Today, a press interview was held at the headquarters of the Prisoners Authority in the city of Al-Bireh, at the invitation of the prisoners’ institutions, and the national and Islamic forces, with the participation of the Minister of Health, May Al-Kaila , and a group of sick prisoners’ families, including the family of the leader Walid Daqqa , the family of the prisoner Asif Al-Rifai , and the administrative detainee Abdel Basset Maatan . , who are facing cancer, in addition to the family of administrative detainee Khaled Al-Nawabit , who suffers from chronic heart problems.

The participants called for the need to intervene for the sake of the freedom of the sick prisoners, and to keep their cause present, with solidarity and real effort, on several levels, so that these efforts lead to their freedom and rescue.

Minister Al-Kaila also demanded that Palestinian doctors be allowed to conduct medical examinations of the prisoners inside the Israeli occupation prisons, and to work to provide them with the necessary medicines and treatment, and to work for the immediate release of sick prisoners to allow them to receive appropriate treatment in specialized hospitals, holding the occupation authorities fully responsible for their lives, as well. The occupation prison administration was held responsible for the continuation of the series of medical negligence against prisoners.

Sana Salama, the wife of prisoner Walid Daqqa, who suffers from cancer, said that as for Walid’s case, he is still in Barzilai Hospital in the city of Ashkelon, in a very serious health condition. He was not transferred to the hospital in a timely manner, or according to the need to transfer him, and to monitor his health condition, so his health condition has deteriorated recently.

And she continued: The main disease that he suffers from is (myelofibrosis), and any new disease that affects a newborn, even if it is a simple flu, cold, or germ, puts him in the same grave danger.

And she added: We need the coming days to pass peacefully and for him to reach a certain state of stability so that we can build on this state of stability, so the doctors say, in order to be optimistic that he will get out of the health crisis that afflicted him. Walid would not have reached this state if it had been Transfer him to the hospital at the right time, as there was a delay in his transfer, and by chance we had a visit to him at the time, and it was on Monday in Ashkelon prison, and he came to the visit in a deplorable condition, and we as a family refused to complete the visit and asked the warden to return Walid to the room And also that he be transferred to the hospital, and that was as I mentioned on Monday, except that he was transferred on Thursday night, and he arrived at the hospital suffering from a general decline in all his vital signs, and had it not been for our great pressure and our conversation with the prisoners, and with the prisoners’ representatives in all prisons, About the need to transfer him to the hospital, so that he arrived in a condition in which it was not possible to help him.

Sanaa Salama added, in light of her demand for the release of the prisoner, accuracy, saying: We pray that there are not only popular campaigns advocating for the prisoners and their families, when the prisoners reach this limit, and to this level of serious danger, the issue of prisoners is supposed to be worked on, and the issue of medical negligence is discussed, The most important thing is to talk about a horizon for their liberation.

And she continued: After 37 years, Walid should have been in his home, and with his family, had it not been for the persistence in oppression and abuse, and now he is spending an additional two years, which have become two very fateful years for him, and I call on our people and tell them that solidarity with our families is not enough, but rather they must unite. Efforts. In addition to the human rights institutions, there is the political level. It is also inconceivable that the political level does not make the necessary effort, at least to keep the issue of prisoners on the agenda and in the media, perhaps not to ensure their liberation, but at least in order for them to receive appropriate treatment.

In a speech by Abd al-Moati al-Rifai, the father of the cancer-stricken prisoner Asif al-Rifai, who faces a very serious health condition, and his condition is considered one of the most difficult cases in the occupation prisons, he stressed that cancer cells have spread throughout his son’s body, and have reached, in addition to the colon, new parts of the intestines. glands, and liver, and that his health condition is rapidly deteriorating, and he urgently needs chemotherapy.

The prisoner's father, Al-Rifai, continued: His situation is more difficult and worse than we can imagine. Every visit or court session is worse than the previous one. In the last trial session, the judge decided that this last session should be ready for him, and this indicates the great danger he has reached. Asif has a strong build, and does not give up easily, although he suffers from severe pains in his body, while the prison administration is satisfied with providing him with painkillers.

While Zubaida Maatan said that her captive husband, Abdul Basit Maatan, is facing a continuous deterioration in his health condition, as he has not received any treatment since his arrest in July 2022.

She added that her husband used to receive medicines and food supplements before his arrest, and when he was arrested, he took them with him, but the occupation prison administration confiscated them and prevented him from taking them, while she conceals his medical file and refuses to submit it to the courts, in order to continue extending his administrative detention.

She added: He recently suffered from inflammation of the sciatic nerve, a continuous decrease in weight, and general weakness in the body, pointing out that since his arrest he was transferred to the hospital twice for a CT scan and an endoscopy, and after a month of taking the image, the doctor, who is a general and non-specialist doctor, confirmed to him that He has a mass on the lung, the nature of which has not been determined.

As for Ahlam Al-Nawabit, the wife of the sick prisoner, Khaled Nawabit, who has been administratively detained since last November, she said: Her husband, who is in Ofer prison, urgently needs open-heart surgery, as he suffers from a weak heart valve, and he was scheduled to undergo the operation. before his arrest.

The head of the Israeli " Shin Bet ", Ronen Bar , claimed on Tuesday evening that during the first three months since the beginning of this year, about 200 attacks took place, including 150 shooting operations, and 20 using explosive devices, in addition to others such as kidnapping attempts and martyrdom operations.

In a ceremony for his apparatus, in the presence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu , Bar indicated that two Palestinians from Nablus were arrested in the middle of the day, for standing behind a shooting attack in the town of Huwwara a few days ago, which resulted in the injury of two soldiers.

He called on his forces to remain vigilant to thwart further attacks.

For its part, the Hebrew Channel 12 reported that the Israeli army will reinforce its forces at the line of contact with the West Bank, as hot warnings continue to be received regarding new operations, and the state of alert will continue on the northern borders.

On Tuesday evening, the child Hala Raed Abu Safiya (3 years old) was killed when she was run over in Jabalia , in the northern Gaza Strip .

The girl was transferred to the Indonesian Hospital, dead body as a result of the accident.

The International Committee of the Red Cross, one of the largest humanitarian organizations in the world, announced on Tuesday that it had been forced, due to insufficient donations, to adopt an austerity plan that specifically requires the abolition of about 1,500 jobs.

The Geneva -based International Committee of the Red Cross employs about 20,000 people in more than 100 countries.

The humanitarian organization said in a statement that the austerity plan approved by the Board of Directors also provides for a cost reduction during the current year and early next year by 430 million Swiss francs.

