the legend Pele, who passed away on December 29th. The Seleçao players wore T-shirts with the name "Black Jewel" written on them.
Regragui was up to his promise that he made before the match when he played an offensive risk from the start of the match, contrary to his defensive caution that characterized him in the World Cup, but the first dangerous opportunity in the match was Brazilian when Palmeiras striker Rooney was alone inside the area after receiving a through ball from Rodrigo and hit it over the crossbar (14). ).
Morocco responded when Chelsea winger Hakim Ziyech passed a cross to Bayern Munich defender Naseer Mazraoui inside the area, so he placed it on his chest and manipulated Tottenham defenders Emerson and Real Madrid Eder Militao before hitting it hard next to the left post (23).
And Rodrigo almost did it after a mistake by Mazraoui at the edge of the area, so he recklessly hit the ball, which was saved by the Spanish goalkeeper, Yassin Bono, in two waves (24).
Morocco succeeded in opening the scoring after a coordinated attack and a joint game between Al-Khanous and Boufal inside the area, so the Qatari Al-Rayyan striker finished it off with a creeping shot from close range to the right of the Palmeiras goalkeeper, Verton (29).
And Rodrigo missed the opportunity to equalize when he received a ball inside the area and hit it far from the three woods (36).
Ziyash followed suit after receiving a ball on a plate of gold from Boufal inside the area, which he hit next to the far right post (37).
Marseille's French midfielder Ezzedine Onahi almost did it with a clever shot from close range that hit Militao's foot and passed next to the far left post (37).
Vinicius responded with a deceptive shot, which passed a few centimeters over the crossbar (41).
Bono saved his goal from the equalizing goal at the beginning of the second half, by deftly deflecting a powerful shot "on the fly" by Rodrigo from outside the area into a corner that did not bear fruit (47). Onahi hit a powerful ball from outside the area, which the goalkeeper pushed away with difficulty, before the defense dispersed it (54).
The captain, Manchester United midfielder Casemiro, managed to equalize with a shot from outside the area, which escaped from Bono's hands and hit the net (67).
And the substitute, the Italian Sampdoria midfielder, Al-Saberi, succeeded in giving victory to Morocco when he took advantage of a rebound from his fellow substitute, the Italian striker Bari, Walid Chedira, after a cross pass to the third substitute, Wydad Casablanca defender Yahya Atiyatallah, hit it powerfully with his right from close range, hit the ceiling of the crossbar and hugged the net (79).

