Published on: 2026-07-29
Source: People’s Republic of China — Translation
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UN, July 29 /Xinhua/ — Sun Lei, Chargé d’affaires ad interim of the Permanent Mission of China to the UN, on Tuesday called for the restoration of peace and stability in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
The Palestinian issue remains at the core of the Middle East problem; it cannot be ignored or pushed to the sidelines, he stated during the open debate of the Security Council on the Middle East situation. Only through a comprehensive, fair, and lasting solution to the Palestinian issue can the vicious cycle of recurring conflict be broken and a true dawn of peace brought to the region, the diplomat emphasized.
Noting that more than 2 million people remain under the threat of death and displacement more than nine months after the announcement of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, Sun Lei called on Israel and the relevant parties to fully implement the truce agreement and ensure a genuine and lasting ceasefire in the Palestinian enclave.
“Israel must fulfill its obligations under international humanitarian law, lift restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza, and ensure that humanitarian agencies, including the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, can carry out their relief operations,” the diplomat stated.
Violence by settlers in the West Bank has resulted in numerous civilian casualties and widespread destruction of homes, while the occupying power continues to accelerate settlement expansion and seize Palestinian territory, he said.
China strongly urges Israel to immediately cease all settlement activities, take concrete measures to curb violence, and ensure that serious accountability is enforced for all attacks, said Sun Lei.
He called on the international community to maintain a firm commitment to the principle of ‘two states for two peoples’ regarding the Palestinian-Israeli settlement, to intensify efforts, and to undertake irreversible actions.
“Any attempt to change the territory or demographic composition of Palestine will seriously undermine the basis of a settlement based on the principle of ‘two states for two peoples’ and must be firmly rejected,” the diplomat emphasized.
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