Afghan forces raided a hideout of the Islamic State terrorist group ( ISIS ) in northern Afghanistan's Balkh province, killing six militants, provincial police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri said today (Tuesday).

Waziri told reporters that the Afghan security forces launched operations against the ISIS hideout in the Shahi River district on Monday evening.

Islamic State, which has claimed responsibility for some of the deadliest bombings in Afghanistan over the past year, has not issued any comment on the raid.

Afghanistan's caretaker government has played down the Islamic State group as a security threat, vowing to root out armed opponents in the war-torn country.

Two Israeli soldiers were wounded, this morning, Tuesday, in a stabbing attack in the Bethr Ya'akov area near Rishon Lezion, south of Tel Aviv .

The condition of one of the soldiers was described as serious, but he was in stable condition, and the other was slightly injured.

The perpetrator of the attack was arrested at the scene, and it turned out that he was a resident of Hebron , according to the Hebrew channel Reshet Kan.

While the Israeli Army Radio stated that no one else was accompanying the porter, according to preliminary estimates, and the combing operations were stopped.

The volume of expressway cargo transportation through the "new international land-sea trade corridor" grew in the first quarter of this year, along with a significant increase in the number of trucks, according to the Chongqing Logistics Expressway Base in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality.

During this period, 1,306 truck trips transported goods worth about 991 million yuan (about 144.03 million US dollars), up 316 percent and 394 percent year on year, respectively, as the service delivered 2,939 standard containers (twenty-foot equivalent), carrying Goods with a total weight of 28,100 tons.

In March, 403 truck trips delivered 907 standard containers of goods, worth about 308 million yuan, up year-on-year by 153 percent, 153 percent and 377 percent, respectively.

The cross-border expressway freight service was launched in Chongqing in April 2016, mainly serving the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

This service greatly reduced transportation time compared to sea freight.

As of March 31, 11 cross-border expressway freight service routes have been launched, covering more than 30 cities in Southeast Asia and parts of South and Central Asia, through which auto parts, motorcycle parts, laptops, and fruits are transported from Chongqing and other regions. other to ASEAN countries.

It is worth noting that foreign trade in Chongqing, an inland city on the fast track of China's new round of opening-up, hit a record high of 815.84 billion yuan in 2022, up 2 percent from 2021.

The World Health Organization reported on Tuesday that one out of every six people in the world suffers from infertility, underlining the urgent need to expand access to affordable and good quality treatments.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus noted in a new report that "one in six people in the world is unable to conceive a child at some point in their lives, regardless of the region they live in or the resources available to them."

The World Health Organization confirmed that this situation represents a "major health problem" affecting 17.8% of the adult population in rich countries and 16.5% of the population of low- or middle-income countries.

"The report, the first of its kind to be issued in ten years, revealed an important fact that infertility does not discriminate between people," Gebrisius said.

The report did not refer to the medical or environmental reasons behind infertility, or how this health problem has evolved over time, but it provided a preliminary idea of its prevalence by analyzing all the studies that dealt with it between 1990 and 2021.

The report showed that "infertility affects a large portion of the world's population" because this health problem affects 17.5% of adults worldwide.

Gebrisios stressed that "infertility affects millions of people," but despite that, "it has not been covered by sufficient studies, while the necessary treatments face a lack of funding and are not available to many due to their high costs, the social stigma associated with the problem, and their insufficient availability."

He added, "The large percentage of those affected by infertility shows the need to expand access to fertility care, and to ensure that this issue is not marginalized in research and health policies, so that effective and affordable treatments become available to those who wish to get rid of this problem."

According to the World Health Organization, infertility is a disease of the male or female reproductive system, defined by the inability to reach a pregnancy result after 12 months or more of regular intercourse without the use of contraception. Infertility can cause psychological stress, ostracism and financial distress for those affected.

"Pregnancy is usually accompanied by great social pressure," said Pascal Alotei, Director of the Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health at the World Health Organization, during the presentation of the report to reporters, adding that "bearing children is still in some countries a necessary process linked to society's view of femininity and marriage." “Failure to conceive often carries a social stigma.”

She pointed out that "people who face the problem of infertility often suffer from anxiety and depression," noting that there is "an increased risk of domestic violence associated with infertility."

The World Health Organization has called on countries to develop methods of preventing, diagnosing and treating infertility that include assisted reproductive technologies such as artificial insemination.

"We want to ensure that the silence around infertility is broken, by making sure it is built into sexual and reproductive policies and services and related financing," said Dr. Getu Mburo of the World Health Organisation.

While the report presented data confirming the "high prevalence of infertility in the world", it also highlighted the lack of data in several countries, including African countries and countries in the eastern Mediterranean and Southeast Asia.

He called on countries to ensure the availability of more data on infertility, disaggregated by age and causes, to help determine the extent of the problem and understand who needs fertility treatment, and how the risks of infertility can be reduced.

The Hebrew newspaper Haaretz reported, on Tuesday, that the Israeli police had deciphered less than 5 percent of the murders that occurred among Palestinians inside Israel since the beginning of 2023, compared to more than 83 percent of murder cases among Jews.

During the first quarter of this year, 40 Palestinians were killed, and two others since the beginning of this month, which is a record at all, while 21 were killed in the same period last year.

Of the 42 murder cases in which investigations were opened this year, the Israeli police were able to solve the mystery of only two cases, one in Shuafat camp, and the other in Jisr al-Zarqa.

According to the Hebrew newspaper, the Israeli police are usually unable to get their hands on the killers, and in most cases they do not even arrest suspects, as confirmed by a senior police official.

Another officer said: "Assigning the police on a large scale to deal with the demonstrations makes it difficult to deal with murder cases. We are only at the beginning of the year and there are dozens of murder cases, and there are dozens like them from last year that have not yet been resolved."

According to the newspaper, the so-called Minister of National Security , Itamar Ben Gvir , avoids holding regular talks, as his predecessor used to do, to fight crimes among the Palestinians of the interior, so that contacts between his office and the Arab local authorities were cut off since he assumed the ministry.

An Israeli official said that this issue is not a priority for Ben Gvir at the present time.

The Israeli government intends to double the budget allocated to settlers who monitor Palestinian construction in Area C, according to the Oslo Accords.

