Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemns Israel's genocide crimes in northern Gaza Strip

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Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemns Israel's genocide crimes in northern Gaza Strip

2024-10-21 10:19 Last Updated At：16:57

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday condemned Israel's airstrike on a residential area in Beit Lahia on Saturday evening, stating that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip.

The Palestinian Health Ministry issued a statement on Sunday, saying that the Israeli airstrike had left 87 people dead or missing and about 40 others injured.

The ministry stated that genocide is being carried out in the northern Gaza Strip in full view of the public. Israel is forcing Palestinians in the region to choose between fleeing or facing death in its airstrikes.

Many parties issued statements on Sunday condemning Israel's airstrike in the Beit Lahia area. Tor Wennesland, the United Nations special coordinator for the Middle East peace process, said that in the face of relentless Israeli attacks and worsening humanitarian crisis, horrifying scenes are unfolding in the northern Gaza Strip. He called for an immediate halt to attacks on civilians and for the protection of displaced Palestinians.

On the same day, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation issued a statement urging the international community to hold Israel accountable and called on the UN Security Council to take action to push for a comprehensive ceasefire, provide protection for Palestinians, and deliver emergency humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.

Egypt and Jordan on Sunday also condemned Israel's airstrike in the Beit Lahia area, and warned that the continued humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip could lead to severe consequences.

Vital financial sector achievements released at Financial Street Forum Annual Conference

2024-10-21 15:29 Last Updated At：16:27

The Annual Conference of Financial Street Forum 2024 released a series of achievements in Saturday's special session, including a new data-sharing platform, and annual reports on China's banking industry and financial street development. The platform, named Privacy Computing Platform for Financial Sector, is among the highlights of the session. Aiming to facilitate data sharing between institutions and industries, the platform has already engaged 11 major financial institutions by October, such as the Bank of China, and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.

The niche of the platform is that it can safeguard the privacies of transmitted data while functioning as a hub of data sharing, according to Yu Hejun, executive director of Beijing Financial Street Research Institute.

"The obstacles used to be huge in facilitating data sharing between banks and financial institutions. Now, with this platform, shared data can be used without being visible. That is to say, the data resources can be shared for use, while the privacy can be protected, thus significantly improving efficiency," said Yu.

An annual report on the development of Financial Street was also released during the session. According to the report, by the end of 2023, the capital of financial institutions quartered in the area scaled 151.2 trillion RMB (about 21.3 trillion U.S. dollars), up 10.2 percent year on year and accounting for one-third of China's total, marking a significant agglomeration effect.