A Chinese envoy called on Thursday for restraint in Gaza and demanded that Israel stop illegal settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Less than a month after the Security Council welcomed the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the Israeli government approved a flag march through the Old City of Jerusalem, a move that escalated tensions, and Israel again launched raids, said Zhang Jun, China´s permanent representative to the United Nations. air over Gaza. These actions have demonstrated the fragility of the ceasefire.
"China urges all parties, Israel in particular, to exercise maximum restraint and refrain from any provocations or violence against civilians, or any actions that would exacerbate the friction," Zhang told the Security Council.
He pointed out that the settlement activities carried out by Israel in the occupied territories represent an obstacle to the establishment of peace between Palestine and Israel, and to the chances of a two-state solution, as well as their sharp contradiction with international law, and that they represent a serious violation of the right of self-determination and the sovereignty of the Palestinian people.
Chinese envoy calls for halt to settlement building in occupied territories