The Spanish national team opened a new page after its disappointing adventure in the World Cup Qatar 2022 and started its campaign in the qualifiers for the European Cup 2024 with a big victory over its guest Norway 3-0 on Saturday, in the first round of Group A competitions.
Spain owes the three points to German Leipzig player Dani Olmo, who scored the first goal (13), in his sixth international goal, before substitute Joselo added two goals in his first international match within a few seconds of fatal time (84 and 85).
The champion and runner-up of each of the ten groups, in addition to three teams from the European Nations League and the host country, qualify directly for the finals scheduled for the summer of 2024 in Germany.
And after the "La Roja" team disappointed hopes in the World Cup in Qatar last year by leaving the final price against Morocco with a penalty shootout 0-3 after they tied negatively, the new coach, Luis de la Fuente (61 years), opened the new coach, who replaced Luis Enrique on the eighth of December. December, a new page in Malaga in front of Norway.
De la Fuente summoned 23 players, of whom only 11 played in the last edition of the World Cup finals, returning to the squad goalkeeper Kepa Arisabalaga, Nacho Fernandez, Yago Aspas and Fabian Royce.
On the other hand, Norway misses its first two matches of the qualifiers in Spain and Georgia for its giant star, Manchester City's English striker Erling Haaland, who suffered a thigh injury.
Spain opened the scoring after a ball reached Alvaro Morata and from him to Alex Badi, who controlled it and passed it in turn from the left inside the area. Olmo cut it with the outside of his right foot and hit it to the left of goalkeeper Orian Nilan (13).
Norway's most dangerous chances appeared in the first half after a cross pass from Alexander Sorloth on the right side was followed by Frederick Oceans "on the fly" and Arisabalaga turned it into a corner (29).
Olmo's replacement, Yeremi Pino, missed the opportunity to double the score in the second half after he hit a ball inside the area near the post after a pass from the other substitute, Daniel Ceballos (76), before Josilo added three minutes after he replaced Morata with two goals in a minute, the first from a header (84). The second with his left foot (85).
Norway's last victory over "La Roja" dates back to June 13, 2000, with a score of 1-0 in Rotterdam, at the start of the European Cup matches.
Within the same group, Scotland, with the ambition of reaching the finals for the second time in a row and only the fourth in its history, started its journey promisingly by defeating its guest, Cyprus, 3-0.
Scotland opened the scoring in the 21st minute through John McGinn (21), then waited until the last seconds to finally settle the points thanks to substitute Manchester United star Scott McTominay, who scored the second and third goals (87 and 90 + 3).
Spain topped the group with 3 points, equal with Scotland, while Georgia, absent from this round, ranked third in front of Norway and Cyprus without points.
In Group D, and in a renewed confrontation between two teams that met in the 2020 European Cup qualifiers, the Croatian team, the third in the Qatar 2022 World Cup, overcame its Welsh guest after conceding a 1-1 equalizer in stoppage time.
Croatia opened the scoring in the 28th minute through Andrei Kramaric, who manipulated Neco Williams with skill and advanced before firing the ball from the outskirts of the area into the left corner of Danny Ward's goal.
The result remained the same until injury time, when substitute Nathan Broadhead snatched the equalizer after a header pass from Marys Mepham (3 + 90).
Consequently, the Croatian national team failed to repeat its victory at home in the first leg of the 2020 qualifiers for the 2020 finals, with a score of 2-1, before they tied in the second leg 1-1 in the fifth group competitions, from which the two teams qualified, and the first in the lead, by a difference of three points.
In the same group, and despite the hostile atmosphere in Yerevan, Turkey managed to resolve its politically sensitive confrontation with its host Armenia 2-1, in a meeting during which it fell behind with a goal scored with friendly fire by its defender Ozan Kabak (10) before it responded with Orkon Kokcho (34) and Karim Akturkoglu. (64).
In Group Nine, Switzerland began its campaign to qualify for the sixth major finals in a row strongly, by defeating its "host" Belarus 5-0.
Switzerland has not missed the European Cup finals since 2012 and the World Cup since 2002, and it seems a strong candidate to obtain one of the two group nine cards to the German 2024 finals, and this was proven on Saturday in Serbian Novi Sad, where Belarus played in the first round due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Amid talk about the possibility of excluding Belarus from the qualifiers, similar to what happened with Russia, the Swiss, who reached the quarter-finals of the 2020 edition and the eighth final of the Qatar World Cup 2022, hit hard and settled the three points in the first half hour thanks to Renato Stephen’s hat-trick (4, 17 and 29), before they scored. Arsenal player Granit Xhaka adds the fourth (62) and substitute Zaki Amdouni fifth (65) in the second half.
Coach Murat Yakin's team hopes to confirm this strong start when it faces Tuesday at home with Israel, which tied Saturday with its guest Kosovo 1-1.
Switzerland topped the group with three points, with a goal difference from Romania, which defeated modest Andorra 2-0, scored by Dennis Mann (34) and Dennis Alibek (49).
And the match witnessed the expulsion of Andorra player Marc Rebes in the 61st minute.

Our national football team achieved an important victory over its Bahraini brother, with two goals to one, in the friendly match that brought them together, on Saturday evening, at Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium in the Bahraini capital, Manama.

Milad Termanini opened the scoring for our national team in the 51st minute, and Islam Al-Batran added the second goal in the 61st minute, before Sayed Diaa Sayed Saeed reduced the score for Bahrain in the 80th minute.

The "Al-Fida'i" goalkeeper, Rami Hamada, starred in the match, who saved a penalty kick that was awarded by the referee in the 40th minute for the Bahraini national team, and was executed by Mahdi Abdul-Jabbar, and also blocked a number of Bahraini chances throughout the match.

This match comes as part of Al-Fidai's preparations for the upcoming events, including the World Cup qualifiers, next November, and the Asian Cup finals in January 2024 in Qatar.

Our national team had conducted a training camp in the Jordanian capital, Amman, before traveling to Bahrain.

The number of people coming from different countries of the world to perform Umrah in the month of Ramadan reached about 250,000 pilgrims until yesterday, and they came through the air port of King Abdulaziz International Airport, and the concerned authorities provided them with all the necessary care and services to complete their procedures easily and easily.

Brigadier General Suleiman Al-Youssef, Director of the General Department of Passports at King Abdulaziz International Airport, told Asharq Al-Awsat that the pilgrims came from all countries of the world, specifically Europe, Pakistan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, America and Arab countries, explaining that the intensity of arrivals starts from five days before the beginning of Ramadan, and increases. The numbers are gradual, and with the advent of the blessed month of Ramadan, the density is higher than the previous days, explaining that the total number of arrivals through King Abdulaziz Airport until yesterday is close to 250,000 pilgrims. Regarding the speed of completion at the airport, Brigadier General Al-Youssef said that the state was keen to provide all capabilities To receive pilgrims in all fields, whether at the ports of entry or the Two Holy Mosques, Makkah Al-Mukarramah and Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, so there is speed at the airport to complete the procedures for travelers, including pilgrims, as the completion of the procedures for the pilgrims does not exceed the minutes.

He continued by saying that the work team on platforms for finalizing entry and exit procedures is fully qualified to discover any forged documents or passports, and in detecting forged documents, regular procedures and investigations are being taken to ascertain how these documents were forged and the destination of their arrival in Saudi Arabia or their arrival to other countries via Saudi Arabia.

