Israel, Hamas accuse each other of violating ceasefire agreement

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Israel, Hamas accuse each other of violating ceasefire agreement

2025-11-23 15:18 Last Updated At：11-24 14:49

Hamas and Israel issued statements on Saturday, blaming each other for violating the current ceasefire agreement in Gaza.

According to Gaza-based health authorities, the Israel Defense Forces attacked multiple locations in Gaza on Saturday, resulting in at least 24 deaths and 54 injuries, with many in critical condition.

According to the Palestinian official news agency on Saturday, the Israeli forces launched an airstrike on a vehicle in northern Gaza on the day's afternoon, killing at least five people.

Furthermore, in the Nuseirat refugee camp and Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, Israeli airstrikes hit two residential buildings, killing at least five people, including children, and injuring others.

The Israel Defense Forces said on Saturday that during a 24-hour military operation in Rafah, southern Gaza, they killed or captured 17 militants attempting to flee underground facilities.

Hamas on Saturday issued a statement, strongly condemning Israel's continued violation of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza and urging international mediators to immediately intervene to stop Israel's attempts to undermine the truce process.

The statement noted that since the ceasefire took effect on Oct 10, Israeli forces have continued airstrikes and artillery attacks in eastern Gaza, repeatedly pushing the "yellow line", the agreed Israeli deployment line, westward, constituting flagrant violations of the agreement.

The Israeli Prime Minister's Office also said on the same day that Hamas violated the ceasefire by sending a militant into Israeli-controlled territory to attack soldiers, and in response, Israel killed five senior Hamas militants.

The statement also called on relevant mediators to demand Hamas fulfill its commitments under the ceasefire agreement.

The cumulative death toll in Gaza Strip has reached 69,733, with 170,863 others wounded since the latest round of the Israel-Hamas conflict erupted on Oct 7, 2023, according to the Gaza-based health authorities.

2026 APEC trade ministers' meeting concludes with fruitful results

The 32nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting concluded in east China's Suzhou on Saturday, yielding fruitful results and laying significant groundwork for the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in November.

The trade ministers' meeting focused on "building an open and predictable regional and multilateral economic and trade order" and "fostering new engines of innovative and dynamic trade and investment cooperation."

Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao briefed the media on the meeting's outcomes at a press conference.

Wang said the meeting issued a joint statement titled the Suzhou Statement, and approved the latest edition of the APEC Roadmap for Innovative, Competitive and Resilient Services.

All parties agreed to advance policy innovation and reform in services trade, build an open and predictable investment environment, improve regional trade facilitation and supply chain resilience, strengthen standards coordination, and enhance intellectual property protection, Wang told the media.

He also said that substantial progress was made on a framework document for regional digital trade cooperation and the ministers emphasized promoting inclusive AI development, strengthening AI-related trade, and bridging the digital divide to ensure shared benefits from digital transformation.

The minister noted that the outcomes of the meeting demonstrated strong cooperation willingness, highlighted an innovation-oriented approach, and reflected inclusiveness and shared benefits. "The fact that Asia-Pacific economies can come together, uphold the original aspiration of promoting trade and investment liberalization and facilitation while supporting economic growth and prosperity, and engage in in-depth discussions on the important issue of 'where multilateral and regional economic and trade cooperation is headed,' fully demonstrates that open regionalism and true multilateralism enjoy broad support, and that mutual success and shared development serve the fundamental interests of all economies," Wang said.