The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip from the ongoing Israeli attacks had risen to 34,388, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said on Saturday.
In a press statement, the ministry said that the Israeli army had carried out four military operations in the past 24 hours which killed 32 Palestinians and wounded 69 others, bringing the total injuries to 77,437 in addition to the death toll since the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out on Oct. 7, 2023.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement on Saturday that Israeli aircraft had launched strikes against some 25 targets in the Gaza Strip over the past day. One drone strike hit a rocket launching position in southern Gaza's Khan Younis. In central Gaza, buildings used by Palestinian armed groups, weapon depots, underground sites, and other infrastructure were hit overnight, the IDF said, adding another airstrike directed by troops also struck a vehicle with eight Hamas operatives in it.
The official Palestinian News Agency also reported on Saturday that at least eight Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded on Friday evening in an Israeli attack on the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. In addition, on early Saturday, an airstrike hit a house in Rafah, southern Gaza, killing six people, including four children.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Portuguese counterpart Paulo Rangel on Saturday held a phone talk on the developments in the Gaza Strip, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said in a statement posted on its website.
In the phone conversation, Amir-Abdollahian strongly urged an end to Israel's "war and genocide" in Gaza and respect for the oppressed Palestinian people's rights, deeming Israel "the root cause" for all regional tensions.
Rangel, for his part, stressed the need to achieve an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Rangel also said that his government supports the formation of an independent Palestinian state.
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 34,388
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 34,388
China-Cambodia ties received a boost from Chinese investments in Cambodia's nascent new energy industry on Thursday, as the Cambodian Confederation of Investors Association hosted an event in the capital city of Phnom Penh to welcome these new investments.
The association is expected to better coordinate among ministries and enterprises to start this fresh phase of new energy investment.
Addressing delegates at the ceremony, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet emphasized his government's strong focus on foreign investments in Cambodia, especially in the private sector.
He said Cambodia and China are engaged in close economic cooperation and promised that the Cambodian government will try its best to create a better business environment and solve problems. In recent years, several Chinese companies in the new energy technology and electric vehicle (EV) sector – including the Huaneng Group, Great Wall, BYD and Midea – have started building infrastructure in Cambodia.
"China-Cambodia trade relations have prospered in recent years. We've chosen to invest in new energy projects in Cambodia, including factories and charging equipment. We believe the investments in industries in Cambodia will further improve China-Cambodia friendship," said He Dong, president of ZM Trucks China.
For Cambodia, Chinese investment in electric vehicles and renewable energy plants offers an opportunity to benefit from technology transfers and industrial upgrading.
It would also help Cambodian businesses, create employment opportunities and improve people's living conditions.
"We welcome the investment very much because it helps Cambodia's economic development. It creates more job opportunities for Cambodians and is also good for the environment," said Kun Thai, general chairman of Cambodia Confederation of Investors Association.
The association is working actively with the Chinese new energy sector – to get more companies into Cambodia, and a wave of investment that will usher in positive changes.
Cambodia welcomes more Chinese investment in new energy industry