"As humanitarian aid budgets abroad will decrease over the next two years, the ICRC will have to direct its efforts to the programs and places where we can have the greatest impact," the statement added.

The International Committee of the Red Cross initially appealed for donations of 2.8 billion Swiss francs (approximately 2.8 billion euros), but like many other aid organisations, the donations they received were less than they needed.

Donors have reduced their aid for several reasons, most notably the huge sums spent by the West to support Ukraine in confronting the Russian invasion.

Faced with this situation, the International Committee of the Red Cross was forced to reduce its budget to 2 billion Swiss francs.

With regard to job cuts over the next 12 months, the ICRC intends to limit layoffs as much as possible and instead freeze hiring and not replace those who retire or leave of their own accord.

The Committee will reduce its operations in places where other humanitarian partners can take over the tasks it currently performs.

The United States and the European Union confirmed on Tuesday that they want to maintain "high levels" of liquefied natural gas shipments to the Europeans in 2023, the doubling of which last year contributed to reducing the dependence of the twenty-seven countries on Russia in the field of hydrocarbons.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said during a meeting with European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell that Washington and Brussels "worked in an unprecedented way to strengthen Europe's energy security," in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine.

The United States exported about 56 billion cubic meters of liquefied natural gas to the European Union in 2022, compared to 22 billion in 2021, an increase of 140 percent, according to Blinken.

In a joint statement, the European Union and the United States pledged to "work to maintain high levels of US LNG supplies to Europe in 2023, at least 50 billion cubic meters."

"This is a necessary step in light of the difficult supply situation and the need to ensure that reservoirs are filled in preparation for the 2023-2024 winter," the statement added.

Brussels reported on Tuesday that the level of European gas stocks is currently at 56 percent, in line with its expectation of around 50 percent at the end of winter, a level nearly double what reservoirs normally hold at this time of year.

European Union member states plan to fill their reservoirs by 90 percent by November.

A US State Department official said Tuesday's talks were marked by "a sense of relief" after it became clear that "(Russian President Vladimir) Putin's efforts to militarize energy have failed."

He added that "things moved faster than expected in terms of reducing the European Union's dependence" on Russian gas.

"I think this is not a temporary situation, but rather a structural change for the future of energy and trade orientation in Europe," said EU Energy Commissioner Cadre Simpson.

Regarding the price that Europe pays to buy American gas, the Commission indicated in November that its energy working group, which it established with Washington, aims to "guarantee supplies and fill reservoirs in 2023 at prices that reflect economic fundamentals."

In addition to diversifying sources of supply, the Europeans are trying to reduce their demand: gas consumption in the EU fell by 19 percent between August and January, compared to levels between 2017 and 2022, exceeding the 15 percent target set by member states.

On Tuesday, the United States announced a new $2.6 billion tranche of military aid to Ukraine , including Patriot surface-to-air defense missiles and artillery ammunition.

Of the total value of this aid, the United States will provide $500 million in weapons from its own stockpile, while the remaining $2.1 billion will be orders from the defense industries sector, according to a Pentagon statement.

In addition to the missile defense systems, the Ukrainian forces will receive additional ammunition for the American-made "HIMARS" missile launchers, rocket artillery, and miscellaneous ammunition and spare parts, according to the US Department of Defense.

The orders from the defense industries sector will include, in particular, air defense and artillery equipment.

With this tranche, the total value of military aid that the United States has provided to Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion of its lands on February 24, 2022 rises to $35.1 billion.

The new tranche was announced on a historic day that witnessed Finland's accession to NATO, in a shift to the non-alignment policy that Helsinki had adopted for decades.

On Tuesday evening, the Israeli police announced that it had arrested two settlers who tried to smuggle a goat to be sacrificed as part of the sacrificial ritual near Al-Aqsa Mosque .

According to a statement by the Israeli police, the settlers tried to smuggle the "carcass" into the Old City, to be slaughtered on Wednesday.

Extremist settlers vowed to slaughter "offerings" in Al-Aqsa Mosque, and published advertisements rewarding those who could do so.

Hundreds of Gazans flee daily to the seaside Corniche a few hours before sunset to practice their sporting activities during Ramadan , away from the noise and traffic congestion within the city.

Running, walking, cycling and aerobics are among the most popular sports activities that have been revived by the locals in the Strip, which is home to more than two million people.

Muslims fast about 13 hours a day in the month of Ramadan, which is the holiest month in the Islamic calendar, while housewives are interested in preparing breakfast meals, in addition to sweets and Ramadan juices.

However, the hours of fasting seem difficult and long for Hamada Lafi, 32, from Gaza, especially since he misses his daily cups of coffee, as he says while he was with his friends.

Hamada, a father of two, told Xinhua, "Due to the lack of caffeine in my body as a result of the change in my daily routine, I often feel tense and nervous, not to mention lethargy and laziness during the day in Ramadan, which may force me into quarrels with my family members." .

And Hamada continues, while wearing a sports uniform, that he started walking and jogging on the Corniche from the first day of Ramadan, which gave him a state of calm and activity, unlike before.

He notes that sports taught him how to manage his lifestyle, saying: "I will not give up coming to the Corniche anymore, and I will continue to practice my sporting activity early in the morning before going to my job every day after Ramadan."

As for the young woman, Sanaa Khalaf, she expressed enthusiasm as she planned to take advantage of her long fasting hours to lose about 12 kilograms of her weight during the month of Ramadan by adopting a walking and jogging program.

Khalaf, a 37-year-old mother of three, told Xinhua, "I relied on a daily sports program on the Corniche near her house, because I do not have enough money to register in any sports club."

Khalaf added, "Walking is a sport that is available to all and is inexpensive and does not require tools and equipment. It is sufficient for it to have a great impact on health in terms of stimulating blood circulation, and maintaining it increases physical fitness and improves general mood."

She explained, "Exercise means that we are healthy people, take care of our bodies, and get rid of our negative energy resulting from various bad situations."

The Corniche is approximately 40 kilometers long, and it is the only outlet for the population suffering from the political and economic decline since Israel imposed its siege on it in the summer of 2007.

About 71 percent of the population of the Strip suffers from depression as a result of the repercussions of the Israeli blockade, as well as the military wars that the region was exposed to, according to statistics issued by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics last February.

The psychologist from Gaza, Dardah Al-Shaer, praised the change in the societal culture during the month of Ramadan, as many Palestinians adopted sports activities as a basic routine in the holy month.

"In the past years, we were witnessing hundreds of internal problems among the population, who challenged their psychological pressure because of fasting for long hours, which resulted in injuries," al-Shaer told Xinhua.

