Red Cross chief lauds China's support

Amid the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza, Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross commended China's support for upholding international humanitarian law.

Spoljaric elaborated on the dire situation she witnessed during her recent visit to southern Gaza and called on all parties to the conflict to de-escalate the situation and respect international humanitarian law so that civilian suffering is minimized and avoided.

She praised China's role in calling for support and respect for international humanitarian law, describing China's voice in this as very strong and important.

"We welcome China's voice in support of respect for international humanitarian law," she said.

"This is very important because international humanitarian law was created and adopted to protect civilians in a situation of armed conflict."

Xinhua