Beijing proposes UN peace conference to end Gaza war

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Speaking in New York, China’s foreign minister Wang Yi said the temporary truce should be made indefinite and warned about the danger of the conflict spreading. Photograph: by Andrea Renault/AFP via Getty Images China has called on the United Nations Security Council to convene a peace conference that will formulate a concrete timetable and pathway for a two-state solution in Israel and the Palestinian Territories. In a five-point position paper on the conflict in Gaza, Beijing also calls for a comprehensive ceasefire, unhindered access for humanitarian aid and the release of all civilian captives and warns against the forced transfer...