Al-Shaer adds that "practicing sports in beautiful, open, natural places helps a person breathe deeply and meditate, and thus get rid of the negative energy he gets due to the pressures of life or the negative situations he goes through during the day."

The active movement associated with the month of Ramadan makes the sea corniche a commercial destination for seasonal business owners such as sellers of drinks, vegetables and nuts to earn some money.

Palestinian Firas Obeid, a resident of Al-Shujaiya neighborhood east of Gaza City, heads daily to the west of the city to display different types of vegetables on a table opposite the Corniche, hoping to sell them to visitors.

Obaid, 22, told Xinhua, "The active movement on the Corniche made me have customers who buy from me daily whatever vegetables they like."

Obeid, who appeared happy on his face, added that the financial return behind this is about $20, and this is enough to provide for the needs of my family members during the month of Ramadan.

On Tuesday evening, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Emirati President Mohammed bin Zayed , and they agreed to strengthen relations between them and meet in person soon.

According to a statement by Netanyahu's office, the two sides agreed to strengthen the Abraham agreement between them and expand it to include various areas.

A citizen sustained fractures, as settlers attacked, today, Tuesday, shepherds in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron .

The coordinator of the Protection and Resilience Committees in Masafer Yatta, Fouad Amor , said that the settlers of "Tsakhar Man" newly established between the settlements of "Ma'on" and "Karmiel" attacked shepherds in the gathering of the masters of Al-Thala, which led to the injury of the citizen Youssef Hammad Alyan Awad with a broken foot. After that, he was transferred to Al-Etemad Hospital in Yatta.

In the context, settlers prevented the shepherds in the Ain al-Bayda area from grazing their livestock, and forced them to leave the pastoral lands.

On Tuesday , the British Royal Post began selling the first postage stamps bearing the image of King Charles III , after he ascended the throne following the death of his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II , in September.

The king's portrait, revealed in February and endorsed by Charles himself, will appear on all royal mail stamps, along with the stamp value and barcode, before Charles III's official coronation next month.

Retailers will continue to sell the existing stamps, which bear the image of the late Queen Elizabeth II, and will be supplied with the new edition when stocks run out.

The new stamps are now on sale on the Royal Postal Service's website.

The image of Charles on the stamp is based on a portrait drawing by British artist Martin Jennings created for the new coins of the United Kingdom, which has already entered circulation.

The new design shows Charles turned to the left, as all British monarchs have appeared on stamps since the issuance of the "Penny Black" as the world's first postage stamp in 1840 during the reign of Queen Victoria.

The release also comes on the heels of an increase in stamp prices by the Postal Service to keep them "sustainable", according to the Royal Postal Service's statement.

The Israeli army said, on Tuesday evening, that the perpetrator of the stabbing attack, south of Tel Aviv , this morning, tried to seize the weapon of one of the soldiers who stabbed them.

According to an Israeli military spokesman, the wounded soldier fought with the perpetrator and managed to control him before a group of Israelis helped him arrest him.

The Israeli Army Radio reported that the young man, Muhammad Awawdeh (21 years), from Hebron, who carried out the operation, entered the interior through a gap in the Jerusalem area after he performed the second Friday prayers of the month of Ramadan, and stayed inside for days until he carried out the operation, indicating that He did not have any entry permit for the Green Line.

Today, Tuesday, various Palestinian activities called for a journey towards the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque , in light of the settlers’ preparations to carry out massive incursions, starting tomorrow, Wednesday, on the occasion of the so-called Jewish “Passover.”

Religious and political figures and various factions called on the Jerusalemites to come to Rabat from this night in Al-Aqsa Mosque and perform the Isha and Tarawih prayers, and the dawn of tomorrow, Wednesday.

It is expected that large groups of settlers will storm the mosque tomorrow morning, while Thursday will be the peak of the incursions.

Extremist settler groups threaten to slaughter the sacrifices inside Al-Aqsa Mosque, and set a reward for those who can do so.

And Israeli sources claimed that Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, Chief Rabbi of Israel, issued a statement banning the entry of offerings to Al-Aqsa or Al-Buraq Square.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the State of Palestine affirmed the adoption by the United Nations Human Rights Council, in its 52nd session, which completed its work today, Tuesday, April 4, of the two resolutions pertaining to Palestine under Item VII (7) of the agenda of the Human Rights Council, where an overwhelming majority of member states voted on The two resolutions.

The resolutions stipulate that the Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, where 38 countries voted in favor, 5 abstentions (Cameroon, Georgia, Lithuania, Romania, and Ukraine), and 4 countries against (Czech, the United States, the United Kingdom and Malawi) .

It also stipulates the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination, with 41 countries voting in favor of the resolution, 3 countries abstaining (Cameroon, Lithuania, and Romania), and 3 countries against (Czech Republic, the United States, and the United Kingdom.).

The Foreign Ministry thanked the countries and groups, including the brotherly and friendly countries that adopted, supported and voted unanimously in favor of the resolutions, and stressed that this vote constitutes a message to the fascist Israeli government and its colonial leaders that their crimes will not go unpunished, and that the land of the State of Palestine free of settlements is the place where The Palestinian people exercise their inalienable rights, foremost of which is the right to self-determination, and that there is no master on this land with Jerusalem as its capital, except for the Palestinians and their legitimate leadership.

The Foreign Ministry also stressed that countries must fulfill their obligations in confronting Israel's crimes and gross violations of human rights, and expressed its rejection of the positions of countries that did not support the decisions, their selectivity, their policies of double standards, their double standards, and their hypocrisy in dealing with human rights issues, especially when it comes to the need to expose and hold accountable. And holding Israel, the illegal occupying power, accountable for its crimes, and that the absence of taking positions and steps against human rights violations and voting has exposed these countries with their bad and negative voting, which is a black point in their record, and their unprincipled stances towards human rights, and shows their true thought that is inconsistent with human rights. The Foreign Ministry added that bad voting is encouragement, participation in crimes, and deliberate sabotage of the law-based multilateral international system.

The Foreign Ministry indicated that the adoption of Palestine's decisions comes at a time when it is necessary to confront and deter the plans of the Israeli fascist government, as confirmed by these decisions in the impermissibility of seizing lands by force or annexing any part of the land of the occupied State of Palestine, and that the transfer of the colonial occupation authority of parts of its civilian population to Our land constitutes a serious violation, a war crime that states must condemn, and hold its perpetrators accountable.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirmed that the Palestinian diplomacy, through its mission in Geneva, has worked to preserve the international consensus on the rights of our people, in a way that contributes to protecting them, achieving national independence, ending the occupation, holding the criminals of the occupation accountable and holding them accountable for their crimes, confronting the colonial system, and achieving the inalienable rights of our people, especially Self-determination and return of refugees.