The influx of pilgrims, whose number will exceed one million pilgrims during the month of Ramadan, gives an indication of the volume of services provided by all parties concerned with this obligation from the moment of arrival to the moment of departure, especially since the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah aims through this visit to perpetuate this journey in the memory of pilgrims under the title «guest The Most Merciful, from idea to memory.” It is intended for the pilgrim to enjoy performing the rituals and visiting all sites without trouble and fatigue.

- The moment of arrival
Saudi Arabia has mobilized all its human and technical energy and capabilities to serve the pilgrims coming from all over the world of different races, ethnicities and languages. For this difference, the General Directorate of Passports (the first concerned authority that receives the arrivals) has trained its cadres in all languages of the world, to facilitate the process of dealing with the moment the pilgrims arrive.

The Saudi passports were not satisfied with training and educating cadres, but they are considered among the technically advanced sectors in the world in providing services electronically, and this has accelerated the completion of access procedures for those coming from abroad, as the process of termination of service does not take time as it was in the past, especially since modern technology depends On the eye print, which is difficult with forgery operations.

Among that is what it does by taking the eye print in specific cases, which Brigadier General Al-Youssef referred to, by saying that in the event that the fingerprint is not taken or there are unclear signs, the eye print is taken for those coming from outside Saudi Arabia; Documenting all procedures so that they can be referred to in case the document is lost.

- Mobility and accommodation
The services depend on the pilgrim who designs his program and pays the service fees and visa fees electronically through the possibility of contracting with one of the qualified agents in their countries or directly with the licensed Saudi Umrah companies and institutions. , small vehicles, and the Haramain train, which is one of the most vital projects in transporting pilgrims with ease and ease to and from Makkah Al-Mukarramah. And because the numbers will gradually increase, the concerned authorities have developed their plan to take into account the expected densities at the public transport stations at the entrances to Makkah and the vicinity of the Third Ring Road and next to the Holy Mosque of Mecca, and depend on the distribution of this density in the chosen paths to reach the Holy Mosque of Mecca, while organizing the paths of entrances and exits in order to achieve the safety of the crowds. during entry and exit.

Likewise, in terms of accommodation, it depends on what the pilgrim determines according to his needs and capabilities, especially since Makkah has about 1,100 hotels, most of which are around the Great Mosque of Mecca, and these hotels are classified between one and five stars, and these hotels are subject to periodic control from the concerned authorities, including the defense. The civilian who conducts tours of those sites targeted by those coming for Umrah, including the “shelter” sites with their various names, and coordinates with the relevant authorities to take legal measures by applying regulations and controlling violations.

- the health
From the moment the pilgrim arrives in Saudi Arabia, he touches all the services around him, including medical services, as the Makkah Al-Mukarramah Health Assembly announced earlier, its readiness for the blessed Ramadan season, with the completion of operational plans for all hospitals and health centers affiliated to provide integrated medical services at the highest level, according to organizational plans that supervise. It has the health gathering, where 10 hospitals and 82 health centers have completed all preparations to implement the plans prepared during the month of Ramadan, to serve the guests of Rahman.

The general emergency department was equipped with a clinical capacity of 54 beds, in addition to allocating 39 beds for the intermediate care department, with an increase in the bed capacity for intensive care to 30 beds with the beginning of Ramadan, in addition to allocating 5 operating rooms throughout the day, while it was allocated in King Faisal Hospital according to the plan. The operational capacity of the hospital, with a capacity of 50 beds for various departments, also, Hira General Hospital prepared a plan with a full clinical capacity of 279 beds.

Among the services provided is the emergency ambulatory service for all visitors to the Grand Mosque in Mecca, including visitors and pilgrims, around the clock in the campus centers, and it is supported by the Haram Hospital and the Ajyad Emergency Hospital, to which cases are transferred according to medical protocols, while all hospitals in Makkah Al-Mukarramah are ready to deal with all cases. .

The Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) reported on Saturday that the number of people injured in the 5.6-magnitude earthquake that shook northwest Iran on Friday morning has reached 239.

The Iranian Seismological Center stated that the quake, which occurred near Khoy province in West Azerbaijan Province at 6:46 am local time (03:16 GMT), occurred at a depth of 8 km.

The ISNA news agency quoted Sadiq Mahmoudi, head of the Iranian Relief and Rescue Organization, as saying that among the injured, 50 people are from Khoy province and the rest are from Salmas province.

He added that 219 people were discharged from the medical centers after receiving treatment, while 20 people, including seven from Khoy and 13 from Salmas, were admitted to the hospital.

Mahmoudi indicated that tents and blankets have been sent to the residents of the quake-affected areas.

On Friday, Director General of West Azerbaijan Housing Corporation Jaafar Brzegar told the official Iranian News Agency (IRNA) that 80 housing units in 10 villages in Salmas and Khoy provinces were damaged in the earthquake.

It should be noted that in late January, a 5.9-magnitude earthquake in Khoei province killed three people and injured more than 800 others.

