On September 23, several cities in the West Bank of Palestine held rallies and rallies to celebrate the multi-state recognition of the Palestinian State, while continuing to support the people of the Gaza Strip.

"There is a long way to go, but the determination is firm"

Xinhua News Agency reporters saw hundreds of Palestinians, international media figures and volunteers attending the rally at noon on the 23rd in the central square of Ramallah, a city in the central West Bank. People waved the Palestinian flag and the flag of the country that recently announced its recognition of the Palestinian state. A banner hung high at the scene read: "Thank you to the international community for supporting the Palestinian people's right to freedom and independence".

On September 23, in the West Bank city of Hebron, people waved the Palestinian flag to celebrate the multi-state recognition of the Palestinian state.

Sabri Sadam, member of the Central Committee of the Palestinian National Liberation Movement (FATAH), who attended the rally, told reporters that it was a day of celebration for the Palestinian people.

Saddam said the current priority is a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, followed by a reconstruction of the Gaza Strip.

Former Vice-President of the European Parliament, Louisa Morgantini, told reporters at the meeting site that the recognition of the Palestinian state by several Western countries is an important step. Palestinians should choose their own future.

On September 23, in the city of Nablus on the West Bank, people shook pictures of Palestinian leaders Arafat and Abbas to attend a celebration.

During the high-level international meeting on the peaceful settlement of the Palestinian issue and the implementation of the "two-state solution" held on the 22nd, France, Belgium, Andorra, Luxembourg, Malta and Monaco announced their recognition of the Palestinian state. The day before, Britain, Canada, Australia and Portugal had made the same announcement.

Chinese food aid arrives in Gaza

According to a report from Jordanian charity Hashim, of the 60,000 food packages shipped by China to Gaza in February this year, about 550,000 have been shipped in batches, and the rest will be shipped to Gaza in the near future.

Hussein Shebli, Secretary-General of Jordanian Hashim Charity, said in an interview with Xinhua news agency that, thanks to the Chinese government's assistance to the people of Gaza, Jordanian Hashim Charity will do its best to deliver all the goods.

60,000 food packages provided by the Chinese government to the Gaza Strip via Jordan were shipped in February, of which 30% arrived in the Gaza Strip before Ramadan in early March. However, Israel immediately announced a ban on neighboring countries from transporting humanitarian supplies into Gaza. It was not until July that convoys of Jordanian Hashemite charity organizations were allowed to enter Gaza one after another, but they still faced problems such as strict security checks, supplies being detained at ports, and convoys being harassed.

On July 25th, a woman held a malnourished and sick child in a shelter in Gaza City. Published by Xinhua News Agency (photo by Rizek Abduljawad)

The relevant UN agencies released a report on August 22 that more than half a million Palestinians are starving in the Gaza Strip. This is the first time a famine has been officially confirmed in the Middle East. Israel¡¯s military operations and blockade in the Gaza Strip after the outbreak of the conflict in Gaza in October 2023, resulting in the deaths of major Palestinian civilians and a serious humanitarian catastrophe, has been widely condemned by the international community.