The Foreign Ministry called on the states and institutions of the international community to take clear and practical measures and steps in confronting crimes and illegal actions, implementing serious measures, including confiscating weapons and enforcing criminal penalties, ensuring full accountability for and preventing all acts of terrorism committed by Israeli settlers, and taking other measures to ensure safety. and protection for Palestinian civilians and Palestinian property and to enable all victims of settler violence to access justice and effective remedies without discrimination in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and stressed that states should not recognize this tragic reality imposed by Israel, the illegal occupying power, and not provide Aid, or assistance in perpetuating it and imposing a system of penalties and consequences on this occupation, leading to its accountability and accountability until the dismantling of this colonial and apartheid system. In the resolution on settlements, the State of Palestine also requested the High Commissioner to prepare a report on the extent of implementation of previous and current resolutions to the Human Rights Council at its 55th session.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak described, on Tuesday, Finland's official accession to NATO as a "historic" event, calling on "all members" of the alliance to agree to Sweden's accession, whose membership in the alliance is hindered by two countries, Turkey and Hungary.

"This is a historic day for Finland and for NATO," Sunak said in a statement. "Now, all NATO members must take the necessary decisions to include Sweden as well, so that we can form a united alliance to defend freedom in Europe and around the world."

In turn, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly , who attended the NATO meeting in Brussels, announced additional military aid to Ukraine worth $12 million in the form of medical aid and food rations.

Cleverly said, "Russia thought its aggression would divide us. Instead, we are closely linked and resolute in our defense of the principles of freedom and the rule of law."

"Let's be clear: our door will remain open. We will welcome more allies and continue to push for swift Swedish accession," he added.

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell confirmed on Tuesday that Brussels and Washington will deal with caution with the peace agreement in Ethiopia and gradually restore relations with Addis Ababa.

After his meeting with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken , Borrell said that the peace process in Ethiopia is "one of the rare good news we have in the world."

But he made it clear that the European Union and the United States must "continue to work hand in hand" to support the agreement and slowly restore relations with the government of Abiy Ahmed.

Borrell emphasized that "the message to both the government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People's Liberation Front is to make them understand that we are monitoring the settlement of the conflict and we will only normalize our relations in a gradual way, step by step."

The war broke out in November 2020 when Abiy Ahmed sent forces into Tigray with the support of Eritrea, accusing the Tigray People's Liberation Front of attacking army bases in the region.

During the conflict, the rebels advanced towards the capital, Addis Ababa, and seemed on the verge of capturing it before Abyei's forces managed to push them back.

Under the terms of the peace agreement signed in Pretoria, the capital of South Africa, the TPLF agreed to disarm in return for access to Tigray, which was largely cut off from its surroundings during the war.

Since the agreement, the delivery of some basic needs and aid has resumed to Tigray, which has faced severe shortages of food, fuel, liquidity and medicine.

Last month, the Ethiopian parliament removed the Tigray People's Liberation Front from the official list of terrorist groups, a major step in the peace process.

The Iraqi government and the authorities of Kurdistan , the autonomous region in the north of the country, on Tuesday signed an agreement allowing the immediate resumption of the region's oil exports to Turkey , in a "temporary" settlement to a long dispute between the two parties.

Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani said during a joint press conference with the head of the regional government, Masrour Barzani, following the signing of the agreement, "We appreciate the efforts of the two parties, the federal government and the Kurdistan region, for the professional and responsible negotiations that have taken place, and we hope for them well, and we hope that they will immediately start implementing the agreement." ".

Later, Barzani said in a tweet that this agreement is "temporary" because it will allow the resumption of exporting the region's oil until the Iraqi parliament votes on the oil and gas law, "but it is a vital step to end the long dispute between Baghdad and Erbil."

The agreement, which was signed in the presence of Al-Sudani and Barzani, stipulates that Kurdistan's oil sales will be conducted through the Iraqi Oil Marketing Company "Sumer", which means that Erbil will no longer unilaterally manage the oil file.

It also stipulates that the total revenues of oil exported from the region’s fields be deposited in a bank account of the regional government with the Central Bank of Iraq or one of the banks accredited by the Central Bank of Iraq, according to what a government source in Baghdad said.

Likewise, the agreement provides for the creation of an assistant position for the general manager of the Iraqi Oil Marketing Company, provided that the Kurdistan Regional Government nominates the name that will occupy this newly created position, according to the same source.

According to the text of the agreement, and pending the approval of the budget or the oil and gas law, a temporary committee of four members will be formed from the Ministry of Oil, the Oil Marketing Company and the Ministry of Natural Resources in the region, whose task is to negotiate the sale of the region’s oil according to the sales mechanisms of the “SOMO” company, provided that the final beneficiary is known.

The file of the region's oil constitutes an obstacle in the relations between Baghdad and Erbil at a time when the Iraqi government adopted in its budget for the next three years the average selling price of a barrel of oil at $70.

The Baghdad government has always looked with anger at the Kurdistan government, which used to export the region's oil without returning to the central government, thus depriving it of its resources.

An official in the Kurdistan Regional Government told AFP that the agreement would be implemented as of "today."

The dispute between Baghdad and Erbil reached its climax ten days ago when Turkey stopped importing Kurdistan's oil.

On March 25, Turkey stopped importing oil from the Kurdistan region, 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 its northern region.

The dispute between the central government and the regional government over the oil file dates back to 2014, when Baghdad filed a lawsuit against Turkey before the arbitral tribunal, objecting to Ankara's declaration of exporting Iraqi Kurdistan's oil to global markets without the permission of the Iraqi government.

Despite Baghdad's opposition, Erbil was exporting the region's oil via Türkiye.

The region's export rate is about 450,000 barrels per day.

According to oil expert Yassar al-Maliki, the agreement "gives Baghdad the ability to view the oil sector in Iraqi Kurdistan, even if it is currently a matter of sales only."

He added that the agreement, in return, gives Erbil the ability to "increase its income by ceasing to grant large discounts" on its sales, as it used to do in the past.

Iraq is the second largest oil country in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

Iraq exports an average of 3.3 million barrels of crude oil per day, and black gold constitutes more than 90% of the Iraqi treasury resources.

In principle, according to the agreement, Erbil must hand over part of its oil production to Baghdad, which in return must pay the salaries of public servants in the region.

