China News Service, Beijing, May 30 (Reporter Li Jingze Zhang Su) Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian hosted a regular press conference on May 30.
A reporter asked: Yesterday, under the protection of the police, Israeli extremists attacked Palestinians indiscriminately in East Jerusalem and prevented them from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Israeli Prime Minister Bennett said the whole of Jerusalem is the capital of Israel.
China always supports the "two-state solution" and East Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine. Does the spokesperson condemn the Israeli Prime Minister's remarks?
Now that the Palestinian-Israeli situation is gradually deteriorating, this is no longer a problem that can be solved by appealing. If Israel's atrocities are not stopped in time, serious humanitarian disasters are inevitable.
Is China considering exercising its international obligations and taking substantive actions to protect the Palestinians and regional peace and stability?
Zhao Lijian: Recently, the situation between Palestine and Israel, especially the situation in Jerusalem, continues to be tense. China is deeply concerned about this.
All parties concerned should respect and maintain the historical status of religious holy sites in Jerusalem in accordance with relevant UN resolutions, and refrain from any provocative actions that unilaterally change the historical status of religious holy sites in Jerusalem.
The Chinese side has emphasized many times that the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has recurred repeatedly, and the fundamental reason is that the "two-state solution" has not been implemented, and the Palestinian people's reasonable demands for independent statehood have not been realized for a long time.
The international community should increase the sense of urgency, actively promote the resumption of peace talks between Palestine and Israel on the basis of the "two-state solution", and realize a comprehensive, just and lasting settlement of the Palestinian issue at an early date.
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