China calls for Gaza peace conference, Hamas to disclose fate of Israeli hostages
Monday, 15 January 2024 China called for a large-scale and authoritative peace conference on the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza strip, while the militant group Hamas aired video of three Israeli hostages and said their fate would be disclosed on Monday. Speaking in Egypt at the weekend, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for "the formulation of a specific timetable and road map for the implementation of the 'two-state solution' and support for the prompt resumption of Israel-Palestinian peace talks".
Israeli tanks stormed back into parts of the northern Gaza Strip they had left last week, residents said on Tuesday, reigniting some of the most intense fighting since the New Year when Israel announced it was scaling back its operations there. Zachary Goelman produced this report.
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