Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, March 2

JERUSALEM -- The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife on Friday were questioned separately by police investigators in the corruption affair of Bezeq, Israeli largest telecom company.

Netanyahu was questioned at the official residence in Jerusalem under caution for five hours in the Bezeq affair, also known as Case 4000, while his wife Sara Netanyahu gave testimony at the offices of the police's Lahav 433 anti-corruption unit in Lod, Israeli media reported. (Israel-Netanyahu-Corruption)

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TEHRAN -- Iranian Foreign Ministry on Friday dismissed the recent report by the UN secretary general on human rights situation in Iran as "invalid and worthless."

"As we have witnessed in the past, reports like this are replete with lots of fundamental problems both in nature and procedures," the spokesman Bahram Qasemi said in a statement. (Iran-UN-Human Rights)

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GAZA/RAMALLAH -- Dozens of Palestinians were injured in clashes with the Israeli army forces in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip on Friday, medical sources and eyewitnesses said.

Clashes broke out after Friday's prayers upon the call of the Palestinian national and Islamic powers to consider Friday a "day of rage" against the declaration of U.S. President Donald Trump that the disputed holy city Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. (Palestinians-Israel-Clashes)

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BEIRUT -- China on Friday delivered emergency food assistance to Lebanon to help support Syrian refugees living there.

The agreement was signed between Lebanese Social Affairs Minister Pierre Bou Assi and Chinese Ambassador to Lebanon Wang Kejian in Beirut. (Lebanon-China-Food Aid) Enditem