The ongoing hostilities in the Gaza Strip region, triggered by the October 7 Hamas sneak attack on Israeli soil, show no signs of abating, with Israeli forces continuously hammering what they claim are Hamas targets inside the Palestinian enclave.
On October 17, the al-Ahli Arab Hospital in the Gaza Strip was virtually obliterated in an attack that claimed at least 500 lives, with both Israel and Hamas denying responsibility for this atrocity, while blaming it on each other.
Speaking at the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, Russian President Vladimir Putin described the hospital’s destruction as a tragedy and a humanitarian catastrophe, and expressed hope that this terrible event will be a “signal” that the bloody conflict in Gaza needs to end as soon as possible.
Commenting on this development, Dr. Kiyul Chung, editor-in-chief at the 4th Media and retired Professor of Tsinghua University, argued that he is “optimistically positive” that Russia and China may help resolve the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Source: Sputnik