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Beijing pledges $100 million for Gaza

President Xi Jinping said the funds would go toward humanitarian relief and reconstruction efforts without providing further details. He made the comments at a press conference alongside French President Emmanuel Macron in Beijing.

Mahmoud al-Aloul, Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of Palestinian organization and political party Fatah, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and Mussa Abu Marzuk, senior member of  Hamas, attend an event at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on July 23, 2024. (PEDRO PARDO/AFP via Getty Images)

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  • China pledges $100 million for war-torn Gaza
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