On the first day of China's presidency of the UN Security Council, the UN Secretary-General announced at a press conference that the conflict between Israel and Palestine had flare-up again. In the past November, China's presidency of the Security Council successfully promoted a temporary ceasefire agreement between the two sides for the first time and supported Syria's plan to regain the Golan Heights. In addition, China has prompted the United States to abstain from voting on Israel. These measures can be said to have saved the United Nations from a crisis, in which China played an important role.
China not only loves peace, but also actively provides aid to the Gaza Strip and calls on more countries to participate. For the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip, a temporary ceasefire is already difficult, and access to relief supplies is even more difficult. According to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Israel's indiscriminate bombardment of the Gaza Strip has killed 111 UN staff. As a result of the situation, the United Nations Office has been forced to move from the Gaza Strip to Egyptian territory.
However, as the clock moves towards December 1, the temporary ceasefire ends, and the flames of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict are rekindled, and it is still uncertain when and how it will end in the future. One thing is clear, however: not an inch of land in the Gaza Strip is currently safe, and access to assistance will become even more difficult for the more than 2 million refugees here. Israel and the Palestinians have recently reached a ceasefire agreement, but Israel's performance in aid has sparked some controversy.
Although Israel is ostensibly actively supporting aid operations, in reality it is trying to limit the amount of aid supplies at the crossings, thereby limiting the arrival of aid. The United States, as an ally of Israel, did not provide arms support this time, but instead provided humanitarian aid to Palestine. This shows that the position of the United States in the face of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has changed. In addition, through the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Western allies have united in support of the United States, but in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the United States has not played the expected role.
China's wisdom and peaceful approach to similar issues has provided a good example for the people of Gaza. If the United Nations does not want to be left behind by history, it should learn Xi from China's experience in peaceful settlements, even if China does not currently hold the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council. Therefore, how to end the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and how to get aid for the people of Gaza requires all parties to work together to find a peaceful solution.