Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said rebuilding and governance plans for post-war Gaza should be accelerated during talks with his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty. In a phone call on Saturday, Wang also reaffirmed Beijing’s continued support for Palestinians to govern Gaza and the two-state solution. “It is high time to speed up the formulation of…
German police have launched an investigation after Hong Kong director Jun Li Jun-shuo read out a pro-Palestine speech by an Iranian actor at the Berlin International Film Festival. Local police confirmed on Thursday they were looking into the incident, but it was not immediately clear whether Li was also under investigation. “The statement [by Li]…
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Text size The Israeli military said its air force struck Hezbollah weapons stores and an intelligence centre on Saturday in the group’s southern Beirut stronghold. The Israeli Air Force “conducted a strike on a number of Hezbollah weapons storage facilities and a Hezbollah intelligence headquarters command centre in Dahiyeh,” the military said in a statement….
Text size The Israeli military on Sunday called for residents of more than 20 villages in south Lebanon to evacuate their homes, as troops continue to target Hezbollah positions across the border. “The Army does not intend to harm you. For your safety, you must evacuate your homes immediately and relocate to the north of…
Not too long ago, Benjamin Netanyahu told Xi Jinping that Israel expected Beijing to play a bigger role in the Middle East, saying China should “assume its rightful place … on the world stage”. “I believe this is a marriage made in heaven,” he added. He doesn’t think that any more. The October 7 terrorist…
Text size Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday said Israel had the right to defend itself and would respond to Iran’s attack following the barrage of missiles fired by Tehran at the country this week. “Israel has the duty and the right to defend itself and to respond to these attacks and that is what…
Text size The Israeli military on Thursday told residents of 25 villages across southern Lebanon to evacuate, the latest in a series of calls to relocate issued by the army as it targets Hezbollah positions. “The IDF (Israeli army) does not intend to harm you, and for your own safety, you must evacuate your homes…