With pressure mounting to spare civilian lives, Israel says no ceasefire agreed to enable foreign nationals to flee Gaza as it prepares to fight Hamas on its home turf.
China's special Middle East envoy will travel to the region this week in the hope of pushing through a ceasefire, Chinese state television said Monday.Envoy Zhai Jun called the prospect of a widening Israel-Hamas conflict 'deeply worrying,' as Israel prepared for a widely expected ground invasion of the Gaza Strip.
The Palestinian militant faction, which has been designated a terror group by the U.S. for decades, has controlled Gaza since 2007.Over the weekend, China's foreign minister accused Israel of going 'beyond the scope of self-defense' with its retaliatory airstrikes and blockade of Gaza.Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Iranian counterpart that China supports the 'just cause of the Palestinian people in safeguarding their national rights.
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