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I have had the privilege of observing / watching / somehow involved in Emek Shaveh’s work for many years… I know the war for justice is encountered with many many battles that most of the times are unsettled and lost when you are facing a system that is wholly organized and against you… winning sometimes only says that the true success is coming as long as there are people who fight sincerely for justice .

Congratulations Emek SHAVEH

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Health Ministry bars thousands of West Bank Palestinians living in Israel from getting vaccinated at makeshift COVID clinics around the country.

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TUBAS/PNN/

An Israeli settler Friday morning rammed his vehicle into a group of Palestinian hikers near Ein al-Beida village, east of Tubas city, killing one and injuring two others, according to an official.

Mu‘taz Besharat, who monitors Israeli colonial settlement activities in Tubas district, said that an Israeli settler rammed his car into a group of Palestinians who were hiking on a trail between Ein al-Beida and Bardala villages in the northern Jordan Valley, killing one hiker and injuring two others.

The slain Palestinian was identified as 52-year-old Bilal Bawatneh from al-Bireh city, and the injuries as residents of al-Bireh and Jerusalem cities.

Some hikers told WAFA that they were shocked to see the speeding vehicle veering off its course, and hitting the three hikers.

The Palestinian Red Crescent sources confirmed that their medics arrived at the scene and received Bawatneh’s body as Israeli medics evacuated the injuries to a hospital in the Israeli city of Afula.

التدوينة Israeli settler attack leaves Palestinian hiker killed, two others injured ظهرت أولاً على PNN.

East Jerusalem/PNN

The timely provision of COVID-19 supplies by the Government of the People’s Republic of China are being distributed across 141 UNRWA health centres in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. This donation serves some 5.7 million Palestine refugees across all five fields of UNRWA operations.

Distribution across the five fields began in October and November of 2020 and the generous donation came at a critical time for Palestine refugees, as they faced the global COVID-19 and confirmed cases began to rose sharply across the region. This donation from China also ensured that UNRWA had a reserve of personal protective equipment, buffering against the immediate consequences of the dire financial conditions the Agency faced.

China donated items are being used to equip frontline UNRWA health and non-health staff who are in constant contact with the public. Doctors, nurses, distribution workers and sanitation workers, who serve the Palestine refugees on a daily basis are provided with the supplies to ensure that services can be delivered in a safe manner and that COVID prevention measures are integrated into the humanitarian interventions to protect UNRWA beneficiaries as well as its frontline staff, thus contributing to preventing the further transmission of COVID-19 in the refugee community. Refugee patients visiting UNRWA health centres with pre-existing health conditions or displaying respiratory symptoms who are identified at a higher risk of contracting COVID-19 will also benefit from this contribution.

UNRWA acting Director of External Relations Department Ms. Tamara Alrifai, on behalf of the Agency, expressed her sincere appreciation to the Government of China: “This support for Palestine refugees is greatly appreciated, coming at a time when they needed generosity most. We look forward to continuing our valued partnership with China to further mitigate the hardship of the Palestine refugees as the pandemic persists in 2021.”

Reiterating China’s continued support to UNRWA, His Excellency, Head of the Office of the People’s Republic of China to the State of Palestine, Ambassador Guo Wei, said, “As a good friend of Palestine, China has always valued the cooperation with UNRWA, and will continue to support UNRWA’s work, providing assistance to Palestine in its fight against the epidemic, improving people’s livelihood and promoting development to make positive contributions to peace, stability and development in the Middle East.”

The People’s Republic of China is a valued partner who provides enduring support for UNRWA. Here is the link to photos capturing the distribution moments of the donation in the Agency’s five fields.

التدوينة China Donation of COVID-19 Supplies Distributed across all five fields of UNRWA operations ظهرت أولاً على PNN.

Cairo/PNN/

The Palestinian political factions concluded tonight a two-day meeting held in Cairo during which they agreed to hold the legislative and presidential elections as scheduled and decreed by President Mahmoud Abbas in mid-January.

According Wafa news agency the factions said in their final statement issued at the conclusion of their meeting that they will “abide by the timetable set by the decree on legislative and presidential elections, with emphasis holding them in Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip without exception, and pledging to respect and accept their results.”

They also agreed that “the Electoral Cases Court will be formed by consensus and will include judges from Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. This court is responsible for monitoring all matters relating to the electoral process, its results, and the issues arising from it. The Palestinian President will issue a presidential decree to form it and specify its functions based on this consensus and in accordance with the law.”

