{"id":16853,"date":"2023-10-22T16:58:53","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T16:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/china-force-not-way-to-resolve-israel-palestine-conflict-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-10-22T16:58:53","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T16:58:53","slug":"china-force-not-way-to-resolve-israel-palestine-conflict-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/china-force-not-way-to-resolve-israel-palestine-conflict-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"China: Force ‘not way’ to resolve Israel-Palestine conflict | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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China believes “force is not a way to resolve” the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and is once again calling for a ceasefire, its envoy for the Middle East pleaded in Egypt, the foreign ministry said Sunday.<\/p>\n

Egypt on Saturday hosted a “summit for peace” where UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for swift “action to end this godawful nightmare” after two weeks of war between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas.<\/p>\n

Beijing’s envoy for the Middle East, Zhai Jun, met Arab League chief Ahmed Aboul Gheit on the sidelines of the summit.<\/p>\n

The Chinese diplomat called for an “immediate ceasefire and an end to the fighting as quickly as possible”, his ministry said in a statement.<\/p>\n

“China believes that force is not a way to resolve the problem and that responding to violence with violence will only lead to a vicious circle of revenge,” Zhai said according to the statement, which mentioned neither Israel nor Hamas.<\/p>\n

Hamas fighters stormed into Israel from the Gaza Strip on October 7 and killed at least 1,400 people, mostly civilians who were shot, mutilated or burnt to death on the first day of the raid, according to Israeli officials.<\/p>\n

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Israel’s retaliatory bombing campaign has killed more than 4,600 Palestinians, mainly civilians, according to the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza.<\/p>\n

China has so far maintained good relations with Israel, but it has supported the Palestinian cause for decades and traditionally backs a two-state solution.<\/p>\n

China said Thursday it was “deeply disappointed” by the United States’ decision to veto a UN Security Council resolution calling for a “humanitarian pause” in the Israel-Hamas conflict.<\/p>\n

Washington justified its veto because the text did not mention Israel’s right to defend itself.<\/p>\n

Chinese President Xi Jinping said it was “crucial to prevent the conflict from expanding or even losing control and causing a serious humanitarian crisis”, as he met with Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli in Beijing on Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n