China Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian’s Remarks on the killing of Al Jazeera correspondents in Gaza

Al Jazeera: It was reported that early this morning Beijing time, Israel killed five Al Jazeera correspondents in an air strike, adding the number of correspondents being killed to 237 since Israel launched the large-scale military operation. What is China’s comment on Israel’s operations? Some countries proposed measures to help refugees from Gaza, but this could lead to a repeat of the history of the Palestinian diaspora in 1948. Is China willing to take measures to prevent the tragedy in the Palestinian history from happening again? What effort will China make? 

Lin Jian: We mourn for the correspondents who tragically lost their lives in the conflict. China opposes all moves that harm civilians and condemn violent moves targeting correspondents. China urges Israel to stop its military operation in Gaza at once, fully resume access to humanitarian supplies, avoid humanitarian crisis of a greater scale, and cool down the situation as soon as possible.