The leader of the Islamic Jihad Movement in the West Bank, Khader Adnan, died at dawn on Tuesday as a result of his 87-day hunger strike in Israeli prisons, according to the Palestinian Prisoners Club.
Following the announcement of his death, rockets were fired from Gaza towards Israel. Eyewitnesses said that they saw "a barrage of rockets fired from the Strip towards Israel, in the vicinity of the Gaza Strip." The Israeli army said in a statement that "alarm sirens sounded in the Saad settlement area" near the Gaza border.
Later, the Israeli army indicated that three missiles were fired from Gaza towards Israeli areas, causing no casualties.
"Adnan was martyred as a result of his hunger strike in the occupation prisons," said the head of the Palestinian Prisoners' Club, Qaddoura Fares.
According to Palestinian institutions, 237 Palestinians died while they were in Israeli prisons, but Adnan is the first Palestinian to die as a result of his hunger strike and ignoring his demands.
Fares said, "There are martyrs in the captive movement who were martyred as a result of an attempt to force-feed them, but Adnan is the first Palestinian to die as a result of his hunger strike and the ignoring of his demands by the occupation authorities."
Adnan, 45, has been detained by Israel since early February. He went on a hunger strike to protest his administrative detention, and announced his death while he is in Ramla prison.
The Islamic Jihad Movement broadcast the news of Khader's death on its official channel, and the leader of the movement, Maher al-Akhras, said, "The Palestinian factions will not remain silent about this crime, and the occupation must pay the price for this crime."
The movement also said in a statement that "the leader Sheikh Khader Adnan "Abu Abd al-Rahman" rose as a martyr in a crime for which the Zionist occupation bears full and direct responsibility. A criminal, he will pay for this crime."
Sirens sounded in the settlements bordering the Gaza Strip following the announcement of Adnan's death.
The occupation army kills a Palestinian and injures others in a military operation in the West Bank
On Monday, a Palestinian was shot dead by the Israeli occupation army during a raid on Aqabat Jaber camp near the city of Jericho in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Ministry of Health announced in a statement.
The ministry confirmed, "the death of Jibril Muhammad al-Lada'a (17 years), with a direct bullet to the head," while six citizens were wounded, "three of them seriously."
The governor of the city of Ariha, Jihad Abu al-Assal, told the French Press Agency that the Israeli army surrounded the camp and "fired bullets at the citizens."
For its part, the Israeli army said in a statement that it "carried out pre-emptive operations in the areas of Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley."
The army confirmed the arrest of "three suspects in Aqabat Jaber camp and Wadi Tamoun." He also reported the arrest of 20 "suspects and wanted persons" in separate areas of the West Bank, and the confiscation of a pistol found in Ain Shams camp near Tulkarm (north), an M16 rifle, and stores of ammunition and other weapons in Bethlehem (south).
This brings the number of Palestinians killed in Aqabat Jabr camp by Israeli army bullets since the beginning of this year to nine, according to Abu Al-Assal. Among those arrested today is his son Ahmed, who holds the position of secretary of the Fatah movement in the camp.
Amman Consultative Meeting: The return of Syrian refugees is a top priority
The consultative meeting of the foreign ministers of Jordan, Egypt, Iraq and Saudi Arabia with their counterparts in the Syrian regime called on Monday to give "the voluntary and safe return of Syrian refugees a top priority," noting the need to "take the necessary steps to start implementing them immediately."
This came in the final statement issued after the meeting, which was held in a hotel in the capital, Amman, amid an increasing official tendency by Arab countries to return Syria to its Arab surroundings, after two visits by the Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad to Jeddah and Cairo last April for the first time since 2011. , In light of Saudi measures to restore consular services with Damascus.
According to the statement, "the foreign ministers of Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Egypt affirmed the priority of ending the Syrian crisis and all the killing, destruction and destruction it caused, the suffering of the Syrian people, and the negative repercussions regionally and internationally."
The ministers and the Syrian regime's foreign minister agreed on "the agenda of the talks, which will continue according to an agreed-upon timetable, and in a way that integrates all international and other relevant efforts."
They also agreed that "the voluntary and safe return of refugees to their country is a top priority and the necessary steps must be taken to start implementing it immediately."
The statement also announced the agreement that "the Syrian government, in coordination with the relevant United Nations bodies, begins to identify the necessary needs to improve public services provided in the areas of refugee return, with clarification of the measures it will take to facilitate their return, including within the framework of their inclusion in general amnesty decrees."
He also referred to "the cooperation between the Syrian government and the Jordanian government, in coordination with the relevant United Nations bodies, in organizing a voluntary return process for about a thousand Syrian refugees in Jordan and that this includes, at a later stage, other countries hosting Syrian refugees."
It was agreed on "cooperation between the Syrian government, the concerned countries, and the United Nations in developing a comprehensive strategy to enhance security and combat terrorism in all its forms and organizations, and to end the presence of terrorist organizations in Syrian territory and neutralize their ability to threaten regional and international security."
The final statement stipulated "working to support Syria and its institutions with any legitimate efforts to extend its control over its lands, impose the rule of law, end the presence of armed and terrorist groups on Syrian lands, and stop foreign interference in Syrian internal affairs, in accordance with the provisions of international law and the Charter of the United Nations."
It was agreed to "strengthen cooperation between Syria and neighboring countries and countries affected by drug trafficking and smuggling operations across the Syrian border with neighboring countries, in line with Syria's Arab, national and international commitments in this regard."
In this context, the statement added, "Syria will cooperate with Jordan and Iraq in forming two separate joint political and security working groups within a month to identify the sources of drug production and smuggling in Syria."
