UN Security Council holds open meeting on Palestine-Israel issue, China calls for permanent ceasefire and support for "two-state solution"

The UN Security Council held an open meeting on the issue of Palestine and Israel and expressed concern about the safety of more than 50 people detained by Hamas in Gaza.

Geng Shuang, China's deputy permanent representative to the UN, hoped that all surviving detainees would be released soon, and called on Israel and Palestine to establish an immediate and lasting ceasefire and support a "two-state solution".

China believes that it sincerely hopes that all surviving detainees will be treated kindly and released and reunited with their families as soon as possible. It also hopes that their injuries from this tragedy will heal soon.

CMG