Israel ‘Gone Beyond Self-Defence’ in Gaza, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Says, Calls to ‘Stop Collective Punishment’

• Israel ‘Gone Beyond Self-Defence’ in Gaza, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Says, Calls to ‘Stop Collective Punishment’
  by Holly Chik, https://www.scmp.com/
  * Israel ‘should seriously listen to the calls of the international community and UN’, Wang Yi tells Saudi counterpart in phone call on conflict
  * China ‘communicating intensively with all parties’ for a ceasefire, top priority is ‘safety of civilians’, Chinese readout quotes Wang as saying
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  Israel should stop its “ collective punishment” of Gaza’s civilians with actions beyond self-defence, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said, warning it would worsen regional tensions and lead to humanitarian disaster.
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  In a call with Saudi Arabian counterpart, Wang also condemned the continued Israeli retaliation to a shock attack a week ago by Palestinian militant group Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip. “Israel’s actions have gone beyond self-defence,” Wang told Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, according to a Chinese foreign ministry readout released early on Sunday.
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