And according to the Hebrew newspaper Haaretz, the Ministry of Settlements will allocate 40 million shekels to the local and regional settlement councils, instead of 20 that were allocated in the past during the Bennett-Lapid government, for this step that contributes to the demolition of Palestinian homes, indicating that the amount will be disbursed only after approval. On the general budget in the Knesset, which was approved in a first reading.

The Department of Lands in the settlements has been working for years to monitor Palestinian land and land cultivation, and submits its reports to the Civil Administration and the Israeli army.

Drones, tablets, and vehicles are used in monitoring operations.

In recent years, the Civil Administration has also run a hotline calling on settlers to report Palestinian construction work, as part of a strategic plan aimed at uprooting Palestinians from Area C.

The Hebrew newspaper Haaretz said, on Tuesday, that the repeated Israeli strikes against Iran and Hezbollah in Syria aim at trying to restore deterrence against them and restore the balance of terror to prevent any new attacks after the attack that took place at the Megiddo intersection near Haifa, when an explosive device was detonated on the thirteenth of last March. As a result, a Palestinian resident of the Green Line was seriously injured, and the perpetrator of the attack was killed after he was pursued before returning to Lebanon.

According to the newspaper, Israel has so far hinted at Hezbollah's responsibility for the operation with the help of Iran, but it has not yet officially accused them, noting that the intensified attacks in recent days seem to come in response to the Megiddo attack, which is seen as a radical departure from Hezbollah's policy in the past decade and a half.

The newspaper says: "It can be assumed that Israel saw in the attack evidence of a new line adopted by Hezbollah with Iranian encouragement, and the Lebanese party appreciates, as evidenced by the speeches of its illiterate general, Hassan Nasrallah, that Israel is mired in internal crises, and therefore will refrain from harsh reactions, in addition to So they believe in Tehran and Beirut that it is possible to link the friction in the north with the Palestinian events and attacks and encourage more of them, especially during the month of Ramadan.

She indicated that the Israeli attacks prompted Iran to send a drone on Sunday evening, before it was shot down over Wadi al-Hula, and it was not reported whether it was offensive or on a filming mission, noting that Iran took a similar step from Syria in 2018, followed by air strikes. It lasted about 3 months.

The newspaper says, however, that despite the political and constitutional crisis, the Israeli response policy has been completely restricted so far, noting that Israel seems to have avoided attacking Hezbollah targets in Lebanon to prevent the region from being dragged into the war, and therefore focuses its attacks against Hezbollah and Iran targets in Syria.

The Hebrew newspaper, Yedioth Ahronoth, said, on Tuesday, that the shooting that took place yesterday evening, from the separation wall with Jenin towards Kibbutz Maale Gilboa , sparked a state of terror among the settlers who live in the quiet kibbutz.

The kibbutz is located within the lands of the Green Line, and the houses that sustained minor damage as a result of the shooting are about 800 meters away from the separation wall from which the shooting was launched.

According to the newspaper, this is the first time that the kibbutz has been exposed to fire from the direction of the separation wall.

She pointed out that the houses that were damaged were newly built, noting that there were no injuries because the kibbutz residents were preparing to celebrate the so-called "Passover".

The French Football Federation's decision not to allow matches to be suspended to allow Muslim players to break their fast during Ramadan sparked controversy among the league, unlike what is happening in other European leagues.
The "Ultras" group raised the Paris Saint-Germain fans on Sunday at the "Parc des Princes" stadium, a banner criticizing the French Federation for the game, whose firm position on Ramadan contradicts the decisions taken in neighboring countries that sympathize with those who fast.
The issue came to light after the French Federation sent a message to the referees on Thursday reminding them of the applicable laws. Stopping matches during the evening that coincides with the end of fasting for Muslim players "does not respect the provisions of the federation's statute."
"The idea is that there is a time for everything. A time for sports, a time for religious rituals," Eric Borghini, head of the Federal Referees Committee, told AFP.
For Borghini, who is a member of the federation's executive committee, it is simply a matter of "strict application of Article 1 of the federation's statute regarding the demand for respect for the principle of secularism in football."
From this reality, the football community has reinvigorated the debate, old and regular, over what should be French secularism: the freedom to practice one's religion freely, or the primacy of applying common laws to religious beliefs.
"In 2023 we can stop the match for 20 minutes to make decisions, but not for one minute to drink water," Luca Dini, Aston Villa's English player, wrote on social media.
Contrary to the controversy in France, the English Football Association took the decision to stop the matches for a short period to allow Muslim players to break the fast during the month of Ramadan, which began on March 22.
And the Dutch League recently took the same steps for the first time, while the head of the referees in the German League announced last year that he supports the referees who decide to grant such a kind of break.
In Italy and Spain, no decisions were planned, but the door to discussion was not legislated on this issue. Moroccan Sofiane Amrabat (Fiorentina), for example, took advantage of the therapists entering the field to drink water and eat food on Saturday evening during the 1-0 victory over Inter.
England remains the leader in this issue due to the adoption of rest periods two years ago, under the influence of what French Wesley Fofana and Senegalese Sheikho Kouyate, players of Leicester City and Crystal Palace at the time, did after they decided to stop eating in the middle of the match.
"I was born in France and worked there, but there is a big difference between France and England. The English set a good example," said Mali Abdallah Doucoure, Everton midfielder.
In the same context, Nice coach Didier Degard said on Friday, "We know that they are more open than us on this issue and it has always been so. It would be great if France did the same, but no one would worry if that did not happen."
At Nice, where many players spend the month of Ramadan, the most important point is related to the health status of players who may feel unwell during the fasting period, according to the young coach.
"We accompany them as best we can. We have a high-quality performance center. They are monitored in terms of food and water," Degar added.
In the Nantes team, Muslim players are exempt from eating meals together and from the second training period, during the days that witness the establishment of two training periods.
"There is support, there is listening," says Canary coach Antoine Kombuare, but "on match day you shouldn't fast. There's a lot of effort, you have to be ready. Those who fast are not in the group. I don't want them." Justification for not summoning the Algerian Joan Hajjam against Reims on Sunday in the 29th stage competitions (Nantes lost

