China Responds to Iran Military Strike on Israel

China has responded to Iran’s unprecedented airborne attack on Israel at the weekend with calls for calm and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Chinese envoy to the United Nations Dai Bing called the attack “the latest spillover” from the Israeli-Gaza conflict and a reminder of the importance of the “Palestinian question to long-term regional stability.” Iran and allies based in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Yemen fired a total of 350 ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, rockets, and “suicide drones,” Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Daniel Hagari said in statement. The assault was “thwarted,” with 99 percent of the projectiles intercepted by Israeli…