RAMALLAH, October 25, 2017 (WAFA) – President Mahmoud Abbas’ remarks on the Chinese proposal for Middle East peace dominated the front page headlines in Palestinian Arabic dailies on Wednesday.
The dailies reported Abbas called for drawing up plans in order to propagate the Chinese President Xi Jinping’s vision for the peace process.
Al-Quds added the Chinese Communist Party unveiled a new central committee and enshrined Jinping’s though in the constitution.
The dailies spotlighted various official statements regarding the implementation of the Egyptian-brokered reconciliation deal between Fatah and Hamas.
Al-Quds and al-Ayyam reported the Palestinian leadership has started consultations on the formation of a new government incorporating various political factions.
Al-Quds and al-Hayat al-Jadida reported a plan was being developed by the government in order to revive the electricity sector in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Head of the Qatari committee tasked with Gaza reconstruction was reported in al-Quds and al-Ayyam announcing Qatar would fund the construction of the government headquarters and the president’s office in Gaza.
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was reported in al-Quds announcing Hamas movement has taken a number of steps in order to promote the national project.
He was also reported in al-Ayyam announcing Hamas has unanimously decided to go for national reconciliation and hand over the border crossings to the government within a week.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi was reported in al-Ayyam and al-Hayat al-Jadida stating Egypt’s goal from Palestinian reconciliation was to create an atmosphere favorable to improving the conditions of running Gaza affairs.
Covering Israeli military raids, al-Quds reported Israeli forces detained a number of Palestinians and seized cash during multiple overnight raids across the West Bank.
Al-Quds and al-Ayyam said dozens of Israeli Jewish settlers forced their way into East Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.
The dailies added staff of the so-called Israeli Municipality of Jerusalem delivered demolition orders to a number of Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan.
According to al-Ayyam and al-Hayat al-Jadida, Israeli forces also delivered a demolition order for at least one Palestinian home in al-Walaja village, northeast of Bethlehem.
Al-Ayyam and al-Hayat al-Jadida added a Palestinian was kidnapped by undercover Israeli forces from East Jerusalem town of al-Ram.
Concerning the financial crisis gripping Palestinian hospitals in East Jerusalem, al-Quds reported Health Minister Jawad Awwad reiterating the government’s commitment to meet its financial obligations with regards to Augusta Victoria Hospital, known also as al-Mutala‘.
Concerning US President Donald Trump’s plan to achieve Middle East peace, al-Quds said Trump would unveil his plan before the end of November.
Al-Ayyam quoted a high-ranking US official stating Trump was set to put a plan to achieve comprehensive peace in the Middle East on the table by the end of this year.
It also reported Australian police has apologized for a video portraying Palestinians as terrorists during security training in Sydney following a protest by Palestinian ambassador to Canberra Izzat Abdel-Hadi.
Al-Hayat al-Jadida highlighted Palestinian preparations to protest the infamous Balfour Declaration in the occupied Palestinian territories and around the world.
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