The Kremlin vowed on Tuesday to take "countermeasures" after Finland's accession to NATO, describing the expansion of the alliance as "undermining the security" of Russia .

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, "This is a new escalation of the situation. The expansion of NATO constitutes a violation of our security and our national interests."

"This forces us to take countermeasures. We will closely follow what is happening in Finland (...) how this matter poses a threat to us. Relevant measures will be taken. Our army will present (developments) the situation at the appropriate time," he added.

After adopting a policy of military non-alignment for three decades, Finland joined NATO on Tuesday in a strategic shift that was caused by the Russian attack on Ukraine.

Finland's accession allows the alliance to double the length of its borders, which its members share with Russia, which raises Moscow's displeasure.

Russia sees the US-led alliance as one of the main threats to its security. Kiev's desire to join the alliance was one of the reasons cited by Moscow to justify its military attack on Ukraine.

"Finland has never become anti-Russian and there is no disagreement" with it, Peskov said, explaining that its accession to the alliance "can only affect the nature of our relations" because the alliance "is not a friendly organization, but rather hostile to Russia on more than one level."

For its part, the Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed that the "countermeasures" that Moscow will take "will depend in particular on the deployment of NATO weapons or not and their quality on Finnish territory."

"Concrete measures related to the defense of Russia's northwestern borders depend on the concrete conditions for (Finland's) accession to NATO, especially the deployment of NATO's military infrastructure and weapon systems capable of launching raids on its territory," the ministry added in a statement.

On Tuesday, Finland joined NATO, becoming the 31st member of this system, after a military non-alignment policy it adopted for three decades, which constitutes a strategic turning point for the alliance that angered Russia.

And the Russian Foreign Ministry considered that by joining NATO, Finland had abandoned its "identity" and "any independence."

According to the foreign ministry, "Finland has become one of the small member states of the alliance that decides nothing and loses its voice in international affairs."

Hebron - A 65-year-old woman was killed this evening as a result of a trampling traffic accident at the northern entrance to Hebron.

Colonel Louay Arziqat, the media spokesman for the police , explained that a cargo vehicle ran over the woman at the entrance to the northern city of Hebron, which led to her serious injuries. She was transferred to Al-Mizan Hospital, and doctors announced her death later.

Colonel Arziqat added that the truck driver was arrested and the Public Prosecution office was informed, and the traffic police investigated the accident to find out its circumstances.

Today, Tuesday, the Israeli occupation forces seized 20 dunums of citizens' lands in the town of Ni'lin, west of Ramallah .

According to the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission , the seizure is in favor of expanding a military point belonging to the occupation in the area, noting that the matter is set until 12/31/2027.

The Chief Rabbi of Israel announced, on Tuesday, the ban on carrying the Jewish Passover offerings to be sacrificed at Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem.

This came in a statement issued by the Western Wall Heritage Foundation (Al-Buraq) "in the wake of news of extremist Jews' intention to bring Easter offerings to Al-Aqsa Mosque."

The statement said, "Under the direction of Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, Rabbi of the Western Wall and the Holy Places, we will work to prevent bringing animals into the area and the square of the Mughrabi Gate," which leads to the Western Wall and Al-Aqsa Mosque.

The Western Wall, the holiest site in which Jews can pray, is located below Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount.

Al-Aqsa Mosque is the third holiest site in Islam, while the Jews call it the "Temple Mount" and consider it their holiest religious place.

The Jewish holiday of Passover begins on Wednesday and sheep and goats are usually sacrificed on the eve of the holiday.

In previous years Jewish activists had tried to smuggle animals into the mosque to re-enact the sacrifice as described in the Jewish Bible.

The Temple Mount Trustees, an extremist Jewish group, called for "carrying offerings and sacrificing them on the Temple Mount (Al-Aqsa Mosque). Whoever succeeds in this sacred mission will win 20,000 shekels," or 5,570 US dollars.

The police said that "the group's official was arrested on Monday as a precautionary measure."

On Tuesday, the Israeli rabbi of the Sephardic Jews, Yitzhak Youssef, published a memorandum banning worshipers from visiting Al-Aqsa because it is a "flagrant violation of Jewish law."

This year, Easter coincides with the month of Ramadan, which attracts huge crowds to pray at Al-Aqsa Mosque.

The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, said on Monday, "The Zionist settlers' planning to slaughter sacrifices and desecrate Al-Aqsa Mosque adds fuel to the fire, and the Israeli occupation bears full responsibility for its repercussions."

Al-Aqsa Mosque is at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The Israeli forces control the entrances to the site, which is administered by the Islamic Endowments Department of Jordan.

The mosque witnesses from time to time tensions between worshipers and the Israeli police because of the Palestinians' refusal to allow Jews to enter and pray in it, considering this step as a provocation to them.

The integration of artificial intelligence into the most widely used IT software in offices around the world will allow exceptional features for those who use computers in their work, such as the ability to create a summary of a video meeting with a single click.

Microsoft (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook...) and its competitor Google (Google Docs, Gmail...) announced in mid-March that they would incorporate artificial intelligence technology into their information programs that they use. companies, and that "in a few months." The two companies announced the start of the trial phase.

And the number of studies is increasing to predict the significant impact that artificial intelligence will have on the business world, with hundreds of millions of jobs being damaged or even replaced.

"Different activities in all fields will be affected" by AI, says Nicolas Gaudime, an artificial intelligence specialist at One Point.

A recent study by Goldman Sachs indicates that about two-thirds of existing jobs in the world may become automated to varying degrees, while generative artificial intelligence (which creates content) will replace about a quarter of tasks.

Through extrapolation, the bank concluded that generative AI could automate the equivalent of 300 million full-time jobs. Administrative and legal jobs will be the most affected. On the other hand, however, generative artificial intelligence will contribute to creating new job opportunities and modern professions.

And being one of the factors for increasing productivity, “artificial intelligence may contribute in the long run to raising the global gross domestic product annually by 7%,” according to the bank.

Demonstrative videos from Microsoft and Google show what integrating artificial intelligence into their programs can provide, such as data analysis in Excel, pre-formatted emails, mailbox management, and other vast possibilities.

One of the main changes is that the user will be able to formulate their requests in simple language, without having to master the complex details of the programs.

And the pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence in France, Françoise Soulier-Voglman, confirms, during a seminar recently organized by “France Digital”, which she refers to as the first consortium of startups in Europe, that “the interface (the point of interaction between more than one component) represents a revolution” in this field.

