BEIJING, July 23 (Xinhuanet) --
China is shocked and strongly condemns the Israeli air attack on a
Palestinian neighborhood in Gaza City that caused large numbers of
civilian deaths and injuries, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan in
Beijing on Tuesday.
In response to a question from the press, Kong said China
againcalled on the Israeli and Palestinian sides to stop all forms of
violence immediately, and avoid further deterioration of the Middle East
situation.
Early on Tuesday, Israel's most advanced F-16 warplanes imported
from the United States reportedly attacked a neighborhoodin Gaza City,
killing 12 Palestinians and wounding 135.
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