Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – China has six warships stationed in the Middle East. These ships have been in the area for at least a week.

Quote South China Morning Post (SCMP) And Sputnik, they are the 44th naval force of the Chinese military (PLA), which has previously carried out joint exercises with Oman. Consisting of the Type 052D guided missile destroyer, the frigate Jingzhou and the integrated supply ship Qiandaohu.

This was done exactly when the United States (US) sent the USS Gerald R Ford, its most sophisticated aircraft carrier, along with its battle group to the West Asia region. On the other hand, the Israeli military has warned that Iran-backed Hezbollah risks dragging neighboring Lebanon into war, and said an anti-tank missile was fired from Lebanon on Sunday.

Quote Wion, currently the current status of the warship is unknown. But this report coincided with Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s call for a ceasefire and humanitarian corridor in Gaza.

Xi’s comments were made during a meeting with Egyptian Prime Minister (PM) Mostafa Madbouly on the sidelines of the Belt and Road Forum (BRI) in Beijing, last week. State media quoted Xi as telling Madbouly that China supported Egypt’s efforts to let humanitarian aid into Gaza.

Meanwhile, at least 400 people were reported killed throughout Gaza, after non-stop Israeli air strikes in the last 24 hours. It was described as the “heaviest bombing” since the Hamas attack on October 7.

“At least 25 Israeli air strikes were recorded against residential areas in the Palestinian territories, which are home to more than 2 million people,” wrote Wafa, quoted Al Jazeera.

“Many attacks hit civilian homes without any warning,” he added.

One of them is in the Jabalia region, North Gaza. At least 30 people died, many of them children and women.

The attack, citing the same page, destroyed the residential building belonging to the al-Lidawi family in the al-Shuhada area of ​​the refugee camp. The report stated that the attack razed the building to the ground and also destroyed a number of nearby houses.

“A large explosion was heard followed by a large fire shortly after the attack,” said one correspondent who was an eye witness.

Air strikes were also reported near an Indonesian hospital in the city of Beit Lahia, North Gaza. The hospital director said it caused ‘serious damage and injury.

It was not clear whether the patient and others sheltering at the hospital were also among those injured. Earlier, the hospital announced that doctors may be forced to stop operations if they cannot get fuel to run the facility.

The same thing also happened near Al-Shifa and Al-Quds hospitals. Even though the media reportedly continues to struggle to care for victims who came as a result of separate bombings.

“Several missiles hit the vicinity of the Al-Shifa Medical Complex, which houses the largest number of injured and medical staff in the entire Gaza Strip,” Al-Jazeera wrote, citing WAFA.

“A separate attack also occurred for the second time around Al-Quds Hospital in the Tal Al-Hawa neighborhood,” he added.

Meanwhile, quote CNN International, a senior Israeli official said there was no ceasefire in Gaza. Even though the United States (US) and Qatar have reportedly asked Tel Aviv to do this in order to free 200 prisoners held hostage by Hamas since October 7.

“Not aware of the US call,” the Alaska-based media quoted Israeli officials as saying.

“Humanitarian efforts must not be allowed to impact the mission to disband Hamas,” he said again.

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