On Sunday, China expressed its “deep concern” over the escalation of violence that left hundreds dead between Israel and the Palestinians, and urged “all parties to exercise restraint.”
The Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement: “China is deeply concerned about the current escalation of tensions and violence between Palestine and Israel, and calls on all parties concerned to remain calm, exercise restraint, and immediately cease fire, protect civilians, and prevent the situation from deteriorating further.”
Beijing said, “The repeated clashes between Palestine and Israel fully demonstrate that the long-term stagnation in the peace process is unsustainable.”
She added, “The main way out of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict lies in implementing the two-state solution and establishing an independent Palestinian state.”
The death toll rises in Israeli towns
The death toll as a result of sudden attacks launched by Hamas on Israeli towns on Saturday rose to more than 300 people, according to what Hebrew websites reported from medical sources, according to the Times of Israel newspaper.
China called on the international community to “increase its participation on the path to resolving the Palestinian issue, encourage the early resumption of peace talks between Palestine and Israel, and seek to find a way to achieve lasting peace.”
She stressed that “China will continue to make unremitting efforts with the international community to achieve this goal.”
The Hamas attack was met with great international criticism and condemnation, and Western countries expressed their support for Israel, while most Arab countries called for the need to stop the escalation.
The death toll as a result of Hamas attacks (classified as a terrorist group in the United States) on Israeli towns, on Saturday, rose to more than 300 people, according to what Al Hurra’s correspondent reported.
The White House rules out that normalization negotiations between Israel and Saudi Arabia will be affected by Hamas attacks
On Saturday, the United States ruled out that the normalization negotiations between Saudi Arabia and Israel would be affected by the attacks launched by Hamas on Israeli towns, stressing that it is working with several partners to work to calm tensions.
The Israeli Ministry of Health confirmed that hospitals received 985 infected people, in its latest data update.
It is likely that Hamas kidnapped dozens of civilians and members of the Israeli army and took them with it to the Gaza Strip.
For its part, the Palestinian Wafa Agency confirmed that 232 dead and about 1,700 wounded were recorded.
2023-10-08 03:56:09
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