In a meeting with his Russian counterpart in Qatar, China’s special envoyfor the Middle East, Zhai Jun, attributed the cause of the Israel-Gazacrisis to the lack of guarantees for Palestinian rights.
During the initial leg of his regional tour, Zhai Jun arrived in Qatar,where he reaffirmed China’s alignment with Russia’s efforts to de-escalatethe Gaza crisis. He emphasized that both China and Russia share the sameposition on the Palestinian issue.
Zhai Jun’s statement highlighted that the root cause of the currentsituation in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is the absence of guaranteedlegitimate national rights for the Palestinian people. Notably, thisstatement did not reference the Gaza-based militant group, Hamas.
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This crisis emerged following an incident on October 7, when Hamasmilitants entered southern Israel from the Gaza Strip, resulting incasualties. In response, Israel conducted air strikes, imposing a siege onthe Gaza Strip, affecting its 2.3 million inhabitants.