China's Adora Cruise announced on Friday that it will jointly roll out a film-themed sailing season with the Changchun Film Studio Group Company Limited from late March to late June.
The first "Maritime Film Festival" sailing season will open on March 29 at Adora Magic City, China's first domestically built large cruise ship, while will also be held at two other large cruise ships -- Adora Mediterranea and Piano Land.
During the themed sailing season, some 100 classic films and popular new releases will be screened in theaters on the cruise ships and on their in-cabin TV channels.
And a wide variety of film-related cultural activities will also be held on the vessels.
The new sailing season marks the cruise giant's effort to take advantage of China's booming culture-tourism market.
The company said it has been improving its services by diversifying cultural offerings to give the customers more interactive and immersive experience.
China's cruise giant to launch film-themed sailing season
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Sunday that Israel rejects a 15-point Gaza peace roadmap plan presented by the U.S.-led "Board of Peace," maintaining that Israeli forces will not withdraw until Hamas is fully disarmed.
The announcement marks Israel's first official and straightforward rejection of the plan.
Netanyahu told the weekly cabinet meeting that Israeli forces, which Israeli officials had previously estimated control about 70 percent of Gaza, will continue to carry out attacks in the enclave to "thwart threats."
"When I say disarming Hamas, I mean the heavy weapons, the less heavy weapons -- all weapons," Netanyahu said.
Israel is still in talks with the United States about the document of the plan, he said. "They have ideas, some of which are acceptable to us and some of which are not, and we know how to stand our ground on these matters."
The plan was drafted in May by Nickolay Mladenov, "high representative for Gaza" of the "Board of Peace," and officially announced by U.S. President Donald Trump in late July, who said back then the board had reached an agreement on the "complete disarmament" of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza.
A day after Trump's announcement, Hamas said it had agreed to the "latest version of the roadmap" for the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement after "fierce" negotiations, but conditioned weaponry arrangements on a complete halt to "aggression," Israeli withdrawal from the enclave, and progress on reconstruction.
Since a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel came into effect in October 2025, Israeli attacks have killed more than 1,250 people and injured over 4,100 others in Gaza, according to Gaza-based health authorities.
Netanyahu says Israel rejects U.S.-backed 15-point Gaza peace plan
