According to a report by the Xinhua news agency Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi presented these ideas to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a telephone conversation, . Wang warned that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is continuously increasing and risks spiraling out of control, stressing Beijing’s rejection of all acts harmful to civilians and condemning any violation of international law.

The immediate priorities are ceasefire and de-escalation of tensions in order to avoid exacerbating the humanitarian crisis.

“International humanitarian law should be respected and humanitarian corridors opened, and countries should support the United Nations to build international consensus and the UN Security Council to play its due role,” he said.

The head of the Chinese diplomacy reiterated the position of China in favor of the establishment of an independent State of Palestine, in order to achieve peaceful coexistence between the two sides.

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