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Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah have signed a declaration in Beijing on ending a years-long rift, Chinese state media said.

US vice-president Kamala Harris is expected to stick largely to Joe Biden&s foreign policy playbook on key issues such as Ukraine, China and Iran, but could strike a tougher tone with Israel over the Gaza war if she replaces the president at the top of the Democratic ticket and wins the US November election.

The Israeli military yesterday ordered the evacuation of part of a crowded area in the Gaza Strip it had designated a humanitarian zone, saying it is planning an operation against Hamas militants there. The order triggered a new flight of Palestinians, many of whom had taken refuge there just in the past weeks.