Seizure of church property in Jordan Valley focus of dailies

Israel’s decision to seize hundreds of dunums of Palestinian land belonging to the Catholic Church in the northern Jordan Valley dominated the front page headlines in Palestinian dailies on Wednesday.

The dailies reported that Israeli occupation authorities have seized 267 dunums (60 acres) of land belonging to the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem in the northern Jordan Valley’s villages of Tayaseer and Bardala.

On the other hand, al-Ayyam highlighted Israeli envoy to the United Nations Dany Danon’s statements on US President Donald Trump’s Mideast vision.

It reported Danon stating that the so-called Deal of the Century was completed and would be rolled out in early 2019.

Additionally, al-Quds and al-Hayat al-Jadida reported that Israeli occupation authorities delivered a demolition notice for the family of Khalil Jabareen in Yatta town, south of Hebron.

Jabareen, 16, was shot by Israeli forces after he allegedly carried out a stabbing attack near the illegal settlement of Gush Etzion, north of Hebron, on Sunday.

The dailies also reported that Israeli military police detained a number of Palestinians who demonstrated against the detention of Jerusalem Governor Adnan Gheith along with scores of Fatah members in East Jerusalem’s Salah Eddin Street.

Yet, the Israeli occupation authorities, al-Hayat al-Jadida said, continue the groundwork for the construction of a new settlement outpost at the heart of the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan.

Moreover, al-Quds highlighted a festival that was attended by Palestinian refugees in the Lebanese city of Sidon, marking the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.

According to al-Quds and al-Hayat al-Jadida, President Mahmoud Abbas received a letter of support from his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.

Furthermore, al-Quds spotlighted media reports indicating that Israeli Mayor of Jerusalem Moshe Leon has decided to cancel the construction of two industrial zones on Palestinian-owned lands belonging to Shufat and Anata following settlers’ pressure.

Al-Quds reported the Bethlehem Arab Society for Rehabilitation (BASR) calling for an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the killing of Ramzi Abu Yabes near the Gush Etzion junction, south of Bethlehem.

Abu Yabes, 32, worked as a paramedic for BASR and was killed by Israeli forces purportedly for crashing his car into soldiers near Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron.

Highlighting a report issued by Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem, al-Quds said that Israeli forces killed 180 Palestinian protestors and injured 5,800 others with live ammunition along Gaza border from March 30 to October 31.

The Palestinian cabinet was reported in al-Hayat al-Jadida stating that genuine solidarity with the Palestinian people is shown through implementing United Nations resolutions regarding the Question of Palestine and ending the Israeli occupation.

According to al-Quds and al-Hayat al-Jadida, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) and the Government of the United Kingdom launched an $6.4 million agreement to support UNRWA Syria regional crisis emergency appeal over the period 2018-2021.

The dailies said that Wataniya Mobile, the Palestinian mobile phone company, unites brand with its parent company, Ooredoo.