The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 60,430, with 148,722 others injured since the conflict between Hamas and Israel erupted on Oct 7, 2023, Gaza's health authorities said in a statement on Saturday.
Over the past 24 hours, Israeli attacks have claimed 98 lives and injured 1,079 others, according to the statement.
Of those casualties, 39 were killed and 849 injured near aid distribution sites, the statement added.
Hospitals in Gaza recorded nine new deaths, including a child, due to famine and malnutrition over the past 24 hours, health officials said on Saturday.
This brings the total number of hunger-related deaths since the Israeli blockade began in March to 169, including 93 children.
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) alert, compiled by UN agencies, has confirmed that Gaza is on the brink of famine.
One in three people in Gaza are going days without food, with acute malnutrition now standing at over 16.5 percent in the Strip. Today, more than 320,000 young children are at risk of acute malnutrition, UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban told a press conference on Friday.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Saturday declared the defeat of a Hamas battalion in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza, saying three of its members had surrendered earlier that day.
The three militants provided detailed information about a local tunnel and a nearby weapons depot to the IDF, which subsequently discovered numerous weapons and equipment, including bulletproof vests, guns, and grenades, at the site, an IDF spokesperson said in a statement.
Hamas has not yet responded to the statement.
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 60,430
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 60,430
The "soft landing" of the China-EU electric vehicle case will greatly boost market confidence and inject new momentum into China-EU cooperation in automobile trade and investment, a spokeswoman of the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said at a press briefing in Beijing on Thursday.
He Yongqian, the spokeswoman, made the remarks after China and the European Union (EU) agreed on the necessity of providing general guidance on price undertakings for Chinese companies exporting battery electric vehicle (BEV) passenger cars to the EU.
"China and the EU simultaneously announced on Monday that they had achieved positive outcomes following multiple rounds of consultations on the EV case, a development that has drawn wide attention at home and abroad. Industry players from both sides have 'highly welcomed and fully endorsed' the outcome, saying the 'soft landing' of the case is expected to greatly boost market confidence and inject new momentum into China-EU cooperation in automobile trade and investment. Some EU politicians have described it as a positive step toward building a sustainable China-EU trade relationship, and said it demonstrated that resolving trade differences through partnership remains feasible," she said.
"Against the current international backdrop, China and the EU, acting in a spirit of mutual respect and within the framework of WTO rules, have properly addressed the EV case, which is of significant positive importance. The outcome will not only contribute to the sound development of China-EU economic and trade ties and help safeguard the stability of the global automotive industrial and supply chains, but will also send a clear and strong signal that both sides are willing to uphold a rules-based international trading order, setting a good example for countries to resolve differences through dialogue and consultation and injecting greater certainty and positive energy into global economic growth," she said.
"China appreciates the spirit of dialogue showed by the EU side and stands ready to work with the EU, building on the current positive outcomes, to further implement the consensus reached by the leaders of the two sides, maintain dialogue and communication, and support stable industrial and supply chains on both sides, continue to deepen cooperation on the basis of market principles, and make active contributions to the global green transition," she added.
"Soft landing" of China-EU EV case to significantly boost market confidence: MOC spokeswoman
"Soft landing" of China-EU EV case to significantly boost market confidence: MOC spokeswoman
