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Chinese envoy calls for Gaza armistice

UNITED NATIONS: Chinese permanent representative to the United Nations Zhang Jun on Friday called for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Palestine.

'A ceasefire and an end to the fighting cannot be delayed. A ceasefire is by no means a diplomatic statement. It is the only hope for the people of Gaza to survive,' Zhang told the UN Security Council emergency meeting on the Palestinian-Israeli situation.