The Israeli occupation forces withdrew Wednesday after midnight from Jenin city and its camp, after a new offensive that lasted nearly nine hours, which resulted in the shooting and injuring of seven civilians, including a woman and a child, the detention of at least 18 civilians, and the destruction of infrastructure.
About 40 army vehicles broke into the city and its refugee camp today at noon amidst heavy shooting and firing of smoke grenades, live bullets, and tear gas bombs, injuring seven people, including a child in the foot and a woman. The woman was later said to be in critical condition, according to the Ministry of Health.
The occupation forces further launched large-scale raid campaigns on residents’ homes in the city and its camp and turned several homes into military outposts.
Forces also bombed the house of resident Salim Abu Awad in Jenin camp with the ‘Energa’ anti-tank missile, which caused the fire to break out in the house, inflicting serious damage. Fire also broke out in another hous
e as a result of the Israeli attack, before civil crews were able to reach the houses and put out the fire.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) in Jenin reported that the occupation forces beat up the ambulance crews in Jenin camp while they were attempting to transport the wounded from inside the camp.
Meanwhile, the soldiers were deployed around Jenin and Ibn Sina Hospitals, stopping and searching ambulances, amid violent clashes.
WAFA correspondent said that the occupation forces carried out extensive raid and search campaigns on houses, where they wreaked havoc and destroyed their contents. Bulldozers also destroyed the infrastructure and vehicles on the outskirts of the camp and in its alleys and streets.
The students of the Arab American University were also unable to return to their homes due to the continuing aggression of the occupation and the siege of the city, according to sources. The university administration worked to provide shelter for some of the students, while others took refug
e in the homes of their relatives and friends in the villages and towns of the Jenin district.
The offensive left several neighborhoods in Jenin without electricity after the occupation targeted electrical transformers with bullets.
The Israeli occupation has launched more than 15 military offensives and incursions into Jenin city and its camp since the beginning of its all-out aggression against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank on October 7th.
Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA
In line with its commitment to exchange knowledge and expertise with leaders in the academic field, Abu Dhabi University (ADU) concluded the ‘International Conference on Advancing Sustainable Futures 2023.’
The event commenced with an insightful opening remark delivered by Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence and Vice President of ADU’s Board of Trustees.
The Conference was organised by ADU in collaboration with the World Health Organization, the International Society of Environmental Geotechnology, UN Women, Advance HE and Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi. In addition to the Italian network of Universities for Sustainable Development, Greenpeace MENA and leading universities worldwide and sponsored by Emirates Red Crescent, Emirates Global Aluminum, and Adeeb Group. The Conference aimed to provide a platform for researchers and subject-matter experts to discuss the challenges and solutions in the field of sustainability.
The event took place between the 5th and 6th of Dece
mber 2023 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Dubai Palm Jumeirah. The Conference witnessed the participation of 600 key national and international academics and research experts in the field of sustainability from 70 countries, including UK, USA, Italy, Canada, Australia, Brazil, Spain, Indonesia and ADU’s undergraduate and postgraduate students.
During the Conference, the UI GreenMetric Rankings 2023 announced the best universities in the field of sustainability, where ADU was ranked 359th as one of the best leading sustainable universities globally, in the presence of H.E. Husin Bagis, the Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the UAE. In addition, the winners of the top 15 research papers in the five tracks were announced during the event, and three Doctor of Business Administration students were awarded the Best Paper Award.
Furthermore, ADU signed five Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with seven prestigious international partners. Additionally, ADU announced the launch of the Abu Dhabi University Re
search Institute for Sustainable Futures and hosted the Adam Smith 300 Year Celebrations University of Glasgow event in collaboration with ADU’s College of Business.
Source: Emirates News Agency