Overview
- Foreign Minister Wang Yi set out three imperatives: an immediate comprehensive ceasefire, implementation of “Palestinians governing Palestine” in Gaza and the West Bank, and firm backing for a two-state solution including Palestine’s full UN membership.
- Wang accused Israel of breaching international law through actions in Gaza and the West Bank, warning that such steps endanger regional stability and the viability of a two-state outcome.
- China called on governments with influence over Israel, the UN Security Council, and humanitarian agencies to fulfill their responsibilities to halt hostilities and address the crisis.
- Beijing and Moscow reaffirmed support for a two-state resolution after Britain, Canada, Australia and Portugal recognized a Palestinian state a day earlier, according to WION.
- A UN high-level meeting on Palestine co-chaired by Saudi Arabia and France was scheduled this week, and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is attending the General Assembly to highlight the Gaza crisis and Palestinian rights.