China to continue unremitting efforts for ceasefire in Gaza

Beijing, The Gulf Observer: China is willing to work with other members of the United Nations (UN) Security Council to continue to make unremitting efforts for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip at an early date, a Chinese envoy said on Friday.

“China will continue to work tirelessly to effectively implement the two-state solution to achieve peace and stability in the Middle East,” Dai Bing, charge d’affaires of China’s permanent mission to the UN, said in his explanatory speech after the Security Council passed a resolution emphasizing the need for an immediate acceleration of aid deliveries to distressed civilians in Gaza.

Given the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, the resolution offers “at least a glimmer of hope” for more and faster delivery of aid to Gaza, Dai said, adding that “whether this glimmer of hope can be truly felt by the people of Gaza in the midst of this disaster also depends on whether the resolution can be effectively implemented.”

“We expect action to expand humanitarian assistance in Gaza, including by the full use of Karem Shalom and the opening of other crossing points,” Dai said, while urging Israel to stop its “collective punishment” of the population of Gaza and insisting that realization of a ceasefire remains the overriding goal.

He said only a ceasefire can prevent more casualties among civilians, including detained persons, and prevent regional conflicts from getting out of control.