Key words : israeli troop urban
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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly intends to put the country's military in control of the Gaza Strip after the war with Hamas.
The Times of Israel says Netanyahu made the remarks on Friday during a meeting in Tel Aviv with officials from towns along the border with Gaza.
The prime minister reportedly says Israelis will not hand Gaza over to international forces.
His remarks may trigger a backlash. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken earlier expressed his opposition to a reoccupation by the Israeli military.
Israeli troops continued their ground offensive in urban neighborhoods on Friday.
Authorities in Gaza say at least 25 people were killed in an attack on a school in the northern region.
A video of the purported site shows a partially collapsed building and a motionless child being taken out of the rubble. The footage also shows dozens of bodies wrapped in cloth.
The Israeli military claims Hamas fighters are based at schools and hospitals, and using civilians as human shields.
Health authorities in Gaza say medical institutions at 135 locations have so far been attacked, and at least two hospitals are being encircled by Israeli troops.
Key words : blast largest
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The Israeli military says a blast at the largest hospital in the Gaza Strip on Friday was caused by a projectile misfired by a militant organization.
Israeli forces have been advancing toward the hospital, where they say a key Hamas post is located. The military announced on Friday it had taken control of a hotel and other positions in Gaza, as the ground invasion continues.
The military says Hamas militants were holed up in the hotel, located only 2.7 kilometers from al-Shifa Hospital, which the military says is a key Hamas stronghold.
The Gaza authorities say 13 people died on Thursday and Friday from an Israeli strike on the hospital. But the Israeli military says the hospital was hit by a projectile launched by militants at its troops.
In October, Israel blamed an explosion at another hospital on a failed rocket launch by a separate group.
The Israeli military appears to be trying to curb growing international criticism over strikes on hospitals and schools.
The Gaza authorities say 11,078 people have died so far in the conflict.
Meanwhile, Israeli's government has revised down the death toll from the large-scale Hamas attack, from 1,400 to about 1,200.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has also changed its estimate of the number of fatalities to around 1,200, citing Israel's own revision.
Israel's Foreign Ministry told the AFP news agency the figure had been updated as officials now believe a number of unidentified bodies were those of Hamas militants, rather than Israelis.
Key words : number of delegates
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A number of delegates in a UN Security Council meeting have voiced concerns over the Israeli military's attacks on hospitals in the Gaza Strip, while the United States expressed a stance to defend Israel.
At the outset of the emergency meeting on Friday, all the delegates stood for a minute of silence to remember civilians killed in Israel and Gaza.
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told the council that the situation in Gaza is "impossible to describe."
Noting that hospital corridors are crammed with people who are injured and sick, and surgeries are performed without anesthesia, Tedros said, "A child is killed every ten minutes in Gaza."
He also said four hospitals have been "put out of action" in the last 48 hours alone, adding that "we continue to call for a ceasefire, to prevent further deaths of civilians and further damage to Gaza's hospitals and health facilities."
United Arab Emirates ambassador to the UN, Lana Zaki Nusseibeh said there can be no doubt that the attacks by Israel are "cruel and inhumane."
Israel's ambassador Gilad Erdan accused Hamas of using medical workers and patients as human shields.
Deputy US ambassador Robert Wood said all civilians must be respected and protected. But he also said Hamas puts weapons and ammunition in hospitals and schools, "deliberately and callously" endangering civilians.
Key words : us treasury chinese vice agreed
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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng have agreed to "intensify communication" ahead of a bilateral summit scheduled for next week.
Yellen hosted He in San Francisco for two days of talks on Thursday and Friday.
After the meeting, Yellen told reporters that she had productive talks with He. She added they discussed the goal of achieving a healthy economic relationship that benefits both countries over time.
Yellen, who visited China in July, also announced she will return next year at Beijing's invitation. She said she agreed with He that they will step up communication, including a "regular cadence of contact" between the two.
Their talks came ahead of a meeting between US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping scheduled for next Wednesday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco. The meeting would be their first in a year.
Yellen also said she raised concerns during her meeting with He about Beijing's export controls on graphite and other critical minerals. She said she stressed that companies must not provide material support for Russia's defense industry.
Key words : north korea blinken new reality
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North Korea's Foreign Ministry has criticized comments by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressing concerns about growing military cooperation between the North and Russia.
Blinken held talks with his South Korean counterpart on Thursday. He said they shared "profound concerns" that the North Korea-Russia military cooperation is a violation of UN Security Council resolutions and poses a serious threat to the world.
A North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesperson responded by releasing a statement via state-run media on Saturday.
It said, "The irresponsible and provocative remarks of Blinken only escalate the dangerous political and military tension in the Korean peninsula and the region."
The statement also said, "The US should be accustomed to the new reality" of relations between North Korea and Russia.
It added, "No matter what others may say, the friendly and cooperative relations" between North Korea and Russia will "steadily grow stronger."
The statement also suggests North Korea intends to seek closer ties with China. It indicates Pyongyang aims to counter the United States through trilateral cooperation with China and Russia.
Key words : learned settle
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NHK has learned the Japanese government's travel support program for people evacuating from Ukraine to Japan using commercial flights will end this month.
Japan started the program in April last year as an emergency measure following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The government has been securing seats on commercial flights from Poland once a week for evacuees from Ukraine, and bearing the costs on behalf of them.
More than 270 people have so far used the program to travel to Japan.
The Japanese government is ending the program as a new system under the revised immigration law will be launched in December.
Under the new system, people who have fled conflict areas but do not meet Japan's criteria for refugee status will be given safeguards similar to those that refugees receive.
The system focuses on helping people settle in Japan. People recognized as eligible for the system will be given the same resident status as those recognized as refugees. They will also be allowed to receive Japanese language lessons and employment support.
Another factor behind the ending of the travel support is believed to be declining demand. The number of people who use the program has recently decreased to about one person per flight.
The Immigration Services Agency says it will focus on helping evacuees from Ukraine settle in Japan under the new system.
Key words : financial aid
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NHK has learned Japan and the United States are considering a new financial aid program to help emerging economies work toward decarbonization under the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity, or IPEF.
The IPEF is an economic partnership among 14 countries, including Japan, the US, India and Australia. It aims to strengthen cooperation in four areas including trade and supply chains, with an eye to counter China amid the country's increasing influence in the Indo-Pacific region.
Sources say arrangements are underway to create a new fund to support emerging economies' decarbonization efforts. They say Tokyo and Washington are each considering contributing about 10 million dollars.
Plans are also being made to launch a new regular meeting as early as next year to discuss concrete measures to strengthen supply chains for critical minerals such as lithium, to accelerate cooperation in the area among IPEF members.
The meeting is expected to discuss such issues as sharing information on mineral exploration, and improving the environment and labor standards for sustainable development. This comes as competition with China and others for interests in critical minerals is intensifying.
The US will host an IPEF ministerial meeting next week.
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