China has raised concerns at the United Nations about Israel’s military actions in Gaza and Syria, urging the Jewish state to open humanitarian access in the war-torn strip and warning that its air strikes against Syria may cause a Gaza war spillover.
In a briefing on Syria’s political and humanitarian situation, Dai added that Israel’s air strike against Syria could cause a spillover from Israel-Gaza war, and he urged “extraterritorial powers ” to de-escalate tensions.
Dai added that Beijing opposed “unilateral sanctions and resource plundering” and supported Damascus to “combat terrorism and maintain security and stability”.
“Israel has continued to launch air strikes on various locations in Syria through the Golan Heights it occupies … China calls on all parties to exercise restraint and avoid escalating tensions.”
Dai urged the international community to increase humanitarian aid in Syria and called for more progress on a stalled cross-border aid mechanism, which had allowed the delivery of humanitarian assistance into non-government-controlled parts of Syria without requiring the consent of the Syrian government.
The government of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad has since approved a special UN organisation to continue humanitarian assistance.
Syria’s worsening economic crisis, which Damascus blames mostly on US-led sanctions, has led to persistent protests in the country.
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