China called this Monday to “guarantee the safety of civilians and hospitals” in Gaza and stated that it will urge the UN Security Council to “take responsible and meaningful measures” to “alleviate the crisis.”
The spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wang Wenbin, condemned in a press conference “acts that harm civilians, destroy civilian infrastructure and violate international humanitarian law” and “violations of the basic norms of international relations”, in reference to Israel. Bombings in Gaza in the war against the Islamist movement Hamas.
Wang called for “utmost calm and restraint”, an “immediate ceasefire and cessation of hostilities” and “ensuring the safety of civilians, hospitals and other civilian facilities” whose protection is provided for in the Geneva Convention, with the objective of “avoiding new humanitarian catastrophes”. “.
The spokesperson recalled that the United Nations General Assembly recently approved by a large majority a resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian truce and reiterated Beijing’s support for a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine.
China will “do everything in its power to promote peace in Palestine”, starting from its rotating presidency of the UN Security Council, which it assumed on November 1, and will urge the body to “take responsible measures and measures “to “alleviate the crisis and protect civilians,” Wang said.
Last week, during a press conference to present the work program of China’s rotating presidency, the head of that country’s mission to the UN, Ambassador Zhang Jun, warned against any idea of envisaging a future for Gaza after of the end of the war. he “does not take into account” the consent of the Palestinians themselves.
When asked if China can influence the actions of Hamas or Iran, Zhang was evasive, preferring to declare that his country “is not as influential” as some journalists believe.
On October 7, the armed wing of the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched an attack on Israeli soil that killed more than 1,400 people. The group also kidnapped more than 200 people, including foreigners, who were taken to territory it controls in Gaza.
Since then, Israel’s military retaliation against the Gaza Strip has caused thousands of deaths.
Source: TSF