Tottenham, led by its temporary coach, rose to fourth place in the England Football Championship , drawing with its host Everton 1-0 on Monday, in a match that the two teams ended with ten players at the end of the twenty-ninth stage.
Tottenham raised its tally to 50 points, ahead by goal difference from Manchester United, who fell to fifth place by losing to Newcastle III, 0-2, on Sunday. Newcastle, in turn, has 50 points, but Tottenham played two games more than its competitors.
Tottenham played the match under the leadership of its Italian coach, Christian Stellini, who was an assistant to his compatriot Antonio Conte, after the latter was dismissed from his post last week.
Stilney previously supervised some of Tottenham's matches this season when Conte was recovering from gallbladder surgery.
The Tottenham board decided to appoint Stellini until the end of the season before choosing a new coach.
For the second time in a row, Tottenham gave up winning away from home, after advancing in its last match before the international break over Southampton 3-1 until the last minutes before the latter scored two goals to come up with a valuable point in its struggle to remain among the elite clubs.
The first half was very monotonous, as both teams failed to create real chances at the goal gate.
The turning point in the second half was in favor of Tottenham, when Everton's international financial midfielder, Abdellay Doucoure, was sent off after a fight between him and Harry Kane (58).
Matters got worse for Everton after the referee awarded a penalty kick in favor of Tottenham ten minutes after the expulsion incident, following a mistake made by defender Michael Kane. Harry Kane successfully set out on it (68), raising his tally to 22 goals this season, in second place for the top scorer after Manchester City's Norwegian top scorer Erling Holland. with 28 goals.
Tottenham thought that he was on his way to collect the three points and rise to third place, but he, in turn, was subjected to an accident by his Brazilian striker Lucas Moura in the 88th minute, six minutes after his participation as a substitute.
And Tottenham paid a dear price for this expulsion, because Everton equalized immediately after this incident by the center of his defense, Michael Keane, who fired a missile into the net of French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, who returned between the three woods after an absence since February due to injury.

Al-Arabi continued to put pressure on Al-Duhail, the leaders of the Qatari Football League , after they overcame Umm Salal 2-0 on Monday at the end of the eighteenth round.
Al-Shaab raised its score to 40 points, consolidating its second position, and bringing back the two-point difference from Al-Duhail, to continue to cling to its chances of competing for the title that has been absent from its coffers for more than 25 years. On the other hand, Umm Salal’s balance was frozen at point 13 in the penultimate position leading to the relegation playoff to the ranks of second-division clubs.
Al-Arabi owes its thirteenth victory in the league to its Syrian star, Omar Al-Soma, who scored two goals (33 and 75).
Coach Younis Ali's team imposed complete control over the course of the first half, creating many opportunities, before scoring the first goal after a beautiful sentence started by Spaniard Ravina Alcantara to pass the ball to Abdullah Al-Muraisi, who in turn prepared it for Omar Al-Soma to turn it into the net (33).
Despite Umm Salal's attempts to return to the match in the second half, Al-Arabi's counter-attacks found efficacy to consolidate the result when Alcantara sent a cross that was met by Al-Somah.

The basketball team of Khadamat Al-Bureij Club – the defending champion – qualified for the final of the Sector Basketball League, in the opening of the Golden Square matches for the return round of the 2022/2023 sports season, which are being sponsored by Jawwal, with its second victory over its competitor Khadamat Al-Bureij, with a score of 84-40 over Abu Youssef Al-Najjar Hall. In the city of Khan Yunis, in the presence of members of the management of the federation and the management of the two major clubs, and a large crowd that crowded the stands on a Ramadan evening.

The match was strong, and Al-Bureij decided most of the results of the quarters of the match in his favor in a match that started strong and a great defensive force. This affected the scoring of points from both teams, until the first 5 minutes and a half, so Ramy El-Gamal scored 8 points for Al-Bureij, including a hat-trick, and two points for each of Nashat Kaskin and Ahmed Wishah. And Ahmed Mahdi and Eid Al-Shaer, and for Rafah 5 points Ahmed Abu Al-Saud, Mahmoud Adwan and Mahmoud Abu Shaar, to end the quarter 16-5 for Al-Bureij.

In the second quarter, Rafah's performance improved, and Salah emerged, scoring 9 points by dipping into the basket, 6 points scored by Ibrahim Al-Maghari, 3 points by Abu Shaar, Thaer Issa responded to Al-Bureij, and 2 points by Abu Rahal, to end the quarter 18-15 for Rafah.

In the third quarter, Al-Bureij dominated defensively and offensively, and pressured the entire stadium on the Rafah players to clamp down on them, which weighed heavily on the latter’s players. They scored only 7 points with a hat-trick by Ahmed Salah, and 4 points for Mahmoud Adwan. Al-Bureij players showered the Rafah basket with points, so Abu Rahal scored 11 One point, including a triple, 9 points for Ahmed Weshah, 8 points for Nashat Kaskin, including a dip in the basket, and 5 free throws scored by Thaer Issa, and two points for Al Shaer, Al Jamal and Fadi Abu Jalal, to end the quarter 39-9 for Al Bureij.

In the fourth, Al-Bureij settled matters, as Jabr scored 6 points, Rahal hat-trick, 3 points for Musleh, and two points for a knife, while Rafah scored two hat-tricks through Salah and Al-Maghari, and two points for Al-Hams and Hassanein, to end the quarter 14-10 for Al-Bureij, with a total score of 84-40. The referee of the match: Dooley Basil Kron, Dooley Saeed Diazadeh, Ahmed Al-Qadi for the square, scorer Mohamed Salahat Mikati, Mohamed Al-Aloul Mikati match, 24 seconds, Tamer Qeshta.

Match of the day

Today, Monday, at nine o'clock in the evening, the youth of Al-Bureij and its host, the YMCA, will meet at Saad Sail Hall in the Palestine Sports Complex, to determine the second team that qualifies to meet Khadamat Al-Bureij in the final.

Ramadan tournament for old players

(6) teams qualified for the second round of the Ramadan tournament for veterans, organized by the Palestinian Association for Veteran Athletes throughout the holy month of Ramadan, under the auspices of Abdel Salam Haniyeh, Assistant Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, at the Gaza Sports Club.

