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Jordan News
26-07-2025
- Business
- Jordan News
Celebrating a Legacy of Excellence: Mohammad Abu Odeh at 50 - Jordan News
As Mohammad Abu Odeh embarks on a new chapter of his life, turning 50 on July 27, he stands as a testament to the power of enduring legacy and unwavering dedication. اضافة اعلان I recently watched an interview on Amman TV, conducted by the talented Rahaf Sawalha, which sparked my interest in a remarkable business leader whose profile and philosophy offer valuable lessons worth sharing. For this visionary Jordanian entrepreneur, success transcends mere financial triumphs and key performance metrics. His achievements are a profound reflection of a meaningful legacy built on the bedrock of sincerity, family values, and an unshakeable commitment to community and country. The secret to Abu Odeh Group's longevity lies in its CEO's relentless effort to instill authenticity and genuine values – not just within family stakeholders, but deep within the hearts of every employee, customer, and community member who interacts with their services and products. These values serve as the ship's stabilizer, providing balance and direction through life's turbulent storms. The preservation of his father's 50-year-old grocery store is a poignant manifestation of Abu Odeh's commitment to legacy. He and his brothers have meticulously preserved this iconic shop, a living testament to the family's enduring presence and unwavering dedication to their community. His unique business philosophy is deeply rooted in the profound lessons imparted by his late mother, God bless her soul. She taught him that leadership is a divine trust, not merely an honor: "If Allah chooses you to lead, He has already endowed you with the strength necessary to carry the weight of responsibility." Her second invaluable lesson echoed in his mind: "When you deliver results, deliver them flawlessly. I believe you can." These words have become an uncompromising standard, guiding every project and venture. Underpinning every plan is a win-win formula, a strategy that seeks to harmoniously balance the growth of Abu Odeh group, benefit the family, generate employment opportunities for Jordanians, and enrich the national economy. Unlike traditional businessmen driven by short-term gains, Abu Odeh crafts plans that ensure generational continuity and sustainability. As he celebrates his birthday, the wisdom of his father and mother continues to illuminate his path, instilling in him the values that define him today. He has tirelessly worked to meet and surpass their expectations, achieving remarkable accomplishments that benefit not only his family but an ever-growing circle of Jordanians. Happy 50th birthday, Mohammad Abu Odeh. Your parents' legacy lives on through you, and we are all honored to bear witness to your remarkable journey. ###
BBC News
18-03-2025
- General
- BBC News
Israel-Gaza war: Palestinians devastated and fearful after Israel resumes strikes
It had started as a normal night in Gaza, with people up already having their pre-dawn meal in the holy month of Ramadan. After 50 nights of ceasefire, life in the territory had settled into a relative rhythm of then the rat-a-tat of gunfire began, and explosions. Then followed the sound of people Abu Odeh and his family had been sleeping when the war planes came again."Around 02:00 [midnight GMT], we were suddenly awakened by the sounds of heavy shelling," he told the BBC's Gaza radio service."My daughter woke me up, warning me about the bombs. We quickly took shelter against the walls, fearing that rubble might fall on us."Israel's planes tore in from the north to sweep across the strip, striking Gaza City in the centre and then targets further south in Rafah and Khan blitz on Monday night killed more than 400 people, mostly women and children, local health authorities run by Hamas said. They did not identify the number of combatants killed - Israel says it targeted Hamas than 600 more are injured. Once again, hospitals in the territory were inundated, doctors on night shift battling a sudden influx of injured, many of them strikes on Gaza - follow live updatesThe BBC met the family of one injured man, Ahmad Mo'in al-Jumla, at al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. He had been at the Beach refugee camp in al-Ahrar when it was hit."We were shocked this area was targeted," says his sister, noting the whole family couldn't find him at first."From the night until morning, we couldn't figure out if he was injured or not, because the scene was horrific, and no one had any news - the entire building had collapsed on everyone in that area."At 05:00, they pulled him out from under the rubble. He was alive - but was rushed to hospital