Israel Welcomes French President Macron’s Visit

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency has said that another convoy of 14 aid trucks entered the Gaza Strip from Egypt via the Rafah crossing last night. Witnesses reported explosions and ambulance sirens on the border earlier, with the Israeli military saying one of its tanks accidentally fired a shell at an Egyptian installation near the Rafah border. A spokesman for the Egyptian army said that several Egyptian border guards were slightly injured due to the fragmentation of an Israeli tank shell. and has ordered to evacuate hospitals, China has deployed six warships in the Middle East after the Israeli-Palestinian conflict escalated.

The US ordered its diplomatic staff to leave Iraq, and the State Department also issued a travel advisory for US citizens, warning them to avoid visiting the Middle Eastern country, French President Emmanuel Macron will arrive in Israel where he will meet with Prime Minister Netanyahu, the United States has presented a resolution to the Security Council, which condemns Hamas and urges Israel to give it the right to defend itself, US President Joe Biden. held talks with allied nations and heads of government about the war between Israel and Hamas.

In Washington, the White House announced that Biden met with German Chancellor Olaf Schulz, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, British Prime Minister Rasheed Sonk, Talked with Italian Prime Minister Giorgio Meloni and French President Emmanuel Macron, Qatar has expressed confidence that Yer Ghamali, who is held by Hamas, will be released very soon, the spokesperson of Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in an interview with a German newspaper. He is sure that the Yar Ghamalis kidnapped from Israel will be released very soon. The Palestinian Prime Minister says that the West has given Israel a license to kill in Gaza.

                                         

The Gaza Ministry of Health says that more than 1,500 people are trapped under the rubble. The United Nations has said that more than 19,000 people have been displaced in Lebanon due to Israel’s actions. There has been a large demonstration in favor of Gaza in New Zealand. Students protesting in favor of Palestinians in New Delhi were arrested. In the United States, the environment of educational institutions is under tension due to demonstrations and protests in favor of and against Israel, Shimon Stein, the former ambassador of Israel to Germany, has supported the revival of the concept of a diplomatic solution in the context of the conflict in the Middle East.

It has been 17 days since the Israeli offensive on Gaza, and 1,873 of the 4,741 Palestinians killed in the last 15 days are children. Apart from this, another 15 thousand 898 people are also injured. More than 260 people have been martyred by the bombing of Gaza by Israeli planes. According to the British news agency, residents of the area said that Israeli aircraft also attacked southern Lebanon late at night and Israeli soldiers attacked Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, which is creating signs of further spread of the conflict.

Plan sought, Manawan hospital to be converted into cancer hospital, planning should also be done to buy machinery and equipment: Caretaker Chief Minister

Caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi gave in-principle approval for the first cancer hospital at the official level in Lahore and called for a plan in this regard. Mohsin Naqvi visited Manawan Hospital and inspected the proposed land for the cancer hospital and hospital building. The caretaker chief minister inspected the building adjacent to the main building of the hospital and was given the task of converting the Manawan hospital into a cancer hospital.

Mohsin Naqvi said that Punjab is a province of 14 crore people, and there is not a single state-of-the-art cancer hospital. It is the responsibility of the government to provide a state-of-the-art hospital at the government level to the patients. The Caretaker Chief Minister directed to decide on the design of the cancer hospital and other issues soon and said that planning should also be done to buy machinery and equipment. A meeting was held in the committee room of Manawan Hospital under the chairmanship of Mohsin Naqvi, in which the affairs of the cancer hospital were reviewed.

                           

Apart from this, in the context of the smog situation, it has been decided not to have a holiday on Wednesday in the educational institutions of Punjab this week. A special meeting regarding anti-smog measures was held in the Chief Minister’s office under the chairmanship of Mohsin Naqvi, in which the provincial ministers also participated. In the meeting, it was agreed not to have a holiday on Wednesday based on the improvement in the air quality index. Mohsin Naqvi directed the Inspector General of Police and Secretary of Transport to continue an effective crackdown against smoke-emitting vehicles.

The Caretaker Chief Minister directed that indiscriminate action against smog-causing brick kilns and factories should also be continued, factories emitting more than the prescribed amount of smoke and burning tires would be sealed. Mohsin Naqvi ordered the commissioner and the deputy commissioner to take full action against those who burn crop residue, and immediate action will be taken against those who sell substandard fuel. The caretaker chief minister further directed that the district administration should continuously sprinkle water on the roads to clear their roads. Covering of sand and gravel and spraying of water for construction activities should be ensured, and legal action should be ensured against measures causing smog.

Meanwhile, Mohsin Naqvi paid a surprise visit to Central Jail Kot Lakhpat, Mohsin Naqvi visited male and female prisoners and interacted with them and inquired about the problems. The caretaker Chief Minister participated in the ongoing Mahfil Milad in Barrack No. 9 and prayed together with the prisoners. Mohsin Naqvi ordered free eye surgery at the request of the prisoners and directed them to set up a special medical camp in the jail for the treatment of the prisoners. On the other hand, Mohsin Naqvi paid a surprise visit to LDA One Window Cell. Men met women and asked them problems.

The caretaker Chief Minister ordered the LDA officials to deal with the citizens’ issues immediately and directed that there should be no unnecessary delay in dealing with the LDA-related issues of the citizens. However, there is room for further improvement, every effort is being made to ensure that citizens do not have to go through the One Window Cell to solve their problems. Later, Mohsin Naqvi made a detailed visit to the district headquarters hospital Okara late at night without notice, after the visit of MS Hospital, Deputy Commissioner Okara and DPO Mohsin Naqvi reached the hospital. Inspected medical, lab, trauma center, and dialysis center, also visited child ward, CT scan, and other departments for 2 hours.