Kuwait is the most open country in the Gulf in terms of the political system, but it is witnessing frequent political crises that hinder its desire for reform and widen the gap between it and neighboring oil countries.

Kuwait's population of about 4.5 million people complain about the deterioration of infrastructure and public services in the country, which owns about 7 percent of the world's oil reserves. Its sovereign wealth fund is one of the largest in the world.

Kuwaiti businessman Ahmed Al-Sarraf says, "I am not reassured, and I feel great anxiety about my family, the future of my grandchildren, their education, and my health, because hospitals do not provide adequate treatment, even though I am financially capable."

These complaints contrast with the situation in neighboring countries such as the UAE or Qatar, where the quality of life has improved significantly in recent years thanks to the influx of foreign investment.

"The state's identity was liberal when Kuwait was creative and open in the eighties," Al-Sarraf recalls with regret, adding, "While we went out, countries grew around us."

In an indication of its declining attractiveness, Kuwait ranked last among 52 popular destinations for foreign expatriates in the annual survey of the International Organization in 2022, while its neighbor, the UAE, ranked sixth.

In contrast to other Gulf states, Kuwait enjoys an active political life and a strong parliament, though the keys to power remain primarily in the hands of the ruling Al Sabah family.

Ministers are often appointed from the royal family, but some soon face questioning in parliament amid accusations of mismanagement and even corruption.

These constant tensions between the executive authority and parliamentarians, which led to the change of many governments and the dissolution of parliament several times, impeded any attempt at reform and reduced the appetite of investors.

Researcher at the Arab Gulf States Institute, Christine Diwan, believes that the problems of governance in Kuwait are reflected in "the failure of planning and the increase in social difficulties."

Gulf economist Justin Alexander notes that the country has "very little debt, the world's largest sovereign wealth fund as a percentage of GDP, and the world's largest oil reserves per population."

However, "the political imbalances in recent years prevented it from taking the necessary measures to control the increase in spending, generate non-oil revenues, and diversify its economy," according to the expert.

The country, which suffered from a large budget deficit during the Covid-19 pandemic, has rebounded with the rise in oil prices, which account for 90 percent of its revenues, in the last year.

As Kuwait, led by 82-year-old Crown Prince Mishaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, struggles to implement a reform plan approved in 2018, neighboring regimes, led by a new generation of officials, are multiplying projects to diversify the economy and reduce dependence on black gold.

The last government promised to deal with important issues such as development projects and the fight against corruption, but it resigned on January 23, after only three months of its formation, and then this month the parliament, which the opposition occupied the majority of its seats, was dissolved due to “mistakes” in the decision to dissolve the parliament that preceded it. .

Parliament was preparing to pass a controversial bill requiring the state to cover consumer and personal loans contracted by Kuwaitis, to the dismay of the government, which considered the measure too costly.

"As in many Western democracies, Kuwait's semi-parliamentary system suffers from social divisions and populist demands," says Diwan.

Kuwaiti analyst Bader Al-Saif wrote on Twitter, "The Kuwaiti street is exhausted," denouncing the "permanent stalemate."

"Politics in Kuwait needs to be reset," he added, calling for "a national dialogue and a new constitution."

On Sunday morning, an Israeli force arrested 3 young men after besieging them inside a house in Nur Shams camp , in the city of Tulkarm , in the northern West Bank.

According to local sources, those forces surrounded the house of the martyr Seif El-Din Abu Libdeh , amid armed clashes with the resistance fighters.

The Israeli forces stormed the house of the martyr Abu Libdeh, arrested his two brothers, Wissam, Abdul Rahman, and the young Baha Fayyad, and took them to an unknown destination.

At least 21 people, including ten official employees, have been arrested in Venezuela as part of an investigation into corruption in the state-owned oil company, Petroleos de Venezuela, announced Saturday, Prosecutor Tarek William Saab.

"We have ten arrested officials," said Saab, speaking of the new toll of arrests within the framework of the process that began last week and is still ongoing.

This anti-corruption “campaign,” as it was called by senior Venezuelan officials, including President Nicolás Maduro, led to the resignation of Oil Minister Tarek El Aissami, who was considered a key man in power. Among the 21 arrested are a number of his close associates.

Saab said he expects dozens more arrests, noting that those arrested are accused of "seizing or embezzling public property, abuse of power, money laundering, forming a gang, and treason."

Among those arrested was a deputy of the national oil company, Antonio Jose Perez Soares, and former deputy Ogbil Roa, one of the founders of the Venezuelan cryptocurrency Petro.

As for the 11 arrested persons who are not official employees, they are businessmen. One of them, Daniel Pietro, was arrested in the Dominican Republic while trying to escape.

The Public Prosecutor's report stated that the official employees carried out "oil operations parallel" to those established within the national company in Venezuela "by loading crude oil on ships (...) outside the supervision of the administration."

The Public Prosecutor did not reveal the value of the embezzlement, but the newspapers talked about "three billion dollars."