with fractures and a brain family too endured their own ordeal when their neighbourhood was hit. "Suddenly, we found the house collapsing on us, rubble falling from every direction," his sister said."We tried to get out, we wanted to escape but there was nothing. It was night and suddenly there was bombing on the house." "The war resumed abruptly, without warning," says another Gaza resident was getting up for his Suhoor, or pre-dawn meal, when his street was struck by gunfire and shelling."A sense of terror swept through the area," he says. "Everyone was filled with fear - unsure of where to go or if we could be displaced again.""Fear has once again gripped the people, especially as we are in the month of Ramadan," he pounded Gaza throughout the morning, the strikes easing as the sun came Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the attacks, his office said, after Hamas failed to release more hostages or accept US proposals for extending a ceasefire that had held since late January. Since the first phase of the ceasefire had come to an end earlier this month, there had been fears of the fighting resuming again - especially as talks stalled two days ago. The White House on Monday night was briefed by Israel before they resumed their those living in Gaza were blindsided. The return of the warplanes shattered what had been two months of a fragile peace."I was shocked that the war started again, but at the same time, this is what we expect from the Israelis," Hael a resident from Jabalia al-Balad told BBC Arabic."We were not surprised; we expect this at any moment," he says about the truce's collapse. "But the shock is enormous - 200 martyrs [people killed] in moments. As a citizen, I'm exhausted. We've had enough - a year-and-a-half to this! It's enough", he the ceasefire in late January, the war had gone on for 15 months with Israeli airstrikes and bombardments killing more than 46,000 Palestinians in Mohammed Abou Aisha, living in Deir al-Balah in the east, had managed to survive with her mother throughout that period. But her mother was killed on Tuesday morning. Her last memory is of her entering the kitchen, saying she wanted to make her morning meal."My mother woke up as usual to prepare her Suhoor meal, getting ready to fast but not ready for fighting," she told Reuters news agency. The strike hit their neighbour's home, blasting the vicinity, she has questioned the state of the supposed peace. "Life is getting harder, there is no truce or ceasefire.""There are snipers [stationed] daily in front of the citizens, continuous strikes. There is nothing of what was agreed upon [in the ceasefire].Another resident, Mohammed Bdeir, said his daughter was killed - their street was bombed as the whole family was sleeping."[We] suddenly woke up on the strike, they hit our neighbours… we found this girl beneath the rubble, we pulled her mother and father from under the rubble."He then found his daughter's body there too, he told AFP news agency. South-east of Gaza City, Ramez Alammarin, 25, described carrying children to a hospital."They unleashed the fire of hell again on Gaza," he told AFP, adding that "bodies and limbs are on the ground, and the wounded cannot find any doctor to treat them".Hospital authorities in Gaza have told the BBC many patients being carried in are suffering severe head injuries and bleeding, burns, fractures."The attacks were so sudden that the number of medical staff was inadequate for the scale of these large strikes," said Dr. Mohammed Zaqout, Director General of Gaza Strip's notes there are only seven hospitals able to operate across the territory at the moment, after 15 months of war. And despite the truce, few medical supplies had been allowed into doctor described the situation as catastrophic. There's a severe shortage of medical and surgical equipment, intensive care beds, medications."Even the medical staff have been completely exhausted after more than a year-and-a-half of continuous emergency work," said Dr Muhammad Abu Salmiya."We have seen many wounded people lose their lives right in front of us simply because there are no medical supplies or any possible way to offer them care."He called Israel's actions at dawn a "massacre against sleeping civilians in the Gaza Strip".The most admissions so far have been at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis in the south. People were rushing stretchers with the wounded to the covered in white sheets were also taken to the hospital's mortuary. Families were gathering for funerals in the the father woken by his young daughter this morning, says he's begging mediating countries to bring an end to their suffering."We do not want war to be resumed. We seek peace so that we can live and sleep without fear," he told the BBC.
