China’s Wang Yi urges Israel to end West Bank settlement expansion and ease Gaza crisis
Por Carol Yang — South China Morning Post – News feed
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Top diplomat calls attention to ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ in Beijing’s highest-level engagement with Israel since the war erupted in 2023
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Carol Yang in Beijing Published: 7:00pm, 16 Oct 2026 Updated: 7:04pm, 16 Oct 2026 Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged Israel to halt and reverse West Bank settlement expansion and called for an immediate easing of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, in a meeting with Israel’s president on Thursday.
“The imperative priority is to fully open access routes into Gaza. Two million civilians must not be left to struggle on the brink of survival, nor can this humanitarian catastrophe be allowed to spread,” Wang said, according to a statement released by China’s foreign ministry on Friday.
The meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog took place at Israel’s request on the sidelines of a summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia in Baku, Azerbaijan. Select Voice Select Speed 0.8x 0.9x 1.0x 1.1x 1.2x 1.5x 1.75x 00:00 00:00 1x AI-generated voice
