Deadly Israeli airstrikes on Gaza Strip denounced

GAZA/UNITED NATIONS — The international community has condemned the latest deadly Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip and called for an immediate cessation of hostilities, as the strikes killed nearly a thousand Palestinians in two days.

A Chinese envoy urged Israel to "renounce its obsession with the use of force" and immediately cease military operations in Gaza.

"China regrets the harm done to the hard-won cease-fire and is gravely concerned about Israel's resumption of hostilities in Gaza. We strongly condemn this," Fu Cong, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, told the Security Council on Tuesday.