Weather: Partly cloudy to clearFM: Jordan will not sign water-energy deal with Israel

Weather today in Palestine is partly cloudy to clear with no change in temperature, according to the Palestinian Meteorological Department (PMD). Winds are southwesterly to northwesterly, light to moderate, and sea waves are low. Temperature in the capital, Jerusalem, and Bethlehem is expected to reach a high of 20°C and a low of 14°C, and in Ramallah and Hebron a high of 19°C and a low of 13°C. In Jericho, the Dead Sea, and the Jordan Valley temperature is expected to reach a high of 29°C and a low of 20°C, and a high of 23°C and a low of 17°C in Gaza and the coastal areas. A slight rise in temperature is expected tomorrow, Friday, which continues the same on Saturday. A low-pressure cold front affects the country on Sunday causing temperatures to plummet. Rain is expected in the northern areas in the morning and spreads to the rest of the country in the afternoon and night, accompanied by occasional thunderstorms, said the PMD. Source: Palestine news and Information Agency – WAFA Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi said that Jordan will not sign the water-energy deal with Israel due to the Israeli war against the Gaza Strip since October 7. In an interview with Al-Jazeera TV, Safadi said that "the agreement should have been signed last month, but we will not sign it." He emphasized that Israel is driving the entire region into hell and that this war must end, adding that tensions are present on Lebanon's borders and that the West Bank is on fire. Israel's actions have also created an atmosphere of hatred that prevents normal and peaceful relations, Safadi stressed. In the middle of Israel's actions,Safadi said, the peace deal between Jordan and Israel will be irrelevant, gathering dust on the shelf. Source: Jordan News Agency