This past week Palestinians carried out five terrorist attacks: a double vehicular ramming attack in the Jordan Valley, in which five; a shooting attack near Kiryat Arba, in which one civilian was killed; a shooting attack near Bani Na'im,; a shooting attack in Hawwara (near Nablus; and a stabbing attack near al-Funduq (east of Qalqilya. The Israeli security forces continued counterterrorism activities in Judea and Samaria. Four operatives of the Lion's Den terrorist network, including a commander, surrendered to the Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces. The Gaza Strip was relatively quiet.
Hamas and other Palestinian resistance factions in Gaza have informed Egypt that they are considering resuming marches and demonstrations along the border with Israel.
Poverty, COVID-19 add to plight of Palestinian children April 5, 2021 at 1:30 pm | Published in: Coronavirus, Middle East, News, Palestine
Children gather to get food aid distributed by a benefactor woman to needy families at Zeitoun neighborhood in Gaza City, Gaza on 28 January 2021. [Ali Jadallah - Anadolu Agency] April 5, 2021 at 1:30 pm
Wandering across the streets of Gaza City, 12-year-old Ahmed tries to convince passers-by to buy the masks he sells as a way of making ends meet. His boss expects him back before sunset or else young Ahmed risks being beaten,
Anadolu reports.
Ahmed is just one of the hundreds of Palestinian children engaged in different forms of labor in the occupied territories due to extreme poverty caused by the Israeli occupation and inter-Palestinian divisions.