Hermann Askara, a deputy in the ruling party, spoke of $23 billion.

President Maduro, who has previously carried out anti-corruption operations in the country, said Monday that investigations were launched in October. He was especially impressed by the lifestyle of those officials who lived with great "opulence" like the "nouveau riche".

Since 2017, several investigations have affected the oil sector in Venezuela, which led to the arrest of about 200 employees and two oil ministers, Ológio Del Pino and Nelson Martinez. The latter died in prison.

Saab also explained that three judges were arrested last week on suspicion of corruption in cases unrelated to the current "campaign".

He also confirmed the arrest of Pedro Hernandez, the mayor of Tejerias in the northern center of the country, where the "El Conejo" gang, led by Carlos Gomes, was wreaking havoc. The authorities killed the latter on Thursday.

Today, Sunday morning, the Israeli oppression forces stormed Section 3 of Nafha prison, and transferred a prisoner to the solitary confinement.

According to the Prisoners' Club, those forces closed the section completely, amid a state of tension prevailing in the prison.

On Saturday, Turkey stopped importing oil from the Kurdistan region in northern Iraq , after an international arbitral tribunal ruled in favor of Iraq in a dispute over a case related to the export of the region's oil between Baghdad and Ankara, according to the Iraqi Oil Ministry.

A spokesman for the Iraqi Oil Ministry, Asim Jihad, told AFP that "Turkey has informed the Kurdistan region authorities to stop exports, in compliance with the court's decision."

And according to a document issued by the Iraqi oil shipping office in the Turkish port of Ceyhan, which Jihad confirmed, "At 12:35 on 3/25/2023, pumping was stopped from the stations on the Turkish side."

This measure, which the Turkish authorities have not yet commented on, comes following the decision of the arbitral tribunal at the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris, which ruled in favor of Iraq in its dispute with Turkey over oil exports from the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

This dispute dates back to 2014, when Baghdad filed a lawsuit against its neighbor Turkey before the arbitral tribunal, objecting to Ankara’s announcement to export the oil of the Iraqi Kurdistan region to global markets without the permission of the Iraqi government.

The Iraqi government, which has tense relations at times with the authorities of the Kurdistan region of Iraq, strongly opposed the Turkish decision, considering that it is the only party entitled to manage oil exports from the region and its revenues.

Despite Baghdad's opposition, Erbil was exporting oil through Turkey. The region's export rate is about 450,000 barrels per day.

According to a statement by the Iraqi Ministry of Oil on Saturday, the ruling issued by the international arbitral tribunal "obliges all parties to respect international agreements and covenants in this regard" and confirms "that the Ministry of Oil, through the Iraqi Oil Marketing Company + SOMO +, is the only entity authorized to manage export operations through the Turkish port of Ceyhan." ".

Based on the ruling issued on Thursday, the ministry said in its statement that it “will discuss mechanisms for exporting Iraqi oil through the Turkish port of Ceyhan with the concerned authorities” in the Kurdistan region and “with the Turkish authorities to ensure the continuation of oil exports, and the fulfillment of SOMO obligations with international companies through the port.” Jihan".

For his part, the head of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani, announced in a tweet that a team from the Kurdistan Regional Government "will visit Baghdad tomorrow for dialogue, to build on the goodwill of our discussions."

The oil file is a major contentious file between the central government in Baghdad and the authorities of the autonomous Kurdistan region. Erbil believes that the central government seeks to put its hand on the region's oil wealth, while Baghdad demands that it have a say in managing the oil resources that are extracted from Kurdistan.

Iraq is the second largest oil country in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), and it exports an average of 3.3 million barrels of crude oil per day.

Iran pledges to respond "immediately and mutually" to any attack on bases established on Syrian soil "to combat terrorism" at the request of the Syrian government, an Iranian spokesman said today (Saturday).

This was stated by the spokesman of Iran's National Security Council, Keyvan Khosravi, in response to recent accusations made by some US officials regarding Iran's "engagement" in attacks on what Iran considers "illegal" US bases in Syria , the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported.

He stressed that the American side, using "false" accusations, resorted to the blame game to escape the possible consequences of its "illegal occupation" of parts of Syrian territory for its military forces.

He pointed out that Washington could not attribute the confrontations of the occupying countries with the American forces to other countries through "spreading lies."

He stressed that Iran has incurred heavy costs to "combat terrorism and maintain permanent security" in Syria, adding that Tehran will oppose and confront any move that endangers Syria's stability.

Iran has said it has an advisory role in Syria and is in the country at Damascus' request.

Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced (Saturday) the cancellation of a cabinet meeting the day after tomorrow (Monday) due to circumstances related to an attempt to drag the country into a "sectarian division to fuel conflicts and give an administrative procedure a sectarian bias."

Mikati stressed, in a statement he issued this evening, that he assumes the constitutional responsibility with patriotic conviction, "but without allowing us to be drawn into suicide or into something that does not resemble our convictions."