In the second group, the decision of the promoted players was postponed after the positive tie dominated the first match that brought together Shabab Jabalia and its Palestinian counterpart negatively, bringing the balance of the two teams to 4 points. Gaza Sports topped the fourth group and advanced to the second round after its victory over Beit Hanoun, who rose second from the group, with a 2-1 victory, scored by Muhammad Abu Hashem and Nizam Al-Salmi, and for the loser Omar Al-Zaanin.

Al-Daraj Club, which topped the third group, accompanied by Al-Zaytoun, qualified for the second round after its victory over Al-Mashtal 5-2, scored by Hazem Shteiwi – a double, Muhammad Shteiwi, Muhammad Moqbel, Moayad Abu Afash, and the arboretum, “Ahmed Al-Jamal.” Al-Shati qualified as the leader of the first group, accompanied by Al-Sadaqa Second to the group. Gaza Sports Club qualified as the leader of the fourth group, accompanied by Beit Hanoun. The referee of the matches: “Muhammad Al-Hasani, Abdullah Abu Osheba, Hassan Salah.

The championship is supervised by: Ziyad Abu Samra as president, Hossam Al-Gharbawi in the media, Muhammad Abu Riyala, Rajaa Al-Haj Ahmed.

Ziyad Abu Samra, head of the supervising committee, confirmed that the matches of the second round of the championship will be held on floodlights at the Gaza Sports Club stadium in Sudan, and the championship matches will continue today, and two matches will be held, the first of which will bring together the apples with Palestine, and the police union and Jabalia youth will meet, and all matches will start according to the schedule distributed to the clubs at the hour Three o'clock in the afternoon at the Gaza Sports Club stadium in Al-Sudaniyya.

Jerusalem Basketball Championship

The team of the late Khalil Abu Ghazal won the Jerusalem Championship, which was organized by the Sports Department of Hamas in the Al-Maghazi area, crowned the competitions of the Jerusalem Ramadan Basketball Championship, which was held at the Al-Maghazi Club Stadium, by defeating the team of the martyr Ashraf Darwish with a score of 62-41, in a solemn celebration and a Ramadan evening. Distinguished, the masses were entertained, in the presence of Eid Musleh, head of the sports department in the central region, Rabih al-Bar, head of the sports department in al-Maghazi camp, Mamdouh al-Omari, head of the administrative body in al-Maghazi, Abd al-Basit al-Awdat, head of the Maghazi Services Club, members of the board of directors, and Karam Abu Madin of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports and Lviv. From sports cadres, national and legal personalities, dignitaries and mayors, and a large crowd of fans, followers, and fans of the game. And in the closing ceremony, which began with the reading of verses from the Holy Quran on the souls of the martyrs

The central speech of the celebration, Rabih Barr, Head of the Sports Department, thanked the Maghazi Services Club for hosting the tournament, and stressed that the holding of such tournaments came to show the extent of Maghazi’s love for this game and to show the competitive strength in the tournament, praising the great discipline of the players and the fans in the success of this tournament, which will be A gateway to launch more tournaments in the coming days. In conclusion, the committee supervising the tournament and the attendance of personalities honored the winning team with the title cup and gold medals, and the second team with silver medals, as well as honoring the tournament referees.

The referee of the meeting: Saeed Ziazadeh, Moamen Al-Jarba, Musa Ghannam, Mikati Marwan Hamad, and the recorder, Muhammad Al-Salahat.

End of the Friendship Tournament

The Friendship Sports Club concluded the first chess tournament for the year 2023, which was organized by the club at its headquarters, under the supervision of the Chess Federation in cooperation with the Sports Committee, in a ceremony attended by Dr. Hazem Shehadeh, President of the Club, Sherif Dhaher, Vice President of the Chess Federation, and Engineer Ahmed Abu Salmiya, Director of the Club.

Shehadeh welcomed the attendees, and announced the establishment of a chess school that will open its doors next July, and professional courses for the game will also be organized, stressing that the club will take care of the game, as it is a mental game that will increase the mental strength of the players, and it is called the game of geniuses. For his part, Daher congratulated the winners of the tournament, thanking the Friendship Club for hosting and the wonderful organization. Daher set the date for the start of the federation's central tournament, which he set on the first of next May, through which Palestine's representatives will be selected in the foreign tournaments.

Honoring the winners

In conclusion, the player Imad Nasr won the first place with 8 points, and Muhammad Shehadeh came in the second place with 7 points, Abdullah Al-Nazla in the third place with 7 points, Musab Nassar and Nidal Al-Raei in the fourth and fifth places with the same balance of points, and the positions between them were decided according to the system Internationally accredited Swiss. It is noteworthy that more than 70 players participated in the tournament. The tournament referee is a team of referees consisting of: Samir Kanaan, Muhammad Abu Asr, Atef Abu Zaid.

Postponement of the final flight

The Palestinian Volleyball Association postponed the final match of the Martyr Dr. Ibrahim Al-Maqadmeh Volleyball Championship, which will bring together the two poles of the game, Friendship, the title holder and the Super Cup champion, and Khadamat Jabalia the runner-up, and the champion of the Jenin Martyrs Cup, to Friday, corresponding to 4/7/2023 instead. From Wednesday 4/5/2023 at Saad Sail Hall at half past eight, and it will conclude with the crowning of the champion club.

Star Championship

The Ramadan Stars Championship for Football Sixes was completed, sponsored by the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports and the Malaysian Cultural Center in cooperation with the Football Association. Khairy Mahdi, Tariq Al-Hour – a brace, Bilal Al-Nanmam – a brace, and Fares Jarwan won the Best Player Award.

In the second match, Tubas defeated Nablus 8-5. Muhammad Abu Dhaher scored a double, Moayad Ismail scored 3 goals and Ibrahim Weshah scored 3 goals, and Weshah won the best player award in the match.

Thus, the Central Governorate semi-finals will meet next Friday, Nazareth x Bethlehem, Tubas x Hebron, while the final will be held next Saturday to determine the champion of the Central Governorate, who will meet the southern champion from Rafah and Khan Yunis. In the Gaza Governorate group, which takes place at Saad Sail Hall, in the first match, Safed and Carmel played, and the match ended in a positive draw 1-1. Second place after winning administratively, and in the North Governorate group that takes place at the Palestinian Al-Ahly club hall, the Qalqilya team defeated Hadera with a score of 4-3.

