RAMALLAH, Saturday, July 13, 2019 (WAFA) – The weekly Friday protests on the Gaza border with Israel and in the West Bank were highlighted on the front page of today’s issue of the three Palestinian Arabic dailies.
The papers said dozens of Palestinians were injured in the Israeli army crackdown on the protests, including young boys who were critically wounded by live gunfire, one in the West Bank and one in Gaza.
Al-Quds said a protest was held in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan against settlers taking over homes in the area, and the Friday prayer was held in Wadi al-Hummos in Sur Baher neighborhood to protest planned demolition of dozens of apartments that would lead to the displacement of hundreds of people.
Al-Hayat al-Jadida focused its main front page story on the phone call between President Mahmoud Abbas and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and said that Abbas told Putin that a peace solution has a priority for a just and permanent peace.
The paper said Fatah Advisory Council continued yesterday its second day of meetings.
Al-Ayyam said the Egyptian security delegation held a series of talks in Gaza with Hamas leaders and other factions over calm with Israel.
Al-Quds said in a headline in red that the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate is going to file a law suit against transferring its ownership over two hotels in Jerusalem to Jewish settlers.
It said the Israeli municipality of West Jerusalem stressed that there is a green light from the US administration to intensify settlements in the occupied city.
The paper said in a report by its Washington correspondent that the US envoy Jason Greenblatt doubts that the so-called deal of the century will be declared before the Israeli elections in September.
The same reporter said in another story that US Democratic Party presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren said she will pressure Israel to end its occupation of the Palestinian land.
The paper also said a ranking European official called for recognizing Palestine and for identifying products made in illegal Israeli settlements.
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