The uniformed Palestinian police, and no one else, in the West Bank and Gaza Strip will secure the polling stations, and their presence will be in accordance with the law, said the statement.

The factions also agreed to allow freedom of expression and the immediate release of all detainees held on the basis of their factions or for reasons of freedom of opinion, guaranteeing the right of political and national work for all Palestinian factions in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, stopping prosecuting people for their political affiliation or opinion, “in order to provide an appropriate environment for free and fair elections.” They called on President Abbas to issue a binding decree on this and form a national monitoring committee to follow up on implementation.

They also called for ending all political and social issues that resulted from the division and a committee will be formed for this purpose in agreement between them. The committee will present its report to President Abbas, who will pass it on to the new government that will be formed after the legislative elections for implementation.

The legislative elections have been set for May 22 and the presidential elections for July 31, to be followed on August 31 with elections for the Palestinian National Council, the parliament in exile.

التدوينة Palestinian political factions conclude their Cairo meeting with agreement on holding elections as scheduled ظهرت أولاً على PNN.

PNN/ Bethlehem/

On Wednesday, the Ministry of Health continued the vaccination campaign against the Corona virus, in a number of governorates of the country, as it started  on Tuesday, at Hugo Chavez Hospital in TurmusAyya town, south of Nablus.

The Minister of Health, Dr. Mai Al-Kailah, from inside the Military Hospital in Nablus, which is designated for treating Covid-19 patients, on Wednesday said that the various treatment centers in many governorates are witnessing a vaccination campaign for the health cadres working in them, starting with the intensive care staff, according to the vaccination protocol prepared by the Ministry of Health.

Al-Kailah said the vaccination protocol requires the vaccination of cadres in terms of priority, according to the degree of contact with patients and the extent of their exposure to infection, starting with the intensive care crews in the Covid-19 treatment centers, up to all the staff working in the various treatment centers.

The minister added that the second category that will receive the vaccine is the elderly people, over the age of 60, and those with chronic illnesses.

The Minister of Health indicated that this campaign will be completed with the Russian Sputnik vaccine, as 5,000 doses will arrive in Palestine within days, in addition to 37,000 doses of the Kovacs initiative launched by the Health Organization and the Global Alliance in order to ensure that the countries of the world benefit from vaccines against the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as She added that the government has purchased the AstraZeneca vaccines, and they will also arrive in Palestine in the coming period.

Al-Kailah stressed the need for all citizens and health personnel (including those who have taken vaccinations against the Coronavirus) to still adhere to preventive measures, from wearing masks, social disitancing, and sterilizing hands and surfaces.

التدوينة The elderly set to receive COVID vaccine following health crews ظهرت أولاً على PNN.

Since an Israeli teen was killed in a police chase in the West Bank last month, settlers have been taking out their fury by attacking and evicting Palestinians.

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PNN/ Ramallah/

Minister of Health, Dr. May Al-Kaila, on Thursday said that the rate of recovery from the Corona virus in Palestine reached 88.2%, while the rate of active infections reached 10.8%, and the death rate was 1.0% of all infections.

10 deaths were recorded in the West Bank “Tulkarm 3, Nablus 2, Hebron 1, Bethlehem 1, Ramallah and Al-Bireh 2”, Gaza Strip 7, and the city of Jerusalem 4.

It indicated that the new cases were recorded as follows: “Tubas (17), Tulkarm (54), Qalqilya (14), Ramallah (94), Nablus (64), Hebron (67), the suburbs of Jerusalem (7), Jenin ( 55), Bethlehem (54), Jericho (10), Salfit (24), Gaza Strip (535), Jerusalem (256).

She added that the new recovery cases were divided according to the following: Tubas (22), Tulkarm (76), Qalqilya (25), Ramallah (143), Nablus (119), Hebron (56), Jenin (58), Salfit (32), The suburbs of Jerusalem (124), the Gaza Strip (730), the city of Jerusalem (207).

The Minister of Health indicated that there are 107 patients in the intensive care rooms, including 23 patients on artificial respirators.

This raises the total number of cases in Palestine to 163,573, with 144,196 recoveries, the majority of them in Gaza.

التدوينة 21 deaths and 1251 new cases of Coronavirus during past 24 hours ظهرت أولاً على PNN.

When the Palestinian Authority ended coordination with Israel, it also stopped sending updates of its population registry. Now, over 30,000 babies are barred from traveling.

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While using archaeology to validate its claim to the land, Israel is displacing artifacts from the occupied West Bank and erasing Palestinian identity.

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