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UNITED NATIONS, June 24 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese envoy on Thursday asked for restraint in Gaza and called on Israel to stop illegal settlement activities in occupied Palestinian territory. Less than a month after the Security Council welcomed a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, the Israeli government approved a flag march through Jerusalem's Old City, a move that escalated tensions, and Israel once again conducted airstrikes in Gaza. These acts have cast a shadow over the already fragile cease-fire, said Zhang Jun, China's permanent representative to the United Nations. "China urges all parties, Israel in particular, to exercise maximum restraint...