Gaza War: China calls for ceasefire, vows to take necessary steps to end violence

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Beijing is willing to do "whatever is conducive" to

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promote dialogue, achieve a ceasefire and restore peace in the Middle East, China's state media has reported China's Middle East special envoy said. Zhai Jun, the envoy, described the situation in Gaza as "very serious" in comments reported by China's Central Television on Monday. He also described a potential large-scale ground conflict and armed conflicts spreading to neighbouring countries as "worrisome".

China will continue close communication with all parties in the international community, said Zhai, who recently attended the Cairo peace summit. He has already recently spoken with foreign ministers including from Palestine, Israel, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Norway, as well as representatives from the UN and EU. China has provided and will continue to provide emergency humanitarian assistance to Palestinians through the UN and via bilateral channels to help alleviate the humanitarian crisis, Zhai added.

Al Jazeera's from Katrina Yu reports from Beijing, China.