More than a thousand Israelis rallied in Jerusalem on Monday to protest the government’s handling of the ongoing war in Gaza, calling for a hostage swap deal with Hamas and an end to the war as soon as possible.
The Israeli parliament, the Knesset, opened its winter session on Monday after a three-month summer recess. Meanwhile, crowds of protesters, led by families of Israeli hostages, gathered near the Knesset building, carrying Israeli flags and demanding a ceasefire in Gaza and a deal to free the hostages held in the strip since last Oct 7.
"We want to end the war. First of all, it's enough. I have a grandson in the army, in a combat unit. I want him back home," said Zamir, an Israeli protester.
Demonstrators voiced their frustration with the current government policies, shouting "Enough is enough" in protest of the relentless war in Gaza. "We are here to tell them enough is enough. Also my T-shirt says enough. Bring them (hostages) home, bring them home, that's number one. Afterwards, ceasefire and completing the war goals. But first, get the hostages home, and on the other hand, let our country get back to track," said another protest attendee named Tzaly.
The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has surpassed 43,000, Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement on Monday.
Israel's year-long war in Gaza has led to widespread frustration and condemnation among its citizens and the international community, with a growing demand for a ceasefire and a resolution to the conflict.
Israeli protesters march in Jerusalem to demand end to war in Gaza
Israeli protesters march in Jerusalem to demand end to war in Gaza
China's approval of the 6GHz band trial spectrum for 6G application will promote development of the 6G technology from laboratories to real-life scenario applications, marking another step forward in next-generation telecommunications, industrial experts say.
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) officially approved the trial spectrum in the 6GHz band for 6G technology development on May 8, signifying that China has taken a step forward in next-generation telecommunications.
The approval, granted to the IMT-2030 (6G) promotion group, authorizes 6G technology trials in selected regions. The move is aimed at advancing technical research, testing and validation based on the key scenarios and performance indicators defined by the International Telecommunication Union for 6G.
According to MIIT officials, the 6G will face the development trend of technological integration and rapid evolution, such as the integration of space, air and ground, the integration of communication and intelligence, and the integration of communication and sensing. Therefore, it has put forward higher requirements for spectrum resources, such as continuous large bandwidth and wide coverage across the entire region.
"The 6GHz band is a scarce, high-bandwidth, high-quality resource in the mid-band, offering advantages such as wide coverage, large capacity and high reliability. Furthermore, this band is highly compatible with the existing 5G mid-band industry ecosystem, allowing it to fully leverage a mature global industry base, effectively reducing network deployment and construction costs in smooth transition from the 5G to the 6G," said Wang Tan, director of the frequency planning division of the radio administration bureau under the MIIT.
Following this approval, 6G technology research and development will gradually move from laboratory simulation and indoor prototype testing to real-world scenarios such as cities and industries to complete performance verification, according to MIIT officials.
"The approval is conducive to integrating the efforts of industry, academia, research and application, leading domestic industrial forces to make early arrangements for key links such as 6G chips, terminals and instruments, and accelerating the maturity of the industrial chain," Wang said.
China has commenced the second phase of 6G technical trials following the completion of the first phase from 2022 to 2025, which had yielded a reserve of over 300 key 6G technologies, and industry experts generally expect the 6G to be officially commercialized around 2030.
"In general, the 6G development roadmap and technical framework are relatively clear. According to international consensus, our standardization process will complete the first version of the 6G standards in about two years. Technical standards are generally upgraded once every 18 months. After another one to two years, we will have commercially available products," said You Xiaohu, an academician with the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
China's approval of 6G trial spectrum to accelerate real-life applications: experts