The Sports Committee implements a sports day

The Sports and Olympic Environment Committee, in partnership with Al-Israa University, commemorated Earth Day on the campus of the university in Al-Zahraa City in Gaza, by implementing environmental and sports activities, with the participation of university students, the committee team and the university administration. The activities included planting olive trees, implementing a volleyball match, and presenting a popular Dabkeh show, in continuation of the activities that began in the West Bank, to be implemented in the Gaza Strip, to emphasize the unity of the land, the cause, and the people, and to enhance the concept of sports and the environment among Palestinian youth, and raise awareness of the importance of preserving the land. It is noteworthy that the committee is affiliated with the Olympic Committee, headed by Abdul Majeed Melhem, and consists of experts in various fields.

After the conclusion of the thirteenth round of the Al-Salawi Mobile League , the return stage, the situation did not change in the ranking table at the front or at the bottom, and there were no surprises or results that helped other clubs, but rather all of them were in the interest of the winning teams without changing locations or centers, so the nominated teams To win the 13th round, I achieved the victory completely, and no team deviated from this rule, so the table arrangement remained as it was.

The foreign player also remained at the top of the scorers' ranking as usual, as almost every foreign player scored the largest number of points for his team in this round as in the rest of the rounds, but there are some local players who compete to some extent with some foreigners in their teams in terms of scoring.

While the technical levels of matches and clubs remained average and did not rise to the desired level until now, the levels of referees and arbitration varied according to the strength of the matches and competitors, while the teams varied in playing according to the technical plans drawn by the coaches from one club to another and from one coach to another, and in most cases improvisation is the master of the situation in matches.

The general arrangement is as it is, so the Orthodox team, Beit Sahour, maintained the lead by two points, with 25 points with a full score, after 13 full rounds of the league’s life. in every match.

The Qalandia Center team, in second place with 24 points, is chasing Beit Sahour strongly and is waiting for any failure of the Sahouri team from any team in order to first reduce the point difference between them, as the Orthodox of Beit Sahour exceeds Qalandia by two points, so it will not be easy for Qalandia to catch up without a gift from other clubs and its victory It is on Beit Sahour until it shrinks and then overtakes.

The Qalandia team has the potential to compete strongly with Beit Sahour in the match that brings them together in the second leg, provided that Qalandia achieves victory in this match and decides it and waits for a gift from others.

Ebdaa team ranked third with 23 points, maintaining the overall standings after its recent victory over Al-Suriya in its den. The team is also a fierce competitor in the Golden Square and awaits any faltering for Qalandia until they exchange positions, since the difference between them is a single point. The team is proceeding according to plan by its management and things are going smoothly So far, in the results, especially since he has established a foothold in the golden square, and this is important.

The Ramallah Orthodox team ranked fourth in the Golden Square with 21 points, ahead of Ter Santa Beit Hanina by one point, as the Beit Hanina team competes to return to the Golden Square, while the Ramallah Orthodox team will try to move forward with its good results and not lose any match until it is guaranteed to stay in the Golden Square, knowing in advance that there is a competitor Strong wants to pounce on this center and is waiting for any stumbling block for the Ramallah team to take his place.

The Trasanta Beit Hanina team returned to compete strongly to cross the golden square, where it played good matches, in which it achieved victory, chasing Orthodox Ramallah, lagging behind by a single point, waiting to stumble on the hottest embers. Bfoua after retreating in more than one meeting.

Orthodox Beit Jala team ranked sixth with 19 points and was the most loser by declining results after it stormed the golden square for two rounds. It could not hold on and retreated behind Trasanta Beit Hanina. It was one of the clubs that we were waiting for to compete strongly in the league and in the golden square, but the results are on the ground. It changed and the Betjali team moved away to a large extent from the competition to reach the golden square, but it found a warm place for it in the general standings, rooted in a mobile league, waiting for the next season to adjust the course.

The Orthodox Bethlehem team ranked seventh with 17 points, maintaining its survival in the league for the current season, moving away, albeit temporarily, from relegation and giving it a foothold in the general league. The team has declined a lot in its results recently, especially after the Corona virus and beyond, until it reached the competition for relegation more than A season after he was competing to win the title, and he may return to strong competition next season if the spiritual father of the club and the team, veteran coach Saleh Al-Bandak, works on that.

Al-Suriya team ranked eighth with 16 points, benefiting from the stumbling of its competitors at the bottom of the standings, Rummana and Al-Far’a. Its victory over Al-Far’a was very useful for the team to get away, even temporarily, from the specter of relegation that it suffered when it fell, but it returned quickly in the following season despite its reliance on its local players, the sons of Al-Sariya, and suffered in this The season was also a lot, but it almost got out of the bottleneck, so its presence in the premium class became almost certain.

The Al-Suriya team, one of the oldest Salwa clubs, found itself once again in suffering and the specter of relegation. This team, which has great championships and well-known titles, is trying as much as possible to get out with the least losses in this season, which is to remain within the league with its local players, but it will work in the next season to restore the team in order to return Auspicious for competition.

The Al-Faraa Center team ranked ninth with 14 points and a strong candidate for relegation and return to the first division, which it left last season, and its goal was to stay in the Premier League, which it was always accustomed to in the past, but the team seemed not to have prepared and prepared for the real preparation for this league, so it had only players His players are from the camp and he did not contract with distinguished players who can go with him and him away in the competitions, so that the team returns to suffer again and the team is close to the specter of relegation once again, and with all that the Fara’a center can organize itself and arrange its affairs again in the next season and return strongly to the league of lights But this is an urgent need to sign some distinguished players so that the team can hold out for a long time and even compete strongly after that.

Rummana team ranked tenth and last with 13 points, and it may be the first team to return to the Grievances League. Last season, the team rose to the League of Lights for the first time and did not contract with distinguished players in the current league, like Al-Faraa, which led the team to not achieve tangible results, and found itself in the last place suffering bitterness Landing and returning for a new first time.

If the team wants to play excellent, it has to contract with new players so that the team can stay in the league, and with reaching the fourteenth round of the league’s life, the train may be too late now for Pomegranate, and the team must prepare well in the next season in order to return to the spotlight, as the team is closest to returning and relegating to the first division .

With these results so far, we can say, albeit temporarily, that we will lose two teams from the north in the Premier Division for this season, namely Ittihad Rummana and Al-Faraa Center.

