BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian on Thursday said that the current situation in Gaza remains highly fragile.
Addressing a regular briefing he said that China hopes that the ceasefire agreement in Gaza will be effectively implemented to alleviate the humanitarian crisis and restore regional peace and stability as soon as possible. As per media reports, the Israeli military attacked shelters in the city center of Gaza, which stood beyond the ceasefire line, resulting in numerous casualties.
Earlier, Chinese President Xi Jinping has announced that China will provide US$100 million of assistance to Palestine to alleviate human crisis in Gaza and support it recovery and reconstruction, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Lin Jian said on Friday.
In response to a question during his regular briefing held here, he said that yesterday, when jointly meeting the press with French President Emmanuel Macron, President Xi Jinping said that China and France will work together for the realization of a comprehensive, just and lasting solution to the Palestinian question at an early date. He announced that China will provide US$100 million of assistance to Palestine to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and support its recovery and reconstruction.
Lin Jian said that it has been over two years since the latest conflict in Gaza broke out, which caused unprecedented humanitarian crisis. China is deeply concerned over that. Since the outbreak of the conflict, China has provided multiple batches of humanitarian supplies to the Gaza strip through the UN, Egypt, Jordan and other channels, which was welcomed and appreciated by the Palestinian government and people.
“We believe the latest assistance worth US$100 million announced by President Xi Jinping and earmarked for the easing of the humanitarian crisis and post-conflict reconstruction will help improve Gaza’s humanitarian situation and reduce the suffering of the Palestinian people,” he added.
The spokesperson said that President Xi Jinping described the Palestinian question as a test to the effectiveness of the global governance system and called on the international community to look straight at the root cause of the question, step up to the responsibility and take robust action to redress the historical injustice and uphold fairness and justice. China firmly supports the just cause of the Palestinian people in restoring their legitimate national rights and will continue working relentlessly with the international community for a full and lasting ceasefire in Gaza, the easing of humanitarian situation there, and an early political settlement of the Palestinian question on the basis of the two-State solution, he added. –Agencies
