• 11/11/2024

China ‘strongly condemns’ killing of Palestinians during aid delivery in northern Gaza

Hong Kong Free Press

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China said on Friday it “strongly condemns” the killing of scores of Palestinians during an aid delivery in the northern Gaza Strip.

A woman carrying a baby rushes to the emergency ward of the Shuhada al-Aqsa hospital in Al-Zawayda in the central Gaza Strip, following israeli bombardment on March 1, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas group. Photo: AFP.
A woman carrying a baby rushes to the emergency ward of the Shuhada al-Aqsa hospital in Al-Zawayda in the central Gaza Strip, following israeli bombardment on March 1, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas group. Photo: AFP.

“China is shocked by this incident and strongly condemns it,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said.

“We express our grief for the victims and our sympathies for the injured.”

Israeli troops in the northern Gaza Strip opened fire on Palestinians scrambling for food aid on Thursday in a chaotic incident that the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory said killed more than 100 people.

Mao Ning
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning. File Photo: China Gov’t.

However, there were conflicting reports on how the pre-dawn incident unfolded. The Israeli military said a “stampede” occurred when thousands of Gazans surrounded a convoy of 38 aid trucks, leading to dozens of deaths and injuries, including some people being run over.

“China urges the relevant parties, especially Israel, to cease fire and end the fighting immediately, earnestly protect civilians’ safety, ensure that humanitarian aid can enter, and avoid an even more serious humanitarian disaster,” Mao said.

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