Belgium summons Israeli ambassador over Gaza control plan

Belgium said Friday that it was summoning the Israeli ambassador over Israel's plans to "take military control" of the Palestinian territory of Gaza. (AFP/File)
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Updated 08 August 2025
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Belgium summons Israeli ambassador over Gaza control plan

  • “The aim is clearly to express our total disapproval of this decision,” Prevot posted on X

BRUSSELS: Belgium said Friday that it was summoning the Israeli ambassador over Israel’s plans to “take military control” of the Palestinian territory of Gaza.

“The aim is clearly to express our total disapproval of this decision, but also of the continued colonization,” Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot posted on X.


China’s Wang Yi seeks deeper oil and gas ties with UAE on Middle East tour

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China’s Wang Yi seeks deeper oil and gas ties with UAE on Middle East tour

  • Wang, on a three-nation tour of the Middle East that began on Friday, held talks with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi
BEIJING: China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi met his United Arab Emirates counterpart on Friday, pledging deeper cooperation in investment, oil and gas, and infrastructure with the Gulf country, China’s foreign ministry said on Saturday.
Wang, on a three-nation tour of the Middle East that began on Friday, held talks with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi, the ministry said.
“China is willing to strengthen high-level exchanges with the UAE, consolidate political mutual trust and elevate bilateral relations,” Wang said. (Reporting by Ethan Wang and Liz Lee; Editing by William Mallard)