RAMALLAH, May 9, 2017 (WAFA) – The news that Palestinian prisoners entered a very critical stage inside Israeli jails hit the front page headlines in Palestinian dailies.
The dailies said Israeli Prison Service (IPS) has escalated their raids and attacks against hunger strikers in order to strip them of their rights.
Al-Quds added as Palestinian prisoners entered their 23rd day of hunger strike, serious concerns and warnings were expressed about the loss of their life.
Al-Hayat al-Jadida and al-Ayyam added Israeli officials incited against lawyers who are able to access hunger striker in some jails.
Highlighting West Bank clashes, al-Quds said Israeli forces shot and injured a Palestinian young man with a live round during confrontations in Nabi Saleh village, northwest of Ramallah.
It added Israeli troops denied Palestinian students and teachers access out of their school in the Bethlehem district village of Tuqu.
Al-Ayyam said Israeli naval boats opened fire on Palestinian fishermen off the coast of Beit Lahiya in the northern besieged Gaza Strip, injuring a fisherman.
The dailies said President of Palestinian Football Association Jibril Rajoub condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s attempt to pressure FIFA to back down from banning Israeli settlements’ clubs.
The dailies spotlighted President Mahmoud Abbas’s separate meetings with the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and head of Jordanian Manaseer Group Ziad al-Manaseer in Ramallah.
Al-Hayat al-Jadida reported him affirming Palestinian policies are based on dialogue, respect for all religions and safeguarding holy sites.
It also reported him calling on Arab businessmen to take advantage of the “great investment opportunities” in the Palestinian economy.
Al-Quds and al-Ayyam also highlighted Turkish President Recep Tayyib Erdogan’s remarks during the International Forum on al-Quds Qaqfs in Istanbul.
They reported him speaking out against the possible relocation of the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Al-Quds also reported him calling on Muslims to increase their visitations to Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and reiterating there would be no peace in the region without establishing independent Palestinian state on June 1967 borders.
Al-l-Hayat al-Jadida reported Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah, who attended the conference, stating: “Jerusalem is a red line”.
Al-Quds said the new proposed so-called Israeli “nation-state law” has triggered furious reactions and described it as “a constitutional cornerstone of apartheid”.
Highlighting the importance of Abbas’ recent meeting with US President Donald Trump, al-Ayyam reported some Palestinian officials saying the summit has laid the foundations for a relationship of mutual trust and respect between both presidents.
Al-Ayyam said relatives of the Dawabsha family filed a lawsuit against the Israeli government to hold it accountable for the deadly arson attack committed by Jewish Israeli settlers in the Nablus district village of Duma in July 2015.
It reported newly elected head of Hamas political bureau Ismail Haniyeh saying Palestinian prisoners would remain the top priority of Hamas leadership.
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