More than 5,000 Palestinians, mainly civilians, have been killed across the Gaza Strip in relentless Israeli bombardments in retaliation for the attacks by the Palestinian militant group, according to the latest toll from Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry.
China has refrained from explicitly condemning Hamas for the attacks.
Washington has said it hopes China’s friendship with Hamas backer Iran could help calm the conflict, particularly after Beijing brokered a detente between Tehran and its long-time foe Saudi Arabia this year.
“The most pressing task now is to prevent the situation from escalating further and from leading to a more serious humanitarian disaster,” Foreign Minister Wang told Cohen.
He also reiterated Beijing’s position that a two-state solution is the only viable outcome to the conflict.
China “sincerely hopes that the Palestine issue will be resolved in a comprehensive and just manner on the basis of the ‘two-state solution’, and that the legitimate security concerns of all parties will be resolved in a genuine and thorough manner as a result”, Wang said.
Source: CNA