6 young men were wounded, at dawn on Tuesday, by Israeli occupation forces, during a raid in Ramallah and Bethlehem , which they carried out after storming separate areas of the West Bank, during which they launched a campaign of arrests.

According to local sources, these forces stormed the village of Kafr Nima, northwest of Ramallah, and wounded 3 young men in the lower extremities, after clashes broke out.

The occupation forces arrested Amir Ataya after storming his house in the town.

Meanwhile, the two young men, Muhammad Badr and Muhammad Abu Siraj, were arrested from the village of Beit Liqia, in the district of Ramallah.

In Bethlehem, 3 young men were wounded by live bullets, two of whom were moderately wounded in the lower extremities. They were brought to Beit Jala Governmental Hospital, while Al-Yamama Hospital was seriously wounded in the abdomen and in stable condition, during clashes with the Israeli occupation forces in Dheisheh camp.

Those forces arrested Malik al-Mahsiri, Muhammad Tawfiq al-Asi, Diaa al-Jaafari, Ismail Farraj, Walid Awaina, Mrs. Rawda Abu Ajamiyeh, the brother of the young Tamer Harbi, all from Dheisheh camp.

Meanwhile, other forces stormed the Khallet al-Amoud neighborhood in Nablus , and arrested the editor, Mutasim al-Nabulsi, the cousin of the martyr Ibrahim al-Nabulsi , who was assassinated by an Israeli force in August 2022.

Meanwhile, Sheikh Kayed Hamad was arrested from the village of Einabus, south of Nablus, after storming and searching his family's house thoroughly.

Resistance fighters opened fire at the occupation forces as they stormed Khallet al-Amud and nearby areas.

In Jaba, south of Jenin , the occupation forces arrested 3 young men from a vehicle after surrounding it.

According to Al-Quds.com correspondent, the detainees are residents of the town of Mithlon, pointing out that the soldiers fired heavily at the occupation forces.

In Hebron , the occupation forces arrested Dr. Hossam Misk.

Two Syrians were killed, after midnight, when a missile hit a glass factory in the Al-Kiswah area in Damascus countryside.

There were conflicting reports as to whether the missile that fell on the factory was a Syrian interceptor missile, or it could be one of the Israeli missiles that hit several targets in southern Damascus.

A Syrian military source said that the Israeli aggression was carried out with missile barrages from the Golan , targeting some points in the vicinity of Damascus and the southern region, and most of the missiles were intercepted and shot down, indicating that the Syrians were killed and some material losses occurred.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights stated that an Israeli missile targeted the Tal al-Sahn radar point of the Syrian army, east of the village of Lahwiya in the countryside of As-Suwayda.

The Damascus International Airport area, the Iranian compound near Sayeda Zeinab area, and the Al-Maamel area in Al-Kiswah were also targeted.

He pointed out that Israel has targeted Syrian territory 10 times since the beginning of next year 2023.

The Central Bank of Israel announced today (Monday) that it will raise the main interest rate by 25 points, to reach 4.5%, as of April 7.

According to the statement issued by the Central Bank of Israel, this is the highest rate of the base interest rate in Israel since December 2006, while this increase is the ninth in a row.

The Bank raised the interest rate in Israel on an upward trajectory from 0.1 percent in April 2022 to the current level.

And the bank relied on this policy in an attempt to curb inflation , which reached 5.4% last January, the highest level in 12 months, before it fell to 5.2% last February.

On Monday evening, 16 civilians were injured during clashes with the Israeli occupation forces in Beita town, south of Nablus .

According to the Red Crescent, 15 citizens suffocated, while a young man was hit with rubber-coated bullets in the hand, and he was transferred to Rafidia Hospital for treatment.

The occupation forces stormed the outskirts of the town, closed its entrance, and confiscated the shop's camera recordings in the area, after they were shot at.

A group calling itself the "Dawn Brigade" claimed responsibility for the operation.

On Monday, Russia defended itself in the face of a torrent of criticism for assuming the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council for the month of April, stressing that it would not take advantage of its position.

"We do not abuse the powers of the presidency. The national position is one thing, and performing the role of presiding over the council is something else," Russian Ambassador Vasily Nebenzia said at the press conference held at the beginning of the council's rotating presidency.

On Saturday, Russia assumed the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council, according to the rules in force, which stipulate the transition of the presidency periodically every month, according to the alphabetical order of the member states.

Russia's assumption of the rotating presidency of the Security Council drew criticism, especially from Kiev, which described the matter as a "slap to the international community" and to Ukraine's allies.

On Monday, US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said in a press conference, "As you know, Russia presides over the Security Council as of April 1.

It's like an April Fool's joke."

And she continued, "In fact, the position shifts periodically. We expect them to act in a professional manner (...) But we also expect them to use their seat to spread disinformation and promote their own agenda with regard to Ukraine, and we are ready to confront them every time they try to do so."
For months, Kiev and Western capitals have been denouncing Russian "propaganda" about Ukraine.

Nebenizah said that this position is at the heart of the "Western narrative," accusing Kiev's allies of "disseminating misinformation," especially "about the situation of Ukrainian children who were allegedly kidnapped in Ukraine and forcibly transferred to Russia."

The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin on charges of war crimes over the illegal deportations of Ukrainian children.

The Russian ambassador to the United Nations stressed that this indictment is "stupid" and "illegitimate," noting that Nebenzia is holding an informal meeting at the United Nations on this issue on Wednesday.

The Presidency of the Security Council gives some authority over the agenda, but Russia's permanent membership gives it the ability to call emergency meetings whenever it wants to.

The country that holds the rotating presidency of this body usually holds two or three meetings on topics of its choosing.

Russia announced that its Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will chair a meeting on April 24 on "Defending the Principles of the Charter of the United Nations."

And on Monday, Assistant British Ambassador to the United Nations James Kariuki commented on this session, to be chaired by Lavrov, by saying that "Russia is not in a position to talk about international law or the values of the United Nations."

Today, Monday, the Israeli occupation released the prisoner , Jihad Abdel Latif Abu Haniyeh (42 years), from the town of Azzun , east of Qalqilya .

According to local sources, the occupation released Abu Haniyeh, after he spent 16 years in "Raymond" prison.

The Sudanese Ministry of Minerals announced today (Monday) that the country’s gold production for the year 2022 amounted to 41.8 tons.