Mikati had called for a government session to be held the day after tomorrow with a single item, which is to discuss ways to mitigate the effects of the decline of the Lebanese pound and financial conditions on salaries and wages.

In his statement, Mikati stressed that "the representatives and concerned political and spiritual leaders have the responsibility to elect a new president and form a new government, so let each party bear its responsibility."

He believed that "the process of electing the President of the Republic constitutes the priority required to complete the convening of constitutional institutions and restore full order to the Lebanese state."

On October 31, Lebanon entered a presidential vacuum with the end of the term of former President Michel Aoun, without electing a successor, as the political division and the lack of agreement by the parliamentary blocs on a consensual figure led to the failure of Parliament 11 times since last September to elect a new president for the country.

The presidential vacancy coincides with a resigned, caretaker government since last May, which paralyzes the work of public institutions amid a severe financial and economic crisis since 2019, which the World Bank ranked among the worst in the world in 150 years.

Mikati stressed that "what is required of parliamentarians alone is to elect the president and not to hesitate in carrying out this constitutional duty."

And he considered that "some are trying to divert attention from his obstruction of the election process or his failure to secure the consensus required to complete this election, by aiming again at the government, which is striving to ensure the continuity of the work of public utilities and address basic issues."

He added, "National and political leaders, instead of taking international positions and warnings about the seriousness of the situation into account, and uniting to complete the required solutions (...) We are witnessing, instead, an attempt to drag the country into a sectarian division to fuel conflicts, and to give a purely administrative procedure an obnoxious sectarian curve."

A decision by Mikati, issued the day before yesterday (Thursday), to postpone the summer time for a month, exceptionally for this year, sparked a new political crisis in the country.

Daylight saving time begins globally this year on March 26, but Mikati decided to extend winter time until April 20.

The positions of the Lebanese were divided between those who adhere to the continuation of work in the winter time and those who refuse to do so, committed to bringing forward the clock as of midnight.

The Maronite Patriarchate, the Lebanese Forces, the Free Patriotic Movement, the Kataeb, and the Christian Free Patriots announced their non-compliance with the government decision, and called for maintaining the daylight savings time, which was scheduled to start at midnight today (Saturday). The hour is presented as 60 minutes.

The Patriarchate said in a statement that the decision was issued "surprisingly and improvised, without consultation with the Lebanese components, and without any regard for international standards."

In the context, a statement issued by the head of the Free Patriotic Party, MP Camille Chamoun, announced that "the international time will remain away from the defective sectarian time of Lebanon's international interface."

In turn, a member of the "Free Patriotic Movement", Representative Cesar Abi Khalil, considered in a tweet on social media that "the presidents of the House of Representatives and the ministers were not entitled to unilaterally make the decision."

The head of the "Lebanese Forces" party, Samir Geagea, called for "returning from the decision before it is too late," and considered that the decision to postpone work in summer time "will hinder many businesses, especially at the level of air traffic and international companies."

A member of the Kataeb Party, MP Salim al-Sayegh, stated that "the Speaker of Parliament cannot confiscate the powers of the Presidency of the Republic or the government as a whole and take such a decision."

The decision to postpone work in daylight savings time coincided with the spread of a video on social media showing Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri asking Prime Minister Najib Mikati to postpone daylight savings time in consideration of those fasting during the month of Ramadan.

Objections also came to the decision to delay work in daylight saving time against the backdrop of repercussions in terms of problems and disturbances in software, applications, navigation, travel, and electronic devices that automatically adopt Universal Daylight Saving Time in their operations.

A number of media outlets and commercial and economic institutions also announced that they will start working in daylight saving time at midnight, according to the universal time, due to the technical repercussions of violating the decision and its negative repercussions.

In the early hours of Sunday morning, settlers set fire to a house belonging to Ahmed Maher, in the town of Sinjil , northeast of Ramallah.

According to local sources, the fire devoured large parts of the house after it was flooded with Molotov cocktails, while its residents were inside.

Civilians were able to save the family of Maher, who suffocated.

The Israeli occupation forces tightened their measures and siege on the city of Nablus , by closing many entrances and exits to the governorate and restricting the movement of citizens.

From yesterday evening until Sunday morning, the occupation forces continued to close many checkpoints, which caused a suffocating crisis, during which thousands of citizens were forced to travel through bypass roads and others to enter and exit the governorate and move between its areas.

Large forces of the occupation army are deployed in areas, crossroads and checkpoints south of Nablus.

Those forces raided a house in the town of Hawara , hours after the shooting, which left two Israeli soldiers seriously and moderately wounded.

And those forces arrested the young man, Abd al-Rahman Nimr Odeh, and Asim Ahmed Ali Hamdan, after they raided and searched their homes.

Today, Sunday morning, large groups of settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque , under the strict protection of the occupation forces.

The incursions took place after the occupation forces emptied the mosque of the worshipers.

Since last night, the Al-Aqsa Mosque has witnessed a state of tension, especially after the Israeli police forced those inside it to leave it under the pretext of trying to maintain security and calm.

