RAMALLAH, Thursday, April 20, 2023 (WAFA) – The three Palestinian Arabic dailies highlighted in their edition published today the meetings President Mahmoud Abbas held in Saudi Arabia as well as the rise in Israeli settlement activities in the occupied territories.
Al-Quds daily said in its main front-page story that President Abbas briefed Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammad Bin Sultan on the latest political developments related to Palestine.
Al-Hayat al-Jadida daily said in the main story that the president praised the important achievements and progress in Saudi Arabia.
It said the Crown Prince re-asserted the kingdom’s support for the Palestinian cause.
Al-Ayyam daily also reported on the president’s visit to Saudi Arabia and his meetings, but highlighted the Israeli settlement activities and talked about a new plan to expand by five times the illegal settlement of Givat Hamatos near Bethlehem.
It also said, quoting Peace Now, that Israel approved plans to build 189 units in an illegal settlement outpost west of Ramallah.
In addition, said al-Ayyam, the Israeli government has allocated more than $1 billion to develop settlements in the occupied territories, settlers demolished Palestinian-owned shops in the part of the city of Hebron that is under Israeli control and that Palestinians confronted Israeli soldiers in Qabatia and Aqbat Jabr, while the occupation authorities seized 52 dunums of land south of Qalqilya and shots were fired at a settlers’ bus south of Nablus.
Al-Quds said Israel is going to seal off the West Bank and Gaza Strip from Monday until Thursday as it marks the 75th anniversary of its creation.
It said the situation of Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan held in Israeli jails is very critical after 74 days of fast demanding an end to his detention without charge.
Al-Hayat al-Jadida quoted Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh telling the Norwegian envoy to the Middle East peace during a meeting at his Ramallah office that the Palestinian issue will remain at the forefront despite Israeli efforts to draw attention away from it.
It said that education departments in several West Bank governorates have announced that classes will resume as normal next week after the Ramadan holiday as striking teachers will return to work.
The developments in Sudan were also highlighted on the front page of the dailies.
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