In a boost for Tehran amidst the looming threat of a full-blown Iran-Israel war, the Islamic republic is set to receive a massive shipment of sodium perchlorate, which is used as missile fuel, from China.

A top Chinese envoy has visited Israel and Palestine, signalling Beijing's willingness to engage in regional affairs following the Gaza ceasefire, though observers cautioned that the results might be limited results given the close ties between the US and Israel.

Geng Shuang, China's deputy permanent representative to the UN Photo: CCTV. The Hamas-Israel ceasefire that begins on January 19 must not lead to renewed hostilities; children mus

Months after the border disengagement, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Sunday arrived in Beijing and met a top Chinese Communist Party (CPC) leader. Chinese state-backed outlet Global Times reported that “the two sides exchanged views on jointly implementing the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries,

Revelations that China intends to supply Iran with rocket fuel goes against UK's Middle East policy and casts further doubt as to the wisdom of Keir Starmer's new détente with Beijing

China welcomes the Gaza ceasefire agreement and hopes that this agreement will be implemented effectively and that there will be a full and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, Guo Jiakun, a spokesperson of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs,

CPJ also reported that Israel banned foreign correspondents from entering Gaza and banned Al Jazeera.Other CPJ reports discussing IsraelCPJ Program Director Carlos Martinez de la Serna was quoted in a report titled Attacks,

JERUSALEM - The 10th-anniversary celebration of the China-Israel Changzhou Innovation Park was held Wednesday in Tel Aviv, Israel's economic hub. Addressing the event, Chinese Ambassador to Israel Xiao Junzheng highlighted the park's significance, which was officially inaugurated in January 2015.

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JERUSALEM — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reaffirmed the country's "steadfast support" for Israel, days into a fragile cease-fire in the Gaza Strip and a large-scale raid in the occupied West Bank. As Israel pursued its deadly operation in Jenin, Rubio assured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Washington's continued backing.

A ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas formally entered into force on Sunday, paving the way for the exchange of Palestinian prisoners and Israeli hostages. A spokeswoman for Beijing's foreign ministry said "China welcomes the Gaza ceasefire agreement coming into effect".

Hamas named the three hostages it plans to release on Sunday more than two hours after the ceasefire in Gaza was supposed to have begun. Israel had earlier said it would keep fighting until it received the names.