Occupation police forces stormed Al-Qibli Mosque and evacuated the worshipers in it, and prevented those who left it from returning to it.

Before the dawn prayer, those forces tightened their procedures and seized the identity cards of the young men who entered to perform the prayer in order to force them to leave the mosque after the prayer.

The Israeli police arrested a young man from the Old City on his way to Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Despite these strict measures, hundreds of citizens were able to perform the Fajr prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Those forces are trying to empty Al-Aqsa Mosque of its worshipers, hours before the settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque in the early morning hours.

On Saturday, Hamas condemned, in the strongest terms, the burning of a copy of the Holy Quran in the Danish capital, Copenhagen .

Hamas promised, in a statement, that this act was a provocation to the feelings of Muslims, an invitation to hatred, and to spread a culture of violence and extremism. as she said.

It called on the Danish government to stop allowing such provocations, which constitute an environment for extremism and a violation of freedom of worship and belief guaranteed in all international laws and laws. according to the text of its statement.

Two Israeli soldiers were wounded, this evening, Saturday, in a shooting operation towards an Israeli force near the town of Hawara, south of Nablus .

According to Kan radio station, the two soldiers were moderately and seriously wounded and were taken for treatment at Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva, in the occupied territories.

Large forces of the occupation army are chasing the perpetrators' vehicle.

The occupation forces set up checkpoints in several areas south of Nablus.

The Martyr Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades, the military wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, claimed responsibility for the shooting attack in Hawara , after targeting a checkpoint of the occupation soldiers on the main road in the town, south of Nablus.

In a statement, the Brigades called on all the Palestinian people and their living forces to unite and close ranks in the Palestinian resistance front, as a field frontal framework for resistance. as stated in its text.

She said, "Let the resistance be a current national mission for all the Palestinian people and their factions against the occupation and its settlers. Let us be hand in hand and shoulder to shoulder to wage a comprehensive confrontation on the territory of the homeland until achieving the goals of our people in freedom and independence." according to the text of its statement.

And blessed the Palestinian factions, including "Hamas" and "Islamic Jihad", and others, the process that took place in the town south of Nablus, which is the third operation within a month.

Two soldiers were wounded in the operation, one of them seriously.

A Yemeni soldier was killed and two others wounded Saturday in a drone attack by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the south of the country, a government official told AFP.

A military source in the besieged city of Taiz confirmed the outcome of the attack, the latest in the conflict in Yemen , despite diplomatic efforts to stop the conflict, which has been going on since 2014.

The drone attack targeted a military checkpoint "before the passage of a convoy including the Minister of Defense, Major General Mohsen Al-Daari, along with the Chief of Staff, Major General Sagheer bin Aziz, while they were heading to the city of Taiz, besieged from three sides by the Houthis," according to the government official, who requested anonymity.

A security official said, "The governor of Taiz was part of the minister's convoy and the chief of staff's convoy, along with Saudi officers from the leadership of the Arab coalition, but the targets were carried out at a checkpoint where soldiers were gathering to receive the delegation."

Taiz, Yemen's third-largest city, is under the control of the Saudi-backed government, but it is besieged by the Houthi rebels, who seized swathes of the country in a decade-long war.

The clashes that erupted on Monday in the oil-producing Ma'rib governorate, one of the main battlefields and the government's last stronghold in the north, left 10 soldiers dead, according to military sources, AFP.

The escalation comes in light of the growing international efforts to end the ongoing war in the poorest country in the Arab world.

Yemen has witnessed a bloody conflict since 2014 between forces loyal to the internationally recognized government and the Houthi rebels. The conflict escalated with the intervention of Saudi Arabia at the head of a military coalition in March 2015 to stop the Houthis' advance after they took control of the capital, Sana'a.

Since then, the conflict has killed tens of thousands of Yemenis and caused a humanitarian crisis that the United Nations described as the worst in the world, with the displacement of millions of people.

Earlier this month, Riyadh and Tehran agreed to resume diplomatic relations after seven years of severing them, which revived hopes for a truce in Yemen, where the two countries support two warring parties.

However, analysts ruled out that the sudden announcement of March 10 would be able to put an end to the conflict immediately.

A citizen was injured, this Saturday evening, as a result of an assault by Israeli forces, in the town of Hawara, south of Nablus .

According to the Red Crescent, the crews transferred a citizen to the hospital due to a broken leg from Awarta checkpoint.

The occupation forces closed all the checkpoints around the city of Nablus.

Hundreds of thousands of Israelis demonstrated, Saturday evening, in Tel Aviv and several areas and crossroads in Israel, to protest the government of Benjamin Netanyahu and its plan to weaken the judiciary and undermine the Supreme Court, for the twelfth consecutive week.

More than two hundred thousand people participated in the main demonstration, which started from Habima Square in central Tel Aviv, towards Kaplan Street.

