RAMALLAH, August 6, 2017 (WAFA) – President Mahmoud Abbas’ speech concerning Jerusalem dominated the headlines on the front pages of the three Palestinian Arabic dailies on Sunday.

Al-Ayyam, al-Quds and al-Hayat al-Jadida quoted from Abbas’ speech as saying “the Palestinian leadership listened to your appeal and will continue to do so.”

Abbas also said that Jerusalem is the eternal capital of the state of Palestine.

The three newspapers said thousands participated in the funerals of four Palestinians who were shot dead by Israeli forces in the cities of Ramallah and Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank.

Al-Quds and al-Ayyam said that Palestinian in Jerusalem offered support to Shamasneh family after Israeli authorities ordered them to evict their house under the pretext that it belonged to a Jewish family before the year 1948. The Palestinian family has been living in the house since 1964.

Al-Hayat al-Jadida reported that Israel is still trying to take hold of a seat in the UN’s Security Council, while Arab efforts are attempting to block that from happening.

Thousands of Israelis marched to demand progress in the investigation process with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu under corruption charges, according to al-Quds and al-Ayyam.

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