They also agreed on "effective steps to address security challenges related to border security, by establishing effective coordination mechanisms between the Syrian military and security agencies and their counterparts in neighboring countries."
The meeting agreed to "work to resume the work of the (Syrian) Constitutional Committee as soon as possible, and in the context of political steps aimed at achieving comprehensive national reconciliation."
Regarding the return of Syria's membership to the Arab League, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said, "The decision to return Syria to the Arab League is taken according to the League's mechanism of action."
He added, in a press conference after the meeting ended, that "today's meeting was frank and we wanted it to lead to influential decisions," explaining: "We attended today's meeting as representatives of ourselves and not of the rest of the Arab countries."
Earlier Monday, the consultative meeting began in the capital, Amman, with the participation of the foreign ministers of Jordan, Ayman Safadi, Egypt, Sameh Shukri, Iraq, Fouad Hussein, and Saudi Arabia, Faisal bin Farhan.
The meeting took place with the participation of the Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal al-Miqdad, who is visiting Jordan for the first time since the start of his country's crisis in 2011, according to Anadolu Agency.
This meeting comes about 3 weeks before the upcoming Arab summit in Riyadh on May 19, 2023.
In 2011, Syria's membership in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Arab League was suspended due to the regime's suppression of popular protests calling for change.
Learn the details of the Turkish intelligence operation to neutralize the terrorist leader of "ISIS" in Syria
Security sources told Anadolu Agency on Monday that the leader of the terrorist organization ISIS, Abu al-Hussein al-Qurashi, who was neutralized by Turkish intelligence in Syria in a 4-hour operation, detonated himself an explosive belt for fear of being arrested.
The sources stated that Turkish intelligence has obtained information that the terrorist Abu al-Hussein al-Qurashi is in the Jenderes area of Afrin, northern Syria, and that he will soon change his residence.
It indicated that a special team of Turkish intelligence carried out a secret operation on April 29, 2023, on the house where al-Qurashi was.
She explained that the house contained a camouflaged underground hideout, and that an appeal was made for Al-Qurashi to turn himself in, but no response was received.
She pointed out that the special operation team blew up the walls of the house's garden, then the back doors and side walls, and entered the building.
It stated that the terrorist Abu Al-Hussein Al-Qurashi detonated himself an explosive belt he was wearing after realizing that he would be arrested.
The sources noted that no members of the special team or civilians were harmed during the operation, which lasted 4 hours.
It is noteworthy that Al-Quraishi joined the ranks of the terrorist organization "ISIS" in 2013, and rose to high positions within a short period.
A "caliph" was declared on November 30, 2022, following the killing of his predecessor, the former leader of the organization, Abu al-Hasan al-Qurashi.
Syria Israeli raids targeting Aleppo Airport and putting it out of service
Early on Tuesday morning, official media affiliated with the Syrian regime quoted a military source as saying that Israel launched an attack late Monday, killing a regime soldier and wounding seven others, including two civilians.
The Israeli attack also caused Aleppo International Airport to be out of service, according to the same source.
Earlier, the Syrian regime's media reported that "the Syrian air defenses responded to an Israeli aggression" in the vicinity of Aleppo and shot down a number of missiles.
The military source stated that at 23:35, Israel carried out "an air aggression with bursts of missiles from southeast Aleppo, targeting Aleppo International Airport and a number of points in the vicinity of Aleppo," which also caused some material losses.
Israel has for years launched attacks against what it describes as targets linked to Iran in Syria, where Tehran's influence has grown since it began supporting Bashar al-Assad in the civil war that broke out in 2011.
The King kindly promotes Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad to the rank of lieutenant general
Your Majesty, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the King of the country, the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, In the presence of Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defense Force, with the promotion of His Highness Major General Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, National Security Adviser, Secretary General of the Supreme Defense Council, Commander The Royal Guard to the rank of lieutenant general, and that at the General Command building of the Bahrain Defense Force yesterday, was accompanied His Majesty, His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Personal Representative of His Majesty the King, and Colonel Staff His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Commander of the Royal Guard Special Force, and the team also attended Staff Dhiab bin Saqr Al Nuaimi, Chief of Staff, in appreciation of His Majesty the SheikhNasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa for his great efforts in serving his country The military field and the distinguished and great military achievements he achieved as Secretary General of the Supreme Defense Council and Security Adviser The National Guard and Commander of the Royal Guard of the Bahrain Defense Force, and what His Highness is doing in terms of developing and strengthening defense capabilities And the military, in addition to the contributions of His Highness and his brothers from the Defense Force in the noble humanitarian fields, relief and extending a hand Aid to brothers and friends in brotherly and friendly countries and what His Highness is doing in terms of support and interest in sponsoring youth and athletes And extended a helping hand to orphans, and raised the name of his country high in the sports forums and the championships achieved by His Highness International and regional, during which His Highness raised the flag of Bahrain high with all efficiency and distinction, it wasLast but not least, His Highness won first place in the World Endurance Championship, which was held in the UAE United Arab Emirates this year.
His Majesty praised the distinguished efforts of His Highness Lieutenant General Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa in serving his country in various fields Economic Security, and Vice-Chairman of the Royal Fund for Martyrs of Duty, he has our utmost appreciation as a Bahraini Sincerely, wishing His Majesty the King, Lieutenant General His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa Continued reconciliation and payment, praising and appreciating His Majesty the King, the Supreme Commander, for what all members of the Defense Force are doing. The brave Bahrainis in various fields and their courageous commitment to defend our dear homeland, wishing everyone a long life Success
A Royal Decree was issued by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the Great King of the country No. (21) of 2023 regarding the promotion of Major General HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, advisor National Security Secretary-General of the Supreme Defense Council to the rank of lieutenant general.
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