An-Najah News - President Mahmoud Abbas mourned he Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, who passed away this afternoon.

The president described him as "the wise leader and the big brother of the Palestinian people and the Palestinian cause."

 the President said"Palestine has lost with his departure an Arab leader and a leader of humanity who spent his life in the service of his people, his nation and all humanity, and always stood by our national cause, with our Palestinian people, and the just causes of his nation," 

"Our loss of this great Arab leader in this sensitive period of our history is a great loss," he added.

An-Najah News - The Palestinian Meteorological Department said that the weather today is relatively hot in the mountainous districts and hot in other districts in daytime with a slight drop in temperature.

Mild to relatively hot conditions in nighttime are expected. 

Light to moderate northwesterly wind blows with occasional gusts. Sea waves are low.

A further drop is expected in temperature on Thursday, paving the way to further relief in the heat stress. A slight chance of scattered drizzle is expected on some areas.

Friday’s temperature is set to further drop, paving the way to partly cloudy and mild conditions in mountains and relatively hot conditions in other districts in daytime. Slightly cold to relatively mild conditions are expected in nighttime.