Chinese envoy urges int'l community to confront root causes of Palestinian question

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Chinese envoy urges int'l community to confront root causes of Palestinian question

2025-12-06 09:32 Last Updated At：23:57

A Chinese envoy to the United Nations on Friday called on the international community to work together to confront the root causes of the Palestinian question.

On Friday, the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly adopted several resolutions related to Palestine and the Middle East, as recommended by the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) of the United Nations.

The resolutions were adopted to address issues such as the operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), aid for Palestinian refugees, and the occupied Palestinian territories. Both the United States and Israel voted against related resolutions.

Sun Lei, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, said at the meeting that China firmly support the Palestinian people's just cause of regaining their legitimate national rights and has continued to provide humanitarian and development assistance to Palestine.

China calls on the international community to work together to confront the root causes of the Palestinian issue, take strong actions, and address the historical injustice suffered by the Palestinian people, Sun stressed.

"The Palestinian question is at the core of the Middle East issue. It is a matter concerning international fairness and justice, and bears on the regional situation. China has consistently called for a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire in Gaza and improve the humanitarian situation as soon as possible. Observing the principle of Palestinians governing Palestine, China emphasizes the post-conflict governance and reconstruction in Gaza. Most importantly, we will strive to anchor efforts towards the two-State solution, and promote the realization of the political settlement of the Palestinian question at an early date," he added.

Crossing closures leave hospitals in Gaza Strip facing shortage of essential medicines

Medical supplies have rapidly dwindled in the Gaza Strip after Israel closed all crossings amid escalating tensions with Iran, leaving hospitals and patients struggling to obtain essential medicines.

Israel announced on Feb. 28 the closure of all crossings into the Gaza Strip, including the Rafah land crossing, until further notice, citing security concerns. The move halted the delivery of humanitarian aid into Gaza.

The disruption of supply routes has rapidly depleted medicine stocks across the enclave, with many commonly used drugs beginning to run out, placing mounting pressure on hospitals and patients.

Some widely used drugs have already run out at Al-Awda Hospital in central Gaza as the staff there are checking remaining supplies.

"This is your medicine, but now it's out of stock," a staff member at the hospital's pharmacy told a patient.

"This type of medicine isn't available at the hospital. I will try to find it elsewhere," said the patient.

The hospital said that more than 85 percent of medical consumables is now out of stock. Painkillers, antibiotics, surgical and anesthetic drugs, as well as diagnostic reagents, are all in severe shortage. Some commonly used medications for chronic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes have also become difficult to obtain.

"Every day the warehouse informs us that a certain medicine has run out, so we keep searching for alternatives. Patients are also looking everywhere for medicines, but often they still cannot find them," said the head of the medicine warehouse at Al-Awda Hospital.