Mubarak Ardol , Director General of the Sudanese Mineral Resources Company, said that the country's total production of gold for the year 2022 amounted to 41.8 tons, while revenues amounted to about 150 billion pounds (one US dollar is equivalent to about 590 Sudanese pounds), according to the official Sudan News Agency (SUNA). .

He pointed out that the country's exports of other minerals for the same year amounted to about two billion dollars, representing 47% of the country's total exports.

Ardol pointed out that the exploration companies operating in Sudan amounted to 107 companies, while the development companies amounted to 44 companies, indicating that the number of exploited squares represents only 9% of the country's area.

Sudan is seeking to make gold a primary source of foreign exchange after losing three-quarters of its oil revenues due to the secession of South Sudan in July 2011.

The mining sector represents 40% of Sudan's exports.

The traditional sector produces 90% of the gold production in Sudan, the proceeds of which go to the benefit of the indigenous miners, and the traditional mining sites are spread in more than 800 sites, in most of the northern and western states of Sudan.

Sudanese statistics indicate that about one million people work in the private mining sector in Sudan.

On Monday evening, the Israeli occupation police stormed the Al-Qibli prayer hall in Al-Aqsa Mosque , to remove the worshipers from it.

This is the third night in a row in which the Al-Qibli prayer hall was stormed by the occupation police with the aim of removing the worshipers.

The occupation seeks to prevent citizens from performing i'tikaaf in the mosque during the month of Ramadan, in an attempt to impose its full sovereignty over Al-Aqsa Mosque, secure settler incursions, and divide it temporally and spatially.

Manufacturing activity in the United States contracted more in March than analysts had expected, marking the fifth consecutive month of contraction, as producers moved to keep up with slowing demand, according to new data released Monday.

This contraction, recorded by the Institute for Supply Management, will provide some relief to the Federal Reserve, which has raised interest rates nine times in the past 13 months in an attempt to reduce demand and curb rising inflation.

The March data "reflects companies continuing to slow production to better match demand in the first half of 2023 and to prepare for growth in the late summer/early fall," said Timothy Fiore , lead author of the survey for the Institute for Supply Management.

He added in a statement that the activity of the manufacturing sector fell to 43.6 percent last month, down by 1.4 percentage points from 47.7 percent in February.

That number is more than one percentage point below the numbers expected by analysts polled by Briefing.com.

A ratio of less than 50% indicates that manufacturing sector activity is contracting in general.

Houses in Kibbutz Ma'aleh Gilboa, east of Jenin , were damaged, as a result of being shot at by Palestinian resistance fighters .

According to an Israeli military spokesman, his forces are conducting combing operations in the area.

According to the correspondent of the Hebrew website Ynet, this event is unusual before, especially since this kibbutz is located on the border between Jenin and the Green Line areas.

In its weekly session, today, Monday, the Council of Ministers approved the appendix to the budget for the year 2023, and recommended the recommendation of President Mahmoud Abbas to attach it to the budget law, which was approved with the main elements of revenues and expenditures in a previous session.

The Council of Ministers had singled out today's session to discuss the appendices to the emergency budget law for the year 2023, where the Minister of Finance and the budget preparation staff in the ministry presented a presentation of possible scenarios for revenues and expenditures, and approved the final figures for that, as the budget was approved this year as a cash emergency budget, from which disbursement is made according to It is available from cash flows to the treasury, noting that the budget suffers from a deficit of no less than 360 million dollars, without the unjust Israeli deductions to which the public treasury is exposed, which raises the ceiling of the deficit to more than 610 million dollars.

The Cabinet expressed its appreciation for the effort made in preparing the budget, in light of the financial and political challenges that exacerbate the suffering of our people.

In his speech at the beginning of the session held in the city of Ramallah, Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh condemned the settlers' continued incursions into the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque and calls for the slaughter of sacrifices in its courtyards, and the execution of the young doctor Muhammad Al-Osaibi from the town of Hura in the Negev in the 48 lands, and the accompanying arrests and deportations. For the worshipers in the mosque during the holy month, and the execution of the young Muhammad Baradiya from Surif town, and the killing of the two young men Muhammad al-Hallaq and Muhammad Abu Bakr in the city of Nablus this morning.

He said, "What is happening in Al-Aqsa Mosque is a violation of the sanctity of the sanctities, and pushes worshipers to move away from Al-Aqsa through intimidation and restrictions on people's entry and exit through barriers and gates," calling for an end to this arbitrariness and criminality practiced against our people.

He pointed out that due to the high Israeli deductions, which amounted to about 250 million shekels per month, in addition to the decline in international aid allocated to the budget, and the demands of trade unions and public state employees, the government was forced to borrow from banks so that the March salary would be paid within days, just as the April salary would be paid before Eid Al-Fitr leave, so that employees can meet their financial obligations during the Eid holiday.

The Prime Minister called on all teachers to return to their schools at the end of the vacation next Sunday, and to make up for the students’ missed lessons, according to the schedule prepared by the Ministry of Education.

He said, "We respect the agreements that were signed with them, the basis of which is adding 15% to the coupon, and we will do that, and 5% of it will be paid this month, while the remaining 10% will be allocated to them on the coupon and it is included in the 2023 budget, and we will fulfill all of these obligations towards you, God willing." We can do that before the end of this year."

And he continued: "But if the financial crisis continues and we are unable to do so, we want you to understand and bear the burden with us, and bear with us the country without prejudice to what is yours. I say this to the teachers and everyone."

Shtayyeh thanked President Mahmoud Abbas for his wisdom and directives, members of the Central Committee, the Revolutionary Council, secretaries of the regions, Fatah movement cadres, leaders of the national factions and security agencies, parents of students, the Ministries of Education and Finance, and community figures for their positive efforts. For the progress and regularity of the educational process, and for a bright future for our dear students.

He continued: "We are a people under occupation and we are facing the occupier in difficult conditions, politically, security, economically and financially, and there is continuous aggression against our people and our land. In side conflicts that take us away from our main goal.

