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SvennoJ on 10 August 2025
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‘Gaza belongs to the Palestinian people’: China’s UN envoy

Fu Cong, the permanent representative of China at the UN, has just spoken at the emergency Security Council session. In his speech, he said China firmly opposes any attempt by Israel to “occupy” Gaza.

“Gaza belongs to the Palestinian people. It is an integral part of the Palestinian territory. Any action that seeks to alter its demographic and territorial structure must be met with utmost rejection and resistance,” he said.

“The illusion of military supremacy must be abandoned. … An immediate ceasefire is the only right way to save lives and secure the release of hostages. Continually escalated military offensives in Gaza will only lead to more killings and deaths,” Fu stated.

“The Israeli government needs to listen to the case of both [the] international community and its people, immediately stop escalating tensions and put an end to its military operations in Gaza,” he said.

Cong slammed as “unacceptable” the “weaponisation” of humanitarian aid and the “collective punishment” of Palestinians in Gaza. “Attacking civilians and humanitarian workers as they search for supplies is equally unacceptable,” Fu said.

“It is crucial to reinvigorate the prospect of the two-state solution, … the only viable path to resolving the Palestinian question and achieving peaceful coexistence,” he concluded.


Palestinians in Gaza ‘enduring unbearable agony the human mind can barely comprehend’: Palestinian UN envoy

Palestinian UN Ambassador Riyad Mansour has just spoken at the Security Council session. Here is a quick summary of what he said:

  • Israel has been long committed to “the destruction of the Palestinian people through forced transfer and massacres to facilitate its annexation of our land”.
  • “What will force Israel to change course is our ability to transform justified condemnation into just actions. … History will judge us all.”
  • Mansour said he appreciated the comments made by most of the council’s member states describing the depth of “the pain and the tragedy that our people are enduring”.
  • The Israeli government has proved long ago it is not concerned by the fate of the captives, he said, referring to the regular protests in the country.
  • He said Netanyahu has “spread lies” about there being no starvation in Gaza and urged the Israeli prime minister to allow journalists from countries in the Security Council into Gaza “to verify exactly what is happening”.
  • “We are willing to work with the US administration, Saudi Arabia and France and the members of this council and other regional and international partners to bring this war on our people to an end,” he concluded.