BEIJING -- The following is a selection of the latest developments after U.S. President Donald Trump revealed on Tuesday the political aspect of his controversial Middle East peace plan.
U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend a joint press conference in the White House in Washington D.C., the United States, on Jan. 28, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)
Iranian president says Trump's Mideast peace plan "despicable"
TEHRAN -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani described U.S. President Donald Trump's Middle East peace plan as "despicable," Tasnim news agency reported Thursday. xhne.ws/B3bk0
Palestinian shout slogans during a protest in the southern Gaza Strip town of Khan Younis, Jan. 29, 2020. (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)
Palestinians join mass protests in West Bank, Gaza against Trump's Mideast peace plan
RAMALLAH/GAZA -- For the second day in a row, the Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip joined on Wednesday the mass protests against the announced U.S. Middle East peace plan, also known as the Deal of the Century. xhne.ws/kATno
Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli soldiers at an Israeli checkpoint, east of the West Bank city of Tubas, Jan. 29, 2020. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua)
Trump Middle East peace plan will fail: Palestinian UN envoy
UNITED NATIONS -- Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations Riyad Mansour on Wednesday said that the Middle East peace plan revealed Tuesday by U.S. President Donald Trump, which called for a two-state solution while recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's "undivided capital," will fail. xhne.ws/D31CW
Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli soldiers at an Israeli checkpoint, east of the West Bank city of Tubas, Jan. 29, 2020. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua)
Egyptian, German leaders discuss Trump's Mideast peace plan over phone
CAIRO -- Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi received a phone call from German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday where they discussed the recent Middle East peace plan announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, said the Egyptian presidency.
Sisi and Merkel exchanged views on the latest developments of the Palestinian cause, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the Middle East peace process, Egyptian Presidency spokesman Bassam Rady said in a statement. xhne.ws/cKLU4
A Jordanian woman takes part in a protest in Amman, Jordan, on Jan. 28, 2020. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua)
Jordanian experts, analysts say Trump's Mideast peace deal "doomed to fail"
AMMAN -- Jordanian experts, analysts and officials on Wednesday said the Middle East peace plan announced by U.S. President Donald Trump is "doomed to fail" as it lacks justice without fulfilling the rights of the Palestinians. xhne.ws/lLZt5
Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli soldiers at an Israeli checkpoint, east of the West Bank city of Tubas, Jan. 29, 2020. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua)
Israel boosts forces in West Bank amid Trump's Mideast peace plan
JERUSALEM -- Israel has deployed more troops in the occupied West Bank, the army said on Wednesday evening, in the wake of the unveiling of U.S. President Donald Trump's Middle East peace plan.
"It has been decided to reinforce the Judea and Samaria (the Israeli term for West Bank) and Gaza Divisions with additional combat troops," a military spokesperson said in a statement. xhne.ws/KLmTS
Palestinian refugees take part in a protest in Tripoli, northern Lebanon, on Jan. 29, 2020. (Photo by Khalid/Xinhua)
Palestinian refugees all over Lebanon protest against U.S. Mideast peace plan
BEIRUT -- Palestinian refugees' camps all over Lebanon implemented on Wednesday marches, sit-ins and general strikes against the announced U.S. Middle East peace plan, also known as the "Deal of the Century," the National News Agency reported. xhne.ws/LpWp4
Palestinians sit in front of closed shops in the southern Gaza Strip town of Khan Younis, Jan. 29, 2020. (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)
China stresses Palestinian views as Trump unveils Middle East peace plan
BEIJING -- China on Wednesday said any plan on the Palestinian issue should be made by "heeding the views and propositions of main parties concerned, especially the Palestinian side." xhne.ws/rDDPC
Palestinians shout slogans during a protest against the U.S. Mideast plan which is about to be declared by U.S. President Donald Trump, in the West Bank city of Tulkarm on Jan. 28, 2020. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)
Syria condemns Trump's Mideast peace plan
DAMASCUS -- The Syrian Foreign Ministry condemned on Wednesday the peace plan put forward by U.S. President Donald Trump, saying it represents a surrender to Israel. xhne.ws/uX0ec■