The Prime Minister said: "The Israeli financial rivalries, and the retreat of some donors, aim to put pressure on us and subdue us, but everyone knows that we do not exchange politics for money, and what is important is that we bear each other, and understand our reality in which we live, and that what is between us is the language of dialogue, in order to reach a minimum of understanding.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced Monday, after returning from a visit to China last week, that Kuala Lumpur is ready to hold negotiations with Beijing over the South China Sea to guarantee its rights to explore for oil and gas in the disputed area.

The prime minister of the Southeast Asian country said the "sensitive" issue was raised during his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping .

Malaysia's Petronas owns the largest oil platform in the disputed region and is carrying out several exploration projects.

"I emphasized that we, as a small country, need resources such as oil and gas, and we must continue" exploration projects, Ibrahim said in a speech to the cabinet staff.

"But if the condition is to hold negotiations, we are ready to negotiate," he added.

Beijing claims sovereignty over almost the entire South China Sea, despite a court ruling in The Hague confirming that its claims have no legal basis.

The South China Sea is a strategic corridor in world trade.

Many neighboring countries claim parts of this maritime area, including the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia and Singapore.

In parallel with emphasizing its claims in the South China Sea, the Chinese authorities have in the past few years built artificial islands that include a number of facilities, airstrips and military airports.

A number of countries in the region accused Chinese ships of harassing their fishing vessels.

The Departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Information Technology from the College of Engineering and Information Technology at An-Najah National University participated in the activities of the first national hackathon in quantum computing, which was launched by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology in cooperation with the Palestinian Computing Committee .

The activities of the first Palestinian computing hackathon were launched at the headquarters of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology in Ramallah, in the presence of the Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Dr. Isaac Sidr, and Dr. Musa Farajallah, Chairman of the Palestinian Computing Committee, and from An-Najah University, Dr. Anas Tohme, and Dr. Osman Osman, and Dr. Bakr Abdel-Haq, and a team of computer engineering and information technology students.

120 male and female students and professors from all Palestinian universities, including Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, participated in the hackathon. The student, Shahad Labada , from the computer engineering program at An-Najah University, qualified to participate in the national student team in the quantum computing hackathon in Abu Dhabi. Dr. Bakr Abdel Haq from the Information Technology Department to train and accompany the national team to Abu Dhabi.

Prizes were also presented in the form of fees for computer training courses from Microsoft, and fees for holding exams for international certificates to the rest of the students participating in the hackathon.

For his part, Dr. Muhannad Haj Hussein, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology at An-Najah University, expressed his happiness with this distinguished achievement of the faculty in this competition, the first of its kind in Palestine.

Dr. confirmed. Hussein, that this type of achievement comes within the college and university's vision to integrate students into the labor market, and provide them with personal and technical skills that help them develop their abilities to meet the various needs and requirements of the labor market.

In turn, Dr. confirmed. Anas Tohme, a member of the Committee for the Preparation and Arbitration of the Quantum Computing Hackathon, stressed the need for students to participate in local and international competitions because of its importance in providing them with basic skills and information in various fields, especially new ones such as the field of quantum computing. He wished the national student team to obtain advanced positions globally.

He thanked Dr. Othman and Dr. Abdul Haq for their efforts in training and preparing the participating team, and to the university administration for providing the necessary resources to facilitate student participation.

It is noteworthy that this hackathon was prepared for the participation of the Palestinian team in the international hackathon in the United Arab Emirates to learn about quantum computing and the use of quantum-based technologies to solve complex algorithms, and work on developing solutions using quantum computers and creating applications that It is concerned with health, education, business and science affairs to serve society in the Arab world and the rest of the world.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant confirmed, on Monday evening, that their forces will continue their attacks on several fronts to prevent the transfer of Iranian weapons to Syria, Lebanon, Gaza and even the West Bank.

Netanyahu said in a speech during a ceremony held at the Tel Nof military air base, that his forces are working outside their borders against anyone who supports "terrorism" and plans to destroy Israel. According to him, referring to the recent strikes in Syria.

Netanyahu, who appeared for the first time alongside Gallant since announcing his dismissal, which has not yet taken effect, stressed the need to keep the Israeli army out of political differences, adding: "We need to preserve our unity and our ability to defend ourselves against those who seek to destroy our lives." According to him.

For his part, Gallant accused Iran, which he described as an "octopus", of seeking to transfer weapons constantly to Gaza, Syria, Lebanon and the West Bank.

He said, "We have a strong and high-quality army that works day and night on all fronts. The threats against us are great threats, coming from one source - Iran, which sends its octopus weapons to Gaza, Syria, Lebanon, and the West Bank, and is trying to recruit civilians from Israel."

He stressed the need for the Israeli army to confront these threats with force and in a unified manner.

These statements come after a time when the Israeli army confirmed that the plane it shot down yesterday north of Tiberias was Iranian-made.

The so-called Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir , claimed on Monday evening that he is no longer a follower of Rabbi Meir Kahane, the founder of the extremist terrorist "Kach" movement, which is classified according to Israeli laws.

Ben Gvir said that he has changed a lot and is no longer the boy or young man he used to go through in adolescence, that he established a family and studied law to become a lawyer, and that he now bears the burdens of life with a new idea. like he said.

This came during a hearing held by the Israeli Supreme Court to consider a petition about Ben Gvir's eligibility to be a minister, especially since he was accused of racial issues.

Ben Gvir denied that he incited the killing of Arabs or called for their death, or incited the killing and attack of any Arab Knesset member. According to his claim.

On Monday, the Israeli Public Prosecutor filed an indictment against 4 Palestinians from the Gaza Strip , under the pretext that they had infiltrated from the Strip's borders towards a nearby kibbutzim two weeks ago.

According to the Hebrew website Ynet, the detainees are 3 young men and a boy, and they were accused of attempting to carry out an operation after they cut the border wire and tried to infiltrate with knives and Molotov cocktails.

He pointed out that the detainees participated in the return marches that took place at the Gaza border, and in the confrontations with the Israeli army at the time.

Today, Monday, settlers uprooted a number of olive saplings from the lands of Al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem.

Activist Ahmed Salah stated that the settlers of "Eliezer", established on the citizens' lands, uprooted, for the second time in a row, within days, 40 olive seedlings in the "Wadi Abu Bakir" area belonging to the citizen Youssef Abdel Musa.

It is noteworthy that the settlers uprooted (400) olive and grapevine seedlings in the same area, for the same citizen, last Friday.