内容摘要：On Friday, US President Donald Trump said Iran “cannot have a nuclear weapon”.

On Friday, US President Donald Trump said Iran “cannot have a nuclear weapon”.

Products produced by Apple’s competitor, Samsung, which also announced a suspension of exports after the invasion, followed a similar pattern, with shipments effectively stopping in April before recovering significantly by the end of 2022.In January 2022, about 351 tonnes of Samsung devices were imported into Russia, according to customs data, compared with only 19kg (41 pounds) in April.

By October, shipments rebounded to about 135 tonnes, before again going into decline during 2023.“Samsung does not operate retail stores in Russia. Shipments to Russia remain suspended,” the South Korean tech firm told Al Jazeera in an email.In the case of at least one major brand, imports appear to have recovered to pre-war levels.

Swedish appliance manufacturer Electrolux, which in September 2022 announced it would exit Russia completely, saw shipments of its products decline sharply throughout 2022, from about 1,600 tonnes in January to just 184 tonnes in September.But by May 2023, shipments topped pre-war levels at some 2,000 tonnes, before again plunging sharply.

Electrolux expressed surprise at customs records appearing to show its products continuing to flow into Russia, mainly from Chinese suppliers.

A company spokesperson said the data suggested that Electrolux-branded products were being made and exported by unaffiliated firms without permission.The entire population of Gaza, about 2.1 million people that remain, are facing levels of food shortages that threaten their existence.

Earlier this month, Ahmad al-Najjar, a displaced Palestinian in Gaza City, told Al Jazeera, “Finding a single meal has become an impossible quest.”Despite large numbers of trucks carrying vital supplies piling up on the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, Palestinians in Gaza have resorted to selling rubbish to afford the eye-wateringly inflated food prices.

Some 93 percent of Gaza’s population is at risk of levels of food insecurity above the crisis levels indicated by the IPC. If the situation does not change, the IPC has indicated that of those 2.1 million people:In essence, in as little as a month, Gaza’s entire population could be starving.