China condemns Israel’s Gaza City takeover plan, urges 2-state solution

China condemned Israel’s plan to take control of Gaza City, urging an immediate halt to military operations in an emergency United Nations Security Council session on Sunday.

Israel’s security cabinet approved the plan last week, which would involve the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians.

“The myth of military supremacy must be abandoned,” Chinese ambassador to the United Nations Fu Cong told the meeting. “Military solutions are not a way out of this conflict. An immediate ceasefire is the correct path to save lives and secure the release of hostages.”

Fu said that any attempt to occupy Gaza must be resolutely opposed, while urging immediate action to address the worsening famine in Gaza that has claimed nearly 200 lives.

“Gaza belongs to the Palestinian people and is an inalienable part of Palestinian territory. Any action that seeks to alter the population or territorial structure of Gaza must be firmly rejected.”