“Once you use these tools, it will be difficult to replace them,” says Nicolas Gaudemier. “We will be able to complete additional tasks more quickly, such as looking through summary texts instead of reading entire documents. Companies that do not use them quickly will not make progress.”

"We have to help our companies grow with AI, or they won't survive," says Soulier-Fogelman. "Should we completely trust this technology? No! We should use it."

The integration of artificial intelligence into computer programs will be a win for Microsoft and Google, who will sell the new service for high sums. But companies will have to face additional challenges.

Within companies that are starting to use AI, a third of employees say the technology has automated a range of tasks, but half say it has created new ones, a survey of 5,000 employees and 2,000 companies in Europe by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development shows. and the United States, published March 23. Three-quarters of AI users say that this technology has accelerated their business.

And while 80% of users confirm that AI has improved their performance at work, 14% to 19% are very worried about losing their jobs or that AI will reduce their salaries.

57% of employees want AI to be banned in layoff decisions, while 40% want it banned in hiring procedures. Half of them fear that artificial intelligence applications in the companies they work in will collect information about them or their way of working, while they feel that they are under increasing pressure regarding their performance.

Today, Tuesday, Minister of Health Mai Al-Kaila demanded that Palestinian doctors be allowed to examine sick prisoners inside the occupation prisons , and work to provide them with the necessary medicines and treatment.

This came during a press conference held by the prisoners' institutions and national forces in Ramallah and Al-Bireh, on the issue of sick prisoners, with the participation of the sick prisoners' families: Walid Daqqa , Asif Al-Barghouti , Abdel Basset Maatan , and Khaled Coffins .

Al-Kaila said: "The policy of medical negligence is considered one of the most serious crimes and policies pursued by the occupation prison administration against prisoners, because it contains extensive tools through which it targets prisoners physically and psychologically. This policy can be read historically, in terms of how the prison administration has developed its tools." .

She pointed out that these tools formed the main reason during the past few years for the martyrdom of prisoners in the occupation prisons, the last of whom was the martyr Ahmed Abu Ali from the city of Yatta in the Hebron Governorate, who was admitted to the Israeli "Soroka" hospital.

It called for the immediate release of sick prisoners to allow them to receive appropriate treatment in specialized hospitals, holding the occupation authorities fully responsible for their lives, and held the occupation prisons administration responsible for the continuation of the series of medical negligence against prisoners.

It called on international institutions, human rights institutions, and the Red Cross, which has jurisdiction over prisoners of war, to play its necessary role towards the issue of prisoners, including what was included in the Third and Fourth Geneva Conventions, the International Covenant on Human Rights, and relevant international agreements.

For her part, Sana Salama, the wife of the sick prisoner Walid Daqqa, said: "The serious health condition that her husband reached came as a result of the deliberate medical negligence by the occupation prison administration, and the delay in transferring him to the hospital, adding that the occupation prison administration transferred him to the hospital after he arrived at the hospital." very dangerous stage.

She stressed that the next few days are crucial for the stability of his health, and if he is stable, "we hope that he will survive this health crisis."

Salama explained that any disease, whether it was a cold or a germ, to which her husband is exposed, could lead to a deterioration in his already deteriorating health condition, and exacerbate his disease (cancer).

And she called for the need to expand solidarity campaigns with sick prisoners, and for their suffering to be in the headlines of newspapers, radio and satellite channels, and for media coverage to be intensified around them, and she also called for the need to move from various official and popular levels to save sick prisoners.

For her part, Zubaida Maatan said that her husband, the prisoner Abd al-Basit Maatan, is facing a continuous deterioration in his health, as he has not received any treatment since his arrest in July 2022.

She added: "Before his arrest, her husband used to receive medicines and nutritional supplements, and when he was arrested, he took them with him, but the occupation prison administration confiscated them and prevented him from taking them, while they conceal his medical file and refuse to submit it to the courts, in order to continue extending his administrative detention."

She indicated that her husband had recently suffered from inflammation of the sciatic nerve, a continuous decrease in weight, and general weakness in the body, pointing out that since his arrest he had been transferred to the hospital twice for a tomography and an endoscopy, and a month after the image was taken, the doctor, who is a general and non-specialist doctor, confirmed to him. , that he had a mass on the lung, the nature of which was not determined.

As for Abd al-Muti al-Rifai, the father of the cancer-sick prisoner, Asif al-Rifai , from the village of Kafr Ein, northwest of Ramallah, whose condition is considered one of the most difficult cases in the occupation prisons, he said that cancerous cells have spread throughout his son’s body, and in addition to the colon, they have reached new parts of the intestines. glands, and liver, and that his health condition is rapidly deteriorating, and he urgently needs chemotherapy.

He added, "His situation is more difficult and worse than we can imagine. In every visit or trial session, it is worse than the previous one. In the last trial session, the judge decided that this last session should be in his presence, and this indicates the great danger he has reached."

Al-Rifai continued: "But Asif has a strong build, and does not give up easily, although he suffers from severe pains in his body, while the prison administration is satisfied with providing him with painkillers."

He demanded the need for urgent intervention to save the lives of sick prisoners, and for a medical delegation from the World Health Organization to be sent to see the health status of sick prisoners, especially those who are in the clinic in Ramla prison.

For her part, Ahlam Al-Tawabit, the wife of the sick prisoner Khaled Tawabit, who has been administratively detained since last November, said that her husband, who is in Ofer prison, urgently needs open-heart surgery, as he suffers from a weak heart valve, and it was scheduled to be performed for him. process before his arrest.

And international institutions and human rights called for the necessity of urgent intervention in order to release the prisoners, especially the sick ones.

It is noteworthy that the number of sick prisoners in the occupation prisons is 700 prisoners whose health condition has been diagnosed only, of whom 24 suffer from cancer and tumors of varying degrees.

The President of the Palestinian Football Association, Lieutenant General Jibril Rajoub , affirmed that the failure to hold Israel responsible for the attacks it commits against sports in Palestine hinders our ability to fulfill our obligations to compete in national and international competitions.

This came during a press conference held today, Tuesday, at the headquarters of the Palestinian Football Association in the town of Al-Ram, north of occupied Jerusalem.

Rajoub explained that the attack carried out by the Israeli occupation forces, on the evening of March 30, during the Martyr Yasser Arafat Cup final match at Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium in the town of Al-Ram, is not the first of its kind in which sports are targeted in Palestine, and was preceded by dozens of violations that The Israeli occupation authorities targeted athletes and facilities, killing, injuring and arresting a number of players.

