People walk past the Israeli Embassy in Beijing, Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Israel's Embassy in China is protesting what it describes as "blatant anti-Semitism" on a programme run by the overseas channel of state broadcaster CCTV discussing the violence in Gaza. - AP
BEIJING (AFP): Beijing on Friday (May 21) welcomed a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, the Islamist movement which controls the Gaza Strip, saying China hopes there will be a "cessation of violence" and a return to peace talks.
A ceasefire came into force early Friday after 11 days of deadly fighting that killed hundreds of Palestinians and 12 in Israel.
