Morning update
Good morning Middle East Eye readers,
Here are some of the latest updates from the Israel's war on Gaza:
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Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas has welcomed China’s Xi Jinping's rejection of US President Donald Trump’s Gaza plans.
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French President Emmanuel Macron said US President Trump's plan to expel up to two million Palestinians from Gaza would be an “extremely dangerous” move, and "the solution [in Gaza] is not a real estate solution", as he spoke to the Financial Times.
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the United States was eager to hear new proposals by Arab states on Gaza, said “they don’t like it, but the only plan right now is the Trump plan".
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The Israeli military continued carrying out raids across the occupied West Bank overnight, according to the Wafa news agency and other Palestinian media outlets.
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Hezbollah supporters in Beirut blocked the airport road and burned tyres to protest against a decision barring two Iranian planes from landing in the Lebanese capital.
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Several Israeli air strikes hit Palestinian homes in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, Al Jazeera Arabic reported.