Rajoub presented, in front of a group of ambassadors, consuls and members of diplomatic missions working in Palestine, an explanation of the recent attack by the occupation forces, in the cup final match between the Balata Camp Center and Jabal Mukaber teams, in the presence of about 2,000 fans, as well as a group of foreign diplomats.

He said: "At around eleven o'clock in the evening, two heavily armed Israeli occupation forces arrived at the entrance to the headquarters of the Palestinian Football Association and surrounded the stadium. The occupation forces, without any justification, fired a barrage of tear gas and rubber-coated metal bullets towards the floor." The stadium and the stands, which led to the injury of dozens of fans, including children, which in turn led to the suspension of the match for an hour, until the medical staff managed to treat the injured and evacuate the main national stadium.

He stated that at the end of the match, the occupation forces resumed their attack by massively firing tear gas canisters at the stadium, wounding the players, referees and officials of the Palestinian Football Association, who did not leave the stadium.

Rajoub stressed that he was keen to denounce and denounce the attacks and assaults committed by the Israeli occupation forces on a regular basis against athletes and sports infrastructure.

He said: “We have always detailed in our reports to FIFA, the Asian Football Confederation and other international federations and organizations the difficulties of practicing sports in Palestine, due to the policies and practices of the Israeli occupation, but to this day, no action has been taken to hold Israel responsible for the attacks it is committing and which impede the ability of Palestine, as a member of FIFA, to fulfill its obligations to compete in national and international competitions.”

The President of the Palestinian Football Association confirmed that FIFA was provided with detailed information about football clubs in illegal settlements established on the occupied Palestinian lands, which the Israeli Football Association allows to play illegally in the Israeli league, while they benefit from the funding allocated by FIFA. for development, which constitutes a flagrant violation of FIFA's own rules and regulations. Unfortunately, FIFA did nothing about it!

Rajoub denounced the culture of turning a blind eye and not punishing those responsible for the repeated attacks against players and sports facilities in Palestine. Ma'ale Adumim and Pisgat Ze'ev.

He stated that the international community had taken action against cases in other contexts, but the Israeli occupation constituted an example of impunity at all levels, including at the level of FIFA regulations and regulations, the basic principles of the United Nations Charter as well as the Olympic Charter.

He demanded international protection for our people in light of the repeated attacks and attacks, and an end to the policy of impunity with which such practices are met by Israel.

Rajoub concluded his statement by saying, "Depriving Palestinians of their right to safely practice sports sums up the general reality they suffer from under the Israeli occupation."

Swedish intelligence announced on Tuesday the arrest of five people on suspicion of preparing a "terrorist attack" in Sweden in response to the Swedish-Danish extremist Rasmus Paludan's burning of a Quran in front of the Turkish embassy in Stockholm in January.

"The current case is one of several that the Swedish Security Service has been working on, in relation to the burning of the Qur'an," Susanna Trehorning, deputy head of the counter-terrorism unit at the ISA, said in a statement, noting that the suspects are linked to "Islamic extremism" in the world. .

On Monday, Chinese Minister of Culture Hu Heping and his Egyptian counterpart Nevin Al-Kilani inaugurated an art exhibition entitled "The Meeting of Artists on the Silk Road" at the Palace of Arts in the Cairo Opera House.

The exhibition, which will continue until April 30, and is organized by the Chinese and Egyptian Ministries of Culture and the League of Arab States, includes 47 works of art by Arab artists and 40 works of painting and artistic ceramics created by Chinese artists, among the works that embody their true emotions and efforts to advance Chinese-Arab friendship in the field of art.

Chinese Minister of Culture and Tourism Hu Heping expressed his happiness at the opening of the exhibition "The Meeting of Artists on the Silk Road" and his sincere appreciation to Chinese and Arab artists, adding that the friendship between China and Arab countries is rooted in the depths of history and renewed over time, and exchange and cooperation between China and Arab countries have been achieved. Fruitful achievements in the fields of culture and tourism.

He continued, saying that this exhibition includes 87 works of art by Chinese and Arab artists, including Chinese photography, oil painting, ceramic paintings and other various art forms that are characterized by unique skill and brilliant colors, to be a beautiful window to explore China and an important way to understand the identity of Arab cultures.

He stressed that the Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism is keen to work with the Arab side to actively implement the achievements of the first Chinese-Arab summit and continue to deepen cooperation in the fields of culture and tourism, hoping that Chinese and Arab artists will continue to make efforts to enhance Chinese-Arab friendship and increase understanding between peoples.

For her part, Egyptian Minister of Culture Nevin Al-Kilani confirmed that the opening of the exhibition "The Meeting of Artists on the Silk Road" comes in appreciation of the prominent role played by the Silk Road over many centuries in promoting cultural exchange between countries.

Al-Kilani added in a speech during the opening ceremony that in addition to its main role as a commercial corridor, this road had a major role in enriching ancient civilizations, especially the Egyptian and Chinese civilizations.

And she considered that the visit of the Chinese Minister of Culture and Tourism and his accompanying delegation to Egypt is "a continuation and consolidation of the distinguished cultural relations that bring our two countries together," noting that the Egyptian-Chinese relations have witnessed, over more than seven decades, continuous development in all fields, and cultural relations have always been the main engine. The relations between the two states and the two peoples, as these relations bear a common cultural heritage that is characterized by striving to establish a culture of peace and mutual benefit and the call for democratic relations and respect for the culture of the other.

And she added that Egypt and China officially signed the cultural cooperation agreement between them in 1956.

Since that date until now, many executive programs have been signed that embody cultural cooperation between the two countries in its various tourism, educational and media dimensions, in addition to mutual visits, holding joint exhibitions, organizing mutual cultural years, and opening cultural offices and institutions in the two capitals, Cairo and Beijing.

The Egyptian minister stressed that Egypt and China are still making unremitting efforts to deepen their cultural relationship, which confirms the depth of the historical relations between the two countries.

In her turn, Ambassador Haifa Abu Ghazaleh, Assistant Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, affirmed the keenness of the League and its member states to participate in this exhibition, which she hoped would achieve the desired goals, noting that the Arab and Chinese sides have a long history and a bright cultural heritage, soft power and positive and common human values. Such as tolerance, peace, brotherhood, communication with the other, and coexistence between cultures and civilizations, it contributed to the harmony and harmony of the Arab and Chinese cultures and civilizations.

She believed that the exhibition confirms the keenness of the Arab countries to strengthen their relations with China in various fields, the most important of which is the cultural field, and she hoped that the exhibition would tour all Arab countries.

The Israeli "Salem" court postponed the trial of the hunger-striking prisoner Khader Adnan until May 29, 2023.

