Emirates News Updates

Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit condemned the treacherous Israeli attacks against Lebanon’s communication systems, which resulted in a number of deaths and injuries.

In a statement on Tuesday, the Arab League warned of the consequences of this dangerous escalation against Lebanon and its people, which coincides with reckless statements that continue to be made by Israeli leaders who want to expand the scope of the war on the South Lebanon front, which threatens to seriously explode the regional situation.

Aboul Gheit expressed full solidarity with the people and government of Lebanon against this blatant attack on its sovereignty and security.

The Arab League Secretary-General also stressed that the Security Council must fulfill its responsibilities in against Israel’s continuous and reckless threats to peace and security in the region.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Chief Commissioner of the Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission (CARC), Captain Haitham Misto, confirmed that flight travel between Amman and Beirut is unchanged.

Misto told the Jordan News Agency (Petra) that CARC was and continues to be vigilant, assessing developments and taking any required measures to ensure the safety of civil aviation for all Jordanian aircraft destinations in light of the regional situation.

Source: Jordan News Agency

The second phase of a campaign to install solar heaters for the homes of poor families across the Kingdom kicked off on Tuesday.

The campaign, called Faza’at Ahel (call for solidarity), was implemented by the Jordan Engineers Association (JEA), in cooperation with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, through the Jordan Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Fund (JREEEF).

In a statement on Tuesday, Mutaz Shawareb, a JEA member and head of its Social Responsibility Fund Management Committee, said that the campaign is part of the agreement signed with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources’ JREEEF.

He added that the second phase of the campaign includes the installation of 125 solar heaters for the homes of poor families in all governorates of the Kingdom, noting that the first phase ended with the installation of 121 solar heaters, at a cost of JD480 per heater.

Shawareb thanked the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and JREEEF for their cooperation with the campaign, which reflects so
cial responsibility towards the poor families in the local community.

Source: Jordan News Agency

The Southern Military Zone officers thwarted on Tuesday, within the zone’s jurisdictions, an infiltration attempt by a drone that tried to cross into Jordanian territory, an official source at the General Command of the Jordan Armed Forces (JAF) said.

According to the source, border guard personnel in the Southern Military Zone identified a drone attempting to breach the Jordanian border, which was dealt with according to the rules of engagement and shot down inside Jordanian territory.

The source emphasized that JAF confronts border threats head-on and fights any efforts to undermine national security, create instability, or intimidate citizens.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Lebanon’s Information Minister Ziad Makary said that the events that took place on Tuesday constitute a flagrant attack on Lebanese sovereignty. He emphasized the significance of increasing US pressure on Israel rather than Lebanon.

In a press statement to the media on Tuesday evening, Makary explained that what happened today contradicts the US and international moves that appear to be pressuring Israel, adding that it is too early to draw accurate conclusions about the recent developments in Lebanon.

Makary added, “What happened today affected Lebanese citizens, not only Hezbollah members, and the government accused Israel of being responsible for this massacre that Lebanon witnessed, and what we fear is not Hezbollah but Israel’s criminality, whether in Gaza or in Lebanon.”

Source: Jordan News Agency

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said that “the Israeli aggression that targeted Lebanon this afternoon does not only amount to a massacre, but is a prescribed war crime.”

In a statement issued Tuesday evening, Berri called on the international community to take urgent action to curb the Israeli terror machine, noting that the continuation of this criminal behavior threatens the region and jeopardizes regional security and stability.

Furthermore, Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati traveled to the southern suburbs of Beirut to offer condolences on the death of the son of Hezbollah MP Ali Ammar.

Mikati condemned the latest Israeli aggression and expressed his deep regret, saying in his speech: “Mercy for the martyrs, and prayers for a speedy recovery for the wounded. Today’s incident is very serious.”

Source: Jordan News Agency

Two people were martyred on Tuesday evening in an airstrike carried out by Israeli warplanes on the town of Majdal Silm in southern Lebanon.

A Lebanese security source told the Jordan News Agency (Petra) correspondent in Beirut that “Israeli warplanes are conducting low- and medium-level sorties in the airspace of several areas in the south.”

Source: Jordan News Agency

Nine people were martyred in Lebanon, including a child, and about 2,800 people were injured, including 200 in critical condition, in explosions of wireless communication devices used by Hezbollah members in several areas.

In a press conference, Lebanese Health Minister Firas al-Abyad announced that this number of people were killed in the pager explosions in a number of Lebanese regions, pointing out that the majority of the injuries were in hands.

In a statement, Hezbollah held Israel fully responsible for this attack, which it described as a criminal aggression.

Source: Jordan News Agency