China called on Israel on Tuesday to fulfill its obligations under international humanitarian law and respond to the international community's call to ensure the rapid and safe entry of humanitarian supplies into Gaza.

This came in statements made by China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Fu Cong, in a briefing to the UN Security Council on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestine issue, during which Fu highlighted the severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza, which was exacerbated by the severe shortage of basic supplies. and difficult health conditions.

"Millions of people are suffering from hunger, disease, pain and despair," Fu noted, describing the situation as a man-made humanitarian disaster and a serious violation of international law.

He pointed out that Gaza has been under siege for nine months, with more than two million people living in an "open prison" without access to sufficient water, electricity, food, medicine and fuel.

Fu criticized the closure of the Rafah crossing due to Israeli military operations, which left thousands of trucks stuffed with humanitarian supplies waiting in long lines.

“Current crossing points do not meet the demand for humanitarian aid,” he said, stressing that land transportation routes are essential to expanding humanitarian access.

Fu also touched on the obstruction of humanitarian supplies and the challenges faced by humanitarian workers, who face difficulties and unreasonable accusations.
He condemned the repeated attacks on humanitarian agency facilities, and noted that more than 200 humanitarian workers had died in the conflict, describing this as “historically unprecedented and shocking.”
He stressed, "Hunger cannot be weaponized, and humanitarian issues cannot be politicized," adding that the aggravation of this humanitarian catastrophe is "unacceptable."
Fu urged Israel to ensure "the rapid and safe entry of large-scale humanitarian supplies into Gaza" and to cooperate fully with the United Nations and other humanitarian organizations.
He said that the Council's adoption of Resolution No. 2720 aimed to expand the reach of humanitarian aid, but its implementation was not sufficient.
Fu called for an examination of the reasons behind this and urged the parties concerned to work harder to remove obstacles preventing the widespread entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza.
Fu concluded by emphasizing that the primary way to mitigate the humanitarian catastrophe is through a permanent ceasefire and relaunching the two-state solution as soon as possible.
He called on the international community to continue efforts to achieve this goal and to support the Council in taking further necessary measures.