At the "Karkur" intersection in the Hadera area, the Israeli police assaulted the protesters, used water cannons to disperse them, and arrested four of them, after closing Road No. 65 to traffic.

Supporters of the "Likud Party" attacked the demonstrators against the government in the city, "Or Akiva" near Haifa, which is considered one of Netanyahu's strongholds.

Tens of thousands demonstrated in Haifa, Beersheba, Ashdod, Netanya, Herzliya and Raanana, and a massive demonstration took place in front of the residence of Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem.

The Israeli police closed many streets, coinciding with the protest demonstrations.

The demonstrators demanded Netanyahu's resignation, and held up banners with slogans written in Hebrew, English and Arabic, including: "Palestinian lives matter," "A people occupying another people cannot be free," "Netanyahu, Smotrich, Ben Gvir, a threat to peace in the world," and “Yariv Levin (Justice Minister) is an enemy of democracy,” “It is time to bring down the dictator,” “The government of shame,” “Bibi (Netanyahu) is disqualified,” “Apartheid does not stop at the Green Line,” and “No one is above the law.” Levin's judicial reforms are the end of democracy.

The Netanyahu government seeks to make radical amendments to the judiciary and against minorities, and to legitimize "racism and discrimination," which a wide segment of Israelis considers "targeting democracy and undermining the judicial system."

Yesterday, Friday, the organizers of the protests against the Netanyahu government and the plan to weaken the judiciary announced that they would escalate their protest steps during the next week, following his statements and his emphasis on "continuing legislation in order to reform the judiciary," as he put it.

The organizers of the protests said in a statement they issued, "The current week will witness days of national paralysis and protest steps in front of members of Knesset and ministers in the government, in addition to organizing a mass demonstration in Jerusalem."

They added that "on Sunday and Monday, protests will be organized in every place where Knesset members and ministers are, until we paralyze their programs and deliver our message that the dictatorship will not pass."

They emphasized that "the pace of the protests will escalate on Tuesday, unlike what the country's streets witnessed in the previous days. Next Wednesday will witness paralysis and large protests in the morning hours, before the demonstrators then head to Jerusalem to participate in a large demonstration in front of the Knesset headquarters."

The organizers of the protests acknowledged that "there will be other protests on Thursday," but they refused to disclose them at the present time.

Protest organizers said that "the struggle will rise to another level, and the reason for this is Netanyahu's attempt next week to take control of the Supreme Court and appoint judges to rule blatantly, in light of the violation of the conflict of interest agreement and the decision of the Supreme Court and the judicial advisor to the government."

They pointed out that "we are entering a fateful week in the history of Israel, especially as the current government is tearing the people apart and dismantling the Israeli army and economy."

They added: "In the face of the attempt to turn Israel into a dictatorship, millions will take to the streets in order to defend it and its independence, and every Israeli who wants to live in democracy must take to the streets and oppose dictatorship at any cost and paralyze the state. We are not afraid of a long road, and our people will triumph and democracy will triumph."

Netanyahu said in a press conference held on Thursday that judicial legislation aimed at weakening the judiciary will continue next week, in violation of the conflict of interest agreement that prevents him from dealing with his government's judicial plan that would affect his trial on corruption charges.

The government's judicial advisor, Gali Bharav Mayara, sent a message to Netanyahu, warning him that his interference in the judicial coup was illegal, noting that he "violated the Supreme Court's decision, according to which, as a prime minister accused of felonies, he must refrain from taking steps that raise a reasonable suspicion of inconsistency." Interests".

Today, Saturday evening, the Israeli occupation forces arrested a young man from occupied Jerusalem .

According to local sources, these forces arrested the young man, Noman Abu Sneineh, from the town of Silwan.

A number of civilians suffocated during clashes with the Israeli occupation forces in Al-Ram town, east of Jerusalem.

The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriate Affairs condemned the Israeli authorities' bids for the construction of more than a thousand new settlement units in the occupied Palestinian territories, stressing that settlement activities are a flagrant and gross violation of international law, foremost of which is Security Council Resolution No. (2334).

The official spokesman for the Jordanian Foreign Ministry, Ambassador Sinan Majali, said, "The settlement policy, in its entirety and in its details, represents a violation of international law and undermines the foundations of peace, efforts to achieve it, and opportunities for a two-state solution on the basis of international legitimacy decisions."

He stressed, "The unilateral practices carried out by Israel, the occupying power, in terms of building and expanding settlements, seizing lands and displacing Palestinians, are illegitimate, illegal, rejected and condemned practices, and represent a serious violation of international humanitarian law."

The Israeli "Peace Now" movement had revealed that the occupation government had issued tenders to build 1,029 settlement units in the West Bank, including Jerusalem.

At least 19 people were killed when a tornado and powerful storms hit the US state of Mississippi on Friday evening, according to the authorities, the "ABC" television station.

The station quoted the state's emergency management agency as saying that search and rescue operations are continuing in the areas of Sharkey and Humphreys, which are 110 km north of Jackson, the capital of Mississippi.