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according to cctv news on the 2nd, citing multiple media reports, on august 31st local time, us president biden said,the parties to the ceasefire negotiations in the gaza strip have reached some agreement in principle on the content of the agreement.

according to reports,biden said on the same day that a ceasefire agreement in gaza was "close to being reached" and that the negotiating parties had "agreed in principle" on the content of a possible agreement. biden said he was "optimistic" about the progress of the negotiations at this stage and that the negotiating parties were continuing to meet.

earlier, israel said that the negotiations had failed to make progress, while the palestinian islamic resistance movement (hamas) said that "ceasefire negotiations are heading for collapse." however, according to previous reports by israeli media, the negotiations have not made substantial progress on key issues such as the "philadelphia corridor", "netzarim corridor" and control of the rafah crossing in the gaza strip.

a senior hamas official also said earlier that the ceasefire talks in gaza were "on the verge of collapse." the official said that israel rejected the solutions proposed by egypt, qatar and other mediators on the dispute and insisted on maintaining troops in the "philadelphia corridor" in the gaza strip, which made the mediators "frustrated."

plan strikes in multiple industries to put pressure on the government

according to cctv news on the 2nd, on september 1st, the chairman of the israeli federation of labor, the largest trade union organization in israel, issued a statement calling for a general strike on september 2nd to put pressure on the israeli government to reach a ceasefire agreement in gaza with the palestinian islamic resistance movement (hamas) as soon as possible to ensure the safe release of all detained persons.

the statement of the israeli federation of labor called on all israeli workers to join the strike and stated that as part of the strike action, ben gurion airport, israel's main air transport hub in tel aviv, will suspend all inbound and outbound flights from 8 a.m. local time on september 2. at present, the airport operator has not responded to this.

municipal service departments in tel aviv and other parts of israel also announced a half-day strike on september 2, urging the israeli government to "take the issue of the detainees seriously." the israeli manufacturers association also expressed support for the strike and criticized the israeli government for failing to successfully bring the detainees back to israel safely.

israeli opposition leader and former prime minister lapid also called on major israeli trade unions, business and municipal workers to strike earlier on the 1st, and called on israeli people to participate in large-scale protests in tel aviv, urging the israeli government to reach a ceasefire agreement in the gaza strip as soon as possible.

according to xinhua news agency, the palestinian gaza strip began to vaccinate children against polio on a large scale on september 1. afp quoted international aid workers as saying that the palestinian side held a vaccination launch ceremony on august 31, and large-scale vaccination began on september 1. according to the associated press, about 10 children were vaccinated on august 31 at nasser hospital in the southern city of khan yunis.

rick pieperkorn, who representative to the occupied palestinian territories, announced on august 29 that israel and the palestinian islamic resistance movement (hamas) agreed to a temporary ceasefire starting on september 1 to vaccinate approximately 640,000 children under the age of 10 against polio. on august 31, the israeli prime minister's office stressed that a "comprehensive ceasefire" had not been implemented, and that israel had only opened "humanitarian corridors" and "safe zones" for vaccination during a specific period of time.

geopolitical conflicts drag down the economies of many middle eastern countries

according to a report by xinhua news agency on august 31, recent tensions in the middle east have led to intensified market volatility, bringing greater uncertainty to the economy in the middle east region.

israel's economy has suffered a severe impact from the nearly one-year-long israeli-palestinian conflict. a report released by the organization for economic cooperation and development (oecd) on august 22 showed that israel's economic slowdown in the second quarter was the most severe among all 38 member states of the organization. according to the latest forecast of the bank of israel, the central bank of israel, if the israeli-palestinian conflict can be ended this year, the country's gdp will grow by 1.5% in 2024, significantly lower than the previous forecast of 3%. the bank of israel said that the latest forecast reflects the high uncertainty brought to the country's economy by the current regional conflict.

moody's investors service, an international rating agency, recently said that the risk of large-scale conflict in the middle east is increasing, and the company is cautious about the economic trends of countries such as israel. in february this year, moody's downgraded israel's sovereign credit rating from a1 to a2.

iran's tehran times recently quoted world bank forecast data as saying that iran's economy is expected to grow by 3.2% this year, 1.8 percentage points slower than last year. the growth rate of the oil sector, which is the country's pillar industry, may drop from 3.8% last year to 3%.

murat tufan, an analyst at turkish media turkish economic channel, said that geopolitical conflicts have led to increased public spending and debt in middle eastern countries, which may widen the gap between the rich and the poor in each country. the potential impact of the conflict on oil prices has also become a focus of market attention. "as the conflict continues, any negative events may lead to higher oil prices and increase market volatility."

at the same time, the spillover effects of the israeli-palestinian conflict continue to spread to neighboring countries. on august 23, the turkish lira fell below 34 to 1 against the us dollar, hitting a record low. due to the continued turmoil in the middle east, the turkish lira has depreciated by nearly 3% since the beginning of august, and the local gold price has soared to a record high of more than 2,800 liras per gram (about us$82.30). reshat yilmaz, a businessman who has been engaged in precious metals trading in istanbul for a long time, said that the middle east crisis is seriously affecting the regional market.

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