The "Mahjat al-Quds" Foundation said, "The court's decision is tantamount to an execution against the prisoner Adnan, not caring about his hunger strike, which he has been waging for the 59th day in a row, and in light of the seriousness of his health condition."

The Israeli occupation forces had re-arrested the prisoner Adnan from his home, on the fifth of February, and declared his hunger strike from the moment of his first arrest. His arrest was accompanied by searches, vandalism of the house, and threats to his family.

A stand was organized in Tulkarem , today, Tuesday, in front of the Red Cross office, in solidarity and support for the prisoners in the Israeli occupation prisons .

A number of the prisoners’ families, activists, and representatives of the national action factions participated in the vigil, stressing the need to intensify official and popular solidarity activities with the prisoners, especially at this time when they are being subjected to a fierce attack by the occupation prison administration, from isolation, transfers, medical negligence, and increasing disease cases. It worsened in the so-called "Ramla Prison Hospital".

They stressed the need to prioritize the issue of prisoners in all international and local forums, in order to send a message to the international community and its human rights and humanitarian institutions to move towards supporting their cause, exposing the occupation’s violations against them, and pressing for their release, especially the female prisoners and patients who are in dire need of treatment, in The number of chronic and serious diseases continued to increase.

The New York Times revealed last week that the company of Jared Kushner , son-in-law of former President Donald Trump , and one of the most important supporters of the current Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu (who was prime minister when Kushner worked from the White House from 20/1/2017 to 20/1/2021) )

According to the report, Kushner Private Equity Company has received hundreds of millions of dollars in investments from the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, following a previous investment of $2 billion from Saudi Arabia for the project that was launched shortly after former President Trump vacated the White House (20/ 1/21) and his son-in-law Kushner left the White House on the same day.

The report stated that a sovereign wealth fund in the UAE invested more than $200 million in Kushner's company (Affinity Partners), while an unnamed Qatari entity invested a similar amount.

The reported investments appear to show the continued efforts of Kushner and other senior members of the previous Trump administration to capitalize on the close relationships they built with the Middle East during his presidency.

Kushner developed a close relationship with many prominent figures across the Middle East, including Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, also known by his initials MBS, with whom he engaged for years through emails, text messages and other forms of communication, According to a previous report by The New York Times.

During his time in the Trump administration, the Saudi royal family gifted him two swords and a dagger worth about $48,000, and he ended up paying the US government after leaving office, in line with US law.

And in 2021, Kushner founded the “Abraham Peace Accords Institute,” which focuses on normalization and promoting trade and tourism between the four Arab countries and Israel.

And the New York Times confirms that “six months after leaving the Trump administration, Kushner obtained an investment of two billion dollars from the Saudi sovereign wealth fund, led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and the investment came despite the objections of the Saudi Public Investment Fund advisers, who pointed out” Lack of "fund management" experience.

But despite these relationships Kushner has forged, Emirati and Qatari officials were initially reluctant to invest in his private equity fund, in part because of the political risks attached to the investments, people familiar with the two governments' internal deliberations told The New York Times.

For years, former US officials used their position in government to sign lucrative contracts with the Gulf states. Some US lawmakers have criticized this, but there are few laws to stop it.

In October 2022, two investigations by The Washington Post found that hundreds of retired US military officers used their military backgrounds to strike lucrative business deals in foreign countries, mostly between Gulf monarchies such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. And at least 280 military retirees have sought permission to work for the UAE, either as military contractors or consultants.

And in June of the same year, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform launched an investigation into Kushner's business dealings in the Middle East.

In a letter, Congresswoman Caroline Maloney requested documents regarding a $2 billion investment from Saudi Arabia in Kushner's firm, Affinity Partners.

The number of children in Palestine reached 2.39 million children out of the estimated total population in mid-2023, at a rate of about 44%, of whom 1.22 million are male children and 1.17 million female children, 41% in the West Bank and 47% in the Gaza Strip .

The Central Bureau of Statistics stated in a report, on the occasion of the Palestinian Child Day, that 882 children were arrested during the year 2022, and the occupation forces are still detaining 150 children in their prisons, including 7 children under administrative detention, while 56 children were martyred during the year 2022, and 17 children until now. April 1 of this year.

Registered marriage contracts for females under the age of 18 are higher in the Gaza Strip than in the West Bank

There is a significant decrease in the rates of early marriage for both sexes (under the age of 18 years), as the percentage of females under the age of 18 who got married in 2021 reached about 12% of the total number of females who got married during the same year, with 6% in the West Bank and 19% in the West Bank. % in the Gaza Strip, while this percentage was about 24% in 2010. The percentage of males (under 18 years old) who got married in 2021 was about 0.4% of the total males who got married during the same year, while in 2010 this percentage was about 2%.

School students make up a quarter of the population in Palestine

The preliminary data of the Ministry of Education for the academic year 2022/2023 indicated that the number of school students in Palestine reached about 1.388 million students, of whom 1.116 million students are in the basic stage, of whom about 51% are males compared to 49% females, and 272 thousand male and female students At the secondary level, 45% of them are males, compared to 55% of females.

Child labor in the age group (10-17) years in the West Bank is higher than that of the Gaza Strip

Data for the year 2022 showed that the percentage of working children (whether paid or unpaid) in Palestine amounted to about 3% of the total number of children in the age group (10-17 years), with about 5% in the West Bank and 1% in the Gaza Strip. And (6% of male children compared to 0.3% of female children). The percentage of children who work and attend schools is about 1%, with 2% in the West Bank and 0.4% in the Gaza Strip. At the gender level, the percentage was about 2% for males compared to 0.2% for females during 2022.

53% of children are paid employees

About 9 out of every ten children in the age group (10-17 years) use the Internet in Palestine, and about 9 out of every ten children (89%) in the age group (10-17 years) use the Internet, with 94% in the West Bank and 82% in the West Bank. % in the Gaza Strip, and this percentage was equal between male and female children, reaching about 89% for the year 2022.

About 4 out of every ten children (39%) in the age group (10-17 years) own a mobile phone, 54% in the West Bank and 19% in the Gaza Strip. At the gender level, the percentage was about 44% for males, compared to 34% for females in 2022.

Electronic violence and violence through communications against children

About 10% of children (12-17 years) in Palestine have been exposed to a form of electronic violence through a social media outlet. 11% in the West Bank and 9% in the Gaza Strip during 2019.

About 3% of children (12-17 years) were exposed to violence through communications (i.e. threatening, blackmailing, or harassing people or different parties through calls or messages) in Palestine; 3% in the West Bank and 2% in the Gaza Strip during 2019.