An extraordinary virtual summit on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict took place on Tuesday among leaders of the BRICS countries.
As part of the summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping called for an immediate ceasefire as the first step towards achieving lasting peace and security in the region.
Ensure that humanitarian disasters are prevented
As Xi pointed out, the parties to the conflict must end hostilities and achieve a ceasefire immediately, cease all violence against civilians and attacks against civilians, as well as release all civilians who have been imprisoned.
According to Xi, there is an urgent need for the humanitarian corridors to remain secure and unobstructed, and for more humanitarian assistance to be provided to Gaza's population.
There must be an end to the collective punishments that are being imposed on the people in Gaza through forced transfers or the deprivation of water, electricity, and fuel, said Xi.
In a statement issued on Sunday, he urged the international community to act with practical measures to prevent the conflict from spilling over and endangering the stability of the region.
It has been reported that China has provided $2 million of emergency humanitarian assistance through the Palestinian National Authority and United Nations (UN) agencies to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. With the assistance of Egypt, 15 million yuan ($2.1 million) worth of emergency humanitarian supplies, such as food and medicine, were sent to the Gaza Strip in order to alleviate the humanitarian crisis.
At the summit, Xi said that China would provide more supplies and assistance according to the needs of the people in Gaza.
The peace efforts of China
As a result of the outbreak of the latest conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, China has been working actively to promote peace talks and a ceasefire, Xi said.
This month, China is the rotating president of the United Nations Security Council, and the country has taken active measures to build consensus and encourage the Security Council to take further meaningful action regarding the situation in Gaza as part of its rotating presidency.
Resolution 2712 was adopted by the UN Security Council on November 15, calling for urgent and extended humanitarian pauses and corridors throughout the Gaza Strip, for a period of time "for a sufficient number of days." Since October 7, when the conflict escalated, this resolution is the first to have been adopted by the Security Council on Gaza.
There is a joint delegation of foreign ministers from Arab and Islamic countries, including Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Indonesia, Palestine, as well as the secretary general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, on a two-day visit to China, which began on November 20th.
In order to put an end to the hostilities between the Palestinians and the Israelis, the delegation has chosen China to be their first stop on their tour.
Foreign ministers from Arab and Islamic countries have praised China for its longstanding position on the question of Palestine and have expressed their expectation that China will be able to play a greater role in resolving relevant issues and achieving justice and fairness in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
In his speech on Tuesday, Chinese President Xi said that there can be no sustainable peace and security in the Middle East without a just solution to the question of Palestine.
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