China: Israel’s actions in Gaza ‘beyond scope of self-defence’

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Israel’s action sin Gaza are “beyond the scope of self-defence”, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Saturday. He added that the Israeli government must “cease its collective punishment of the people of Gaza.” In a call to his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal Bin Farhan, Wang said: “All parties should not take any action to escalate the situation and should return to the negotiating table as soon as possible.” He also spoke with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken by phone on Saturday and told him that “China calls for the